FAO-Netherlands Partnership Programme Food Security Food Security Forestry Forestry Agrobiodiversity Agrobiodiversity.

FAO-Netherlands FAO-Netherlands Partnership ProgrammePartnership Programme

• Food SecurityFood Security

• ForestryForestry

• AgrobiodiversityAgrobiodiversity

BackgroundBackground

• First phase completedFirst phase completed• assessment of utilized aquatic assessment of utilized aquatic

biodiversity in rice-based ecosystems: biodiversity in rice-based ecosystems: Cambodia, China, Laos, VietnamCambodia, China, Laos, Vietnam

• 22ndnd phase – donor requested to focus phase – donor requested to focus on few countrieson few countries

• SE-Asia: Laos, S-Asia: India, East SE-Asia: Laos, S-Asia: India, East Africa: Kenya, West Africa: MaliAfrica: Kenya, West Africa: Mali

MaliMali

• Development of national policies Development of national policies and strategiesand strategies for integrated for integrated community-based aquaculture community-based aquaculture and water resources and water resources management in floodplains in management in floodplains in MaliMali

BackgroundBackground

• Inland fisheries are stagnating or declining Inland fisheries are stagnating or declining in West Africa, which is a real concern for in West Africa, which is a real concern for food security. food security.

• Fish can be stocked in water managed Fish can be stocked in water managed areas and cultured communally during the areas and cultured communally during the flood season, increasing fish production flood season, increasing fish production significantly over the traditional catch and significantly over the traditional catch and allowing the staggering of harvests over allowing the staggering of harvests over time. time.

BackgroundBackground

• However, wild fish, composed of small However, wild fish, composed of small indigenous species, are also being captured in indigenous species, are also being captured in seasonal flooded rice fields and other hydro-seasonal flooded rice fields and other hydro-agricultural environments. These fish are agricultural environments. These fish are important sources of protein and income for important sources of protein and income for the rural poor the rural poor

• proposed options for enhancing food proposed options for enhancing food production from fish in managed aquatic production from fish in managed aquatic systems will equally ensure the preservation systems will equally ensure the preservation of this vital aquatic biodiversity during the of this vital aquatic biodiversity during the culture season culture season

BackgroundBackground

• Activities on integrated aquaculture and Activities on integrated aquaculture and water resources management will take water resources management will take advantage of existing networks of Farmers advantage of existing networks of Farmers Field Schools (FFS) Field Schools (FFS)

• proposed activities will create a real synergy proposed activities will create a real synergy between IPM and IIA, further encouraging between IPM and IIA, further encouraging farmers to reduce or eliminate toxic farmers to reduce or eliminate toxic pesticide use for an increased protection of pesticide use for an increased protection of water resource quality and enhanced water resource quality and enhanced biodiversity biodiversity

General objectiveGeneral objective

• To contribute to To contribute to enhanced enhanced agricultural and agricultural and aquatic biodiversity aquatic biodiversity in rice-cum-fish in rice-cum-fish production systems production systems in the inner delta of in the inner delta of the Niger River by the Niger River by 2007. 2007.

Specific objectivesSpecific objectives

• Improved knowledge Improved knowledge on actual contribution on actual contribution of agricultural and of agricultural and aquatic biodiversity in aquatic biodiversity in support of human well-support of human well-being and preservation being and preservation of aquatic ecosystems of aquatic ecosystems in floodplains.in floodplains.

• Improved knowledge Improved knowledge on water productivity on water productivity in floodplains. in floodplains.

Specific objectivesSpecific objectives

• Capacity building on Capacity building on improved agriculture, improved agriculture, aquaculture and aquaculture and irrigation practices for irrigation practices for enhanced agricultural enhanced agricultural and aquatic and aquatic biodiversity in biodiversity in floodplains at local and floodplains at local and national levels.national levels.

• Legal and institutional Legal and institutional frameworks frameworks strengthened for strengthened for enhancing and enhancing and accessing agricultural accessing agricultural and aquatic and aquatic biodiversity in biodiversity in floodplains. floodplains.