Enabling Green Economic Growth

– Central role of innovation and implications for a dynamic management of land and water resources

Jochen Froebrich

8 November, 2013, UEA Water Security/ The Irrigation & Water Forum

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• Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

• Support the Wageningen Approach (hands on & multidisciplinary) to enable Green Economic Growth in practice

• Shift from evaluation towards activities for achieving sustainable growth

• Integration of local innovations with regional development

Alterra Focus Point GEG

Innovations and new business opportunities are key

to generate additional inclusive growth

Definition

The effective initiation of economic growth in rural and urban

areas, to ensure poverty eradication and quality of life for all

without overexploitation of the natural resources soil, water,

biodiversity and energy.

Innovating irrigated agriculture

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European Union and African Union cooperative research

to increase Food production in irrigated farming systems in Africa

KBBE.2010.1.2-03 - Sustainable water resources management (WRM) and soil fertility conservation for food production in Africa – SICA (Africa) Duration: June 2011 – May 2015 (4 years) Total value: 5.2M € (EU contribution: 4M €) 14 partners, balanced between Europe and Africa, managed by Alterra (Wageningen, The Netherlands)

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1 Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek

Alterra Nl

2 Institut d’Economie Rurale du Mali IER Mali

3 University of Zambia UZAM Zambia

4 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

CSIR RSA

5 Institut National de Recherches en Génie Rural Eaux et Forêts

INRGREF Tunisia

6 Mekelle University MU Ethiopia

7 International Water Management Institute IWMI Ghana

8 Centre de Cooperation International en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement

CIRAD France

9 Overseas Development Institute ODI UK

10 Lisode Lisode France

11 Consejo Supoerior de Investigaciones Cientificas

CEBAS-CSIC Spain

12 University Eduardo Mondlane UEM-FAEF Mozambique

13 Stellenbosch University SU RSA

14 IRSTEA (former CEMAGREF) CEMAGREF France

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With 7 research partners from Africa

Giyani case study – South Africa

Zimbabwe

Mozambique

South Africa

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COP and problem identification

Foto safari by farmers to illustrate and communicate problems

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COP and problem identification

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Discussion and ranking of problems in local language

Foto X. Cai IWMI

Major challenges identified

Problem 1: No equipment: lack of funds resulting

in lack of equipment (e.g. irrigation equipment to

save water, labour & energy); lack of skills and

knowledge to operate equipment; theft.

Problem 2: Farm management: poor agronomic

management and low yields; lack of water; human

resources issues; poor financial management

Problem 3: Marketing – lack of exposure: lack of

information on marketing and pricing; lack of

packaging materials and facilities; not producing

according to market demand and standards

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Involving local farmers and extension

service in the experiments

Comparative testing of irrigation scheduling : • plots with fertigation/irrigations

scheduled according to farmers’ experience and according to soil moisture monitoring

• Tomato seedlings, varieties

commonly used • Supplied by local suppliers • Planted with the assistance of LDA

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Crop yield

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> 50 t/ ha

Response from farming community

Good acceptance as experiment is fully executed by local staff from LDA

Direct comparison of field trials on the cooperative land created permanent curiosity

Strong extra yield created high farmer to farmer interest during the field day

Harvested tomatoes had actually been sold to SPAR to cover expenses

Launching the InnoGiyani PPP Improving access to markets

MANOMBE Cooperative Trust Mopani Super SPAR

PPP InnoGiyani

Planned start 1.7.2013

Manombe Cooperative Trust is leading

Co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign affairs: 3 Mio Euro

Total: 6 Mio Euro (50% own contribution)

Duration +5 Years

Private Public Partnership

• Manombe Cooperative Trust (South Africa)

• Alterra Wageningen UR (The Netherlands)

• Stellenbosch University (South Africa)

• Giyani Super Spar (South Africa)

• ZZ2 (South Africa)

• DACOM b.v. (The Netherlands)

• Limpopo Department of Agriculture (South Africa)

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (The Netherlands)

PPP InnoGiyani

Targeted outcomes

Rehabilitate 800 ha former irrigation

area

Reconstruction of the former maize

mill in Giyani

Production of locally branded, high

quality maize flour

Re-invest profit for supporting the

cooperative (small holder) farmers

Training facility

Innovation platform to diversify

agribusiness opportunities

Principle approach

Giyani Mill

Maize flour

Farmers

Cooperative

Giyani Super-SPAR

Maize

all grocerieshardware

FertilizerSeed Innovative

niche products

Locally branded niche products

Capacity building and innovation

The way towards agribusiness innovation

Maize mill

Production

Innovation facility

Vegetable oil

Processing

Vegetables

Training

Open innovation process is key !

Don’t restrict to a vertical value chain extension only

Activity oriented framework to enable

Green Economic Growth

Basis - to identify

available land, water and

biodiversity resouces

Boost – dedicated

business innovations

Balance – careful

allocation of land and

water resources

Economy Finances

Define

regional boundary conditions

Basis

Co-creation

Niche products

Boost

Water and land use planning

Balance

Social conditions

Environment

Governance/ Institutional aspects

Technology development

Conclusion

Private sector initiatives drive future use of land and water resources

Scaling issue: from local scale to river basin scale

Need to support strategic decision making for the allocation of land and

water resources (with respect to land tenure, water rights etc.)

Participative scenario building to identify upcoming plans

Outlook

TouchScene • Draw upcoming land

development plans

• Visualize urban developments

• Direct assessment of remaining water resources

• Visualize resulting inclusive economic development

• Define water and land demands for nature conservation

Acknowledgement

The work had been particulary enabled within the framework of the project

EAU4food (funded by the EU within the FP7 under the KBBE program -

265471) and

InnoGiyani (funded by the Dutch Government , FDOV12SA03)

It had received great stimulation by all consortium members of EAU4Food,

InnoGyiani and the Alterra Wageningen UR Focus point – Green Economic

Growth).

Contact: Jochen.Froebrich@WUR.nl;

www.wageningenur.nl/greeneconomicgrowth