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Use of non-conventional agricultural water resources to strengthen water and food security in transboundary
watersheds of the Amu Darya River Basin (UNCAWR/PEER/USAID).
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Dr. Prof. Kristina Toderich (PEER PI)
The National AcademiesSCIENCIES-ENGINEERING-MEDICINE
Research Findings: Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Projects 2013-2014 and 2015-2019
Key messages addressed:Climate change, water quality deterioration and land degradation
(with focus on salinity management )
Recent global food and financial crisis exposed region’s vulnerability to external shocks
Utilization of low-quality water for agro-aquaculture halophytic forage and renewable energy production
• Non-conventional crops and biosaline technologies can support food, fodder production, improve soil quality
-Policy framework and interplay of relevant institutions in participating countries in the context of trans-boundary watersheds management
• The Local Rural Women Learning Alliance – new education tool to diversify household incomes
Evidence of Success stories:
KNOWLEDGE CORRIDORS and CAPACITY
NEEDS
Using NCC to improve agricultural production and environmental quality in arid and semi-arid regions of Central Asia
Halophytes - desalinize the soil bydrawing salt up into their abovegroundbiomass, which allows less salt-tolerantcrops to grow.
NCC from the marginal soils:commercial grain, tubers, edible roots,medicinal raw material ; oil seeds;pharmaceutical compounds etc.
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Geoinformatics in Agro-ecosystem research and outreach
Multi-sensor and multi-scale observations of carbon, water, energy fluxes, salinity extension at farm to landscapes scales (in collaboration with Japanese Universities)
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Data and Knowledge GatewaysVegetation phenology and indicesPrecision farming systemE- Atlas of the flagship and action sitesGeoreferenced Field photo library
Assessment of productivity
of the agro-ecosystems in AMB, using satellite-based
Vegetation Photosynthesis Model and Climate Data
Data was collected from totally
39 sampling points for
comprehensive analysis of
soil and water content from
site 1 and site 2
Main Constraints /Barriers
Figure . Total dissolved salt content in soil for the Site 1Figure . Total dissolved salt content in soil for the Site 2
2,3>8,54>12,7g/kg
Triple-win for people, livestock and soils:Lesson Learned
A new mungbean variety called Durdona, which was grown in the edges of rice fields in Karabuga village, showed particularly promising results: It nearly doubled yields and incomes of local farmers, while improving soil quality and health.
drainage water stemming from the irrigation of rice, cotton or wheat is sufficient.
We call this phenomenon as 'one drop of water per two crops'.
Valorization of Bio-Resources (Hypothesis is under investigation)
• Studies on Quinoa accessions developed at ICBA + best performing cultivars, selected at ICBA-CAC countries
• Salinity Impact on quality of grain of Quinoa
• Nutritional Value (and secondary metabolites, squalene, tocoferols (Vit E) and saponins) in seeds of Quinoa best performed accessions; cultivars)
The squalene content from tested samples ranged from
0.148±0.256 g per 100 g of the seed mass. TIC
chromatogram of Quinoa seed oil FA-ME shown above
Gender Mainstream /Innovation in Saline Agriculture & Nutrition
Module: Role of marginalized Women Communities in Soil/Water/Crops/Biodiversity Conservation/ Management disseminated; Enabling dryland communities to sustain their ecosystem services and make a contribution to global public goods
Valorization of Bioresources through Rural Women Learning Alliances (RWLA) – Karakalpkastan since March -2016
Regional Platform of Young Professionals in Biosaline Agriculture Initiated in October 2017;
Documentation of Best Practices of Biosaline Agriculture Technologies started recently in collaboration with WOCAT (Bern University, since June 2017 )
Empowering smallholder farmers and women through training on integrated farming practices under saline environments
(Climate Smart Village Model)
PEER/USAID project benefits for 1301 households with a population of 7003 of population, which of 3300 are women
Gender aspect –is crucial in CCA
Revitalization of indigenous knowledge through ‘Master Class’ ; Kitchen-Garden ; Women Rural Learning Alliance s etc.
(especially children) and improving health of local inhabitants, which suffer from diabetes, low immunities, blood pressure, iron-deficit diseases and others
Representatives from National Academy of Sciences and USAID, Washington DC- Drs Najib Dalal, and Jason Porter, who were warmly welcomed by local communities being impressed by high interest of rural villagers toward innovation and their willingness to work together
Kristina Toderich1,2 , Khujanazarov T.3, Ismahane Elouafi2, Khasankhanova G.4,, Shakhnoza Umarova5 ,
Feruza Alimova2
Recent global food and financial crisis
exposed region’s vulnerability to external
shocks
Poor food and nutrition security, lack of
good quality forage sources for winter,
low grazing capacity of desert pastures
and limited access to markets negatively
affect incomes of this rural community. The regional annual losses only from the soil salinization have been
estimated to be at least $3.1 billion, or about 5% of the region's
GDP (WB, 2015)
Climate change,
water quality
deterioration and
land degradation
are making
already tough
conditions worse
millions people
living in the Aral
Sea basin
countries
• Utilization of low quality water for aquaculture, halophytic
forage and renewable energy production
• Non-conventional crops and biosaline technologies can
support food, fodder production, improve soil quality
• Policy framework and interplay of relevant institutions in
participating countries in the context of trans-boundary
watersheds management
• The Local Rural Women Learning Alliance – new education
tool to diversify household incomes
Economic Feasibility of Non-Conventional Crops and
Halophytes
Key hypotheses:
Using halophytic plants to improve agricultural production and environmental quality in arid and semi-arid regions of Central Asia
Halophytes - desalinize the soil by drawing salt up into their
aboveground biomass, which allows less salt-tolerant crops to
grow. The cultivation of halophytes in combination with forage
biomass or remains of traditional crops after harvesting represents
a critical innovation in the cattle feeding system
This work was supported by National Academy of
Scinces, Partnerships for Enhancement Engagement
in Research (PEER), supported by USAID ( PI K.
Toderich Projects 2013-2014 and 2015-2018)
Empowering smallholder farmers and women through training on integrated
farming practices under saline environments
(Climate Smart Village Model)
• Improved food availability (including access, utilization and
governance) and more income, allowing local people to better
adapt to the changing climate: Gender aspect – is crucial
• Revitalization of indigenous knowledge through ‘Master
Class’; Kitchen-Garden ; Women Rural Learning Alliance s
etc.
• Villagers stressed the highly importance of introducing of
non-conventional crops for diversification of diets (especially
children) and improving health of local inhabitants, which
suffer from diabetes, low immunities, blood pressure, iron-
deficit diseases and others
PEER/USAID project directly
benefits:
2301 households with a population
of 7003, from which 3300 are
women
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Contact us: Kristina TODERICH,Dr, PhD, Professor,International Center for Bioslaine Agriculture for Central Asia and Caucasus, ICARDA-PFU, Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Platform for Dryland Research and Education,Tottori University;1390 Hamasaka, Tottori-city, TOTTORI, Japan 680-0001Tel: +81-(0)857-30-6332;E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Such crops helps
to desalinize the
soils by drawing
up salts into their
aboveground
biomass.
INNOVATING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE FOOD-ENERGY-WATER-NEXUS MAY 22-23, 2018 in WASHINGTON, DC
Empowering Women in Enhancing Food Security Through Utilization of
Marginalized Resources in Aral Sea Basin
Marginal, non-conventional (low quality) resources
(NCR) can be used to irrigate non-conventional crops
(NCC) to produce livestock forage and diversify the
food chain for rural communities while increasing local
population employment opportunities.
Reduce water demand of farmers and herders decrease pressure on scarce freshwaters.
Released the Decree of the
President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan (October 16, 2018 PD-
3975)_ IICAS Fund for Innovation
Support in the Aral region
Establishing the International
Innovation Center for Aral Sea Basin
(IICAS)innovations, technology
transfer and organization of
events in the saline
environments of the Aral
region;
development of public-private
partnership and women
Empowering
JOINT EVENTS:
Regional training course on“Crops diversification and modeling for climate resilient agriculture and food security management in Central Asia” 15-19 October 2018, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Policy Markers Meetings (4)
Interuniversity's Leaders meeting with the H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Japan, Tokyo, Feb., 2019
National Science Academy (NAS) & USAID staffs, Washington DC (USA) during the meeting with H.E. ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan in USA, May,2018
Knowledge Dessimination (2015-2019)
Project Briefs-14
Success stories- 15
Media -12
Training Manual-3;Toolkits -4
Presentations: 84
Conference; International meetings
Including policy markers – 68
Publications: 89; Peer Review journals:
14
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External Funds (sustainability) :
PotentialCollaborator/
FunderDonors/ Strategic
Government Agencies (Ministry of Innovative Development of
the Republic of Uzbekistan)
Foundations (Japan )
International Funds (IDB;EU, GIZ)
Private sector (Panaev Dairy Farm, Karakalpaksta; Nukus
agrofishiery Farmn)
Development OUTPUTS
1. Marginal, non-conventional (low quality) resources (NCR) can be used to irrigate non-conventional crops (NCC) to produce livestock forage and diversify the food chain for rural communities while increasing local population employment opportunities. Reduced water demand of farmers and herders decreases pressure on scarce freshwaters.
2. Through participatory approach, water users, female farmers and low income families are trained to cultivate NCC and use of NCR. Crop diversification provides additional strategies to address drought and low water availability under climate change.
3. Freely-available analytical database informs stakeholders about best practices in NCR use and low-cost agriculture production / irrigation technologies and promotes information sharing.
4. The project will strengthen the regional partnership networks and knowledge exchanges among the experts in upstream (TJ, AF) and downstream (UZ, TM) regions.