Beyond biological nitrogen fixation: Legumes and the Sustainable...
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Beyond biological nitrogen fixation: Legumes and the Sustainable Intensification of smallholder farming systems
B Vanlauwe, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),
Nairobi, Kenya [with many colleagues and
partners]
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The astonishing flexibility of legumes
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A legume for all cropping systems…
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…that also benefits the associated crop!
maize following maize
maize following climbing beans
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The legume paradox
www.fao.org
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Intensification is a must!
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Intensification for forest conservation DR Congo
Intensification of agriculture
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Prod
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Soil fertility / natural resource status
Time
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Slash-and burn systems
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No realistic alternatives in densely populated areas Kenya
Intensification of agriculture
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Prod
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Soil fertility / natural resource status
Time
Shortened/absent fallows
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Crop
yield
Time (or degradation status)
Soil fertility status
Time
Nutrient imbalances Other degradation
Soil degradation: increasingly complex
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Crop
yield
Time
Soil fertility status
Nutrient imbalances Other degradation
Soil degradation: increasingly complex
Time (or degradation status)
Time
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Sustainable Intensification
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Agronomy/productivity principles (i) Production of more food, feed, fuel and/or fiber per unit of land, labor, and/or capital used (ii) Conservation and harnessing of ecosystem services, including those delivered by healthy soils and biodiversity (iii) Resilience to shocks and stresses, including climate change
Enabling conditions Economic (profitability and equity) Social (culture, gender, participation) Human (food security and nutrition)
Sustainable Intensification (SI)
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Pathways towards SI
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Revolutions: different shades of green
Kofi Anan: “a uniquely African Green Revolution” recognising the diversity of peoples, soils and farming practices
Rice production in the Philippines Smallholder systems in Kenya
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Smallholder farming systems and legumes:
household diversity
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Uganda, LSMS database, 2850 HHs, 2011/12
Value of production (VOP): calculated by taking total harvests and multiplying it by the price, then divided by the size of the household.
Van Asten, Mandy, et al
Household diversity
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Household diversity
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Van Asten, Mandy, et al
Household diversity
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Household diversity
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Van Asten, Mandy, et al
Household diversity
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Household diversity
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Van Asten, Mandy, et al
Household diversity
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Sesame Cassava
Other Beans Groundnut
Van Asten, Mandy, et al
Household diversity
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S-Sudan DR Congo
Household diversity
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Household diversity
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Climbing bean yields in NW Rwanda
Franke et al, 2016
Household diversity
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Climbing bean yields in NW Rwanda
Franke et al, 2016
Household diversity
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Smallholder farming systems and legumes: within-farm variability
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Small farms with heterogeneous fields
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Small farms with heterogeneous fields
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Fertilizer application to beans in Rwanda
Soil heterogeneity affects responses
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Soil heterogeneity affects responses
Fertilizer application to beans in Rwanda
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Inoculant and P fertilizer application to soybean in Nigeria
Soil heterogeneity affects responses
Ronner et al, 2016
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Soil heterogeneity affects responses
Inoculant and P fertilizer application to soybean in Nigeria
Ronner et al, 2016
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Residual effects reflect heterogeneity
Franke et al, 2016
120 legume-cereal fields 24 from East, 20 from
southern, and 76 from West Africa
38 unique publications
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Some final thoughts
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Concluding remarks
A ‘typical’ household and a ‘typical’ legume plot do not exist; lack of resources led to diversity in farms and fields in densely populated areas Households are diverse as is their interest/investment in legume production; in specific case studies, poorer and female farmers demonstrated less climbing bean productivity
Grain legumes commonly have multiple benefits and acreages under these crops have increased but remain low in most part of SSA Different pathways exist towards Sustainable Intensification of smallholder agriculture; intensifying legume production follows the productivity logic and requires enabling conditions
Soil fertility gradients affect yields, responses, rotational benefits; diversity of options to boost productivity; targeting interventions is key! Although legumes have multiple benefits, what appears to matter most is market access!
It’s the market, stupid!
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Thanks for listening!