Priorities for Research in African Landscapes Christine Negra, EcoAgriculture PartnersJuly 2, 2014 -World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi

Global public spending on agricultural R&D by major country or region and by income status, 2008 (Beintma et al. 2012)

Sustainable intensification: Ex ante yield impacts for rainfed maize, no-till, compared to baseline climate change scenario for 2050 (MIROC A1B) (Rosegrant et al. 2014)

“Change the broader socio-technical regime” (Kwesi Atta-Krah)

• Appropriate technologies for specific regions• Reduce soil nutrient deficits• Improve plant and animal response to stresses

To manage ecosystems for multiple benefits Systematic assessment of yield, income, human well-

being, and ecosystem services outcomes For different sets of agricultural practices, in different

socio-ecological contexts, at multiple scales

Agroecological intensification (AEI)

●Global review of yield + ecosystem services of 5 AEI approaches● Conservation agriculture ● Holistic grazing management● Organic agriculture● Precision agriculture● System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

●Beneficial, but variableAssess AEI for specific

regions or cropping systems

Agrobiodiversity as a source of resilience

Bioversity. 2014. The Evolving Landscape ofAgricultural BiodiversityConservation

Estimated adaptation costs for Africa for four scenarios. (UNEP, 2013)

How to anticipate and respond to severe weather and sea level rise

Multiple climate benefits in agricultural production systems and landscapes

(Harvey et al. 2013)

Livestock systems

Agroecological research networks

•National science strategiesLeverage domestic / donor / private sector resources and

regional / global research communities

•Regional research consortia Help institutions to specialize within coordinated,

committed research networks

•International research organizations Share experience in farmer-driven action research

•Global donors and public-private partnerships Co-investment in monitoring and forecasting

Soil organic carbon content to 30 cm depth (t C/ha)(Harmonized World Soil Database in Brown et al. 2012)

National Agricultural Research Systems

UNEP UNDP

FAO

Climate Change, Agriculture

and Food Security

Water, Land and Ecosystems Africa Rice

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

World

Agroforestry

Centre

CGIAR

African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership

AfricaAdapt Advanced research institutes

Vital Signs

Africa Soil Information Service

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa CAADP

Regional centers for excellence

Regional academic consortia