Use of non-conventional agricultural water …...Use of non-conventional agricultural water resources to strengthen water and food security in transboundary watersheds of the Amu Darya

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.