Regional Rice Initiative and its work and results on FFS for Save and Grow Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production- Mr. Johannes W. Ketelaar

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsfor a world without hunger

Designed to:

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Contribute to FAO’ Strategic Objective 2 (SO2) “Make agriculture, forestry and fisheries more productive and sustainable” as a pilot project in 2013Focus countries:

Indonesia, Lao PDR, Philippines

Supports:

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Rice farmers and producers in applying sustainable rice production practices to rice ecosystems and landscapes in order to increase rice production and improve resource use efficiency, and ultimately improve food and nutrition security

Focusing on:

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Goods and services produced by and available from rice ecosystems and landscapes

Capacity building on Sustainable Intensification of Rice Production through Farmers Field Schools

Save and Grow FFS: Activities and Results from Mindanao,

Philippines (Wet Season, 2013)

RRI-Phase II RRI-Phase II (2014-15)(2014-15)

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Rice-vegetables

Climate change adaptation

Cultures/heritages

Policy and strategy

formulation and implementation

•National rice strategy/policy•Farm input policy/reduce subsidies•Code of Conduct Pesticide Management, Convention on Biological Diversity, Ramsar Wetlands Convention

Evidence

Knowledge

•- Inputs•+ Yield•+ Income•+ rice ecosystem goods & services

Producing more and better with less inputs in a sustainable way