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Agr Agroecol oecology ogy Practice in Northern Ghana Regi giona onal l Adv dvisor sory y Info forma rmation tion and d Network ork Systems ems (RAINS) ) Introduction The Current Challenges to Agriculture Posed by food insecurity

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Agr Agroecol

  • ecology
  • gy

Practice in Northern Ghana

Regi giona

  • nal

l Adv dvisor sory y Info forma rmation tion and d Network

  • rk Systems

ems (RAINS) )

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Introduction

  • The Current Challenges to Agriculture Posed by food insecurity and climate change are serious
  • A paradox of increased food production and growing hunger globally
  • Conventional Agriculture has contributed immensely to CC crises
  • Poor countries especially Smallholders will be affected
  • IAASTD – ‘’ ..business as usual no longer and option’’…. the future of Agriculture is in biodiversity

and agroecology

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A gr grow

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ing cri risis sis fa farming rming

Root causes and drivers of the crisis

  • declining soil fertility (reduced fallow, population Increase)
  • climate change (late, irregular rains)

Exacerbating factors:

  • Gender inequality, poor nutrition practices,
  • inadequate community capacity for rapid adaptation
  • Inappropriate government policies for agriculture
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Working rking wi with th fa family mily fa farmer mers to to ad adapt apt to to cl clim imate ate ch chan ange? ge?

Alarming projections of a temperature rise of 3°C to 5°C above today’s already high temperatures by 2050.

  • By 2050, scientists predict a decrease in agricultural

production for most cereals and staples – Communities already recording only half of the previous years’ production. Increasing the risk of food insecurity.

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Fi Fiel eld d preparation eparation

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Pathways to Resilience

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration of Trees

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Unwanted trees are removed Productive Trees are managed

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Transformation achieved by a farmer applying FMNR

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FMNR

Growing trees and feed at the same time

  • n the same

plot

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Community Seed and Knowledge

  • Promoting local seed

production and utilization

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Community Seed and Knowledge

Community participation at the heart of processes – Community Dialogues Historical Timelines & Maps Seasonal Maps

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AE is about integrated soil management. Maize intercropped with cowpea fixes nitrogen

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Yields can be increase through Agroecology without chemical fertilizers

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Community Seed Knowledge

  • The initiative succeeded in raising community members’ awareness of climate

change and its impact on rural livelihoods.

  • Revived revived a number of indigenous seed varieties that were on the verge of

extinction (bambara beans, cowpea, sanze, bungu, agusi, neri, late millet and sesame) – thereby improving access and diversifying their diets.

  • Local communities hold the key to tried and tested indigenous Knowledge

Systems and as such are vital actors in Climate Change adaptation initiatives.

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Rock ck bunds ds along ng th the e contou tour

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Bonding Ridging

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Compost Application

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Leaves from pruned trees are left on the field to rot. Tree reduces heat intensity and improves moisture

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Upscaling of Agroecology

  • Upscaling research into AE – Testing Viability of Approaches and Cases Studies
  • For Africa, Increase documentation of successful and AE approaches
  • Change in existing policy environment needed.
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THANK

YOU