African Humid Tropics Regional Programme African Humid Tropics Regional Programme – – World Agroforestry Centre World Agroforestry Centre OVERVIEW OF ICRAF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA PAPER PRESENTED AT Bamako Workshop Zac Tchoundjeu ICRAF REGIONAL DIRECTOR PO. Box 16 317 Yaoundé Cameroon Email: [email protected]
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African Humid Tropics Regional Programme African Humid Tropics Regional Programme –– World Agroforestry CentreWorld Agroforestry Centre
OVERVIEW OF ICRAF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA
African Humid Tropics Regional Programme African Humid Tropics Regional Programme –– World Agroforestry CentreWorld Agroforestry Centre
Articulations
1. Structure of ICRAF WCA Region
2. Main Projects being implemented in WCA
3. Way Forward
4. CONCLUSION
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ICRAF IN THE WORLD
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VISION & MISSION• Vision: Rural transformation of smallholder
households by strategically increase their use of trees in agricultural landscapes to improve their food security, nutrition, income , health, shelter, energy resources and environmental sustainability.
• Mission: Generate science-based knowledge about the diverse roles trees play in agricultural landscapes and to use research top advance policies and practices to benefit the poor and the environment.
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ICRAF GLOBAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES
• GRP1: domestication, utilization and conservation of superior agroforestry germplams
• GRP2: Maximizing on-farm productivity of trees and agroforestry germplasm
• GRP3: Improving tree product marketing for smallholders
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ICRAF GLOBAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES
• GRP4: Reducing risks to land health and targeting agroforestry intervention to enhance land productivity
• GRP 5: Improving the ability of farmers, ecosystems and governments to cope with climate change
• GRP 6: Developing policies and incentives for multifunctional landscapes with trees that provide environmental services
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21 countries330 million people1200 million ha
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ECOSYSTEMS OF WCA REGION
AHT is a hot spot with more than 1800 endemic plant species31 endemic threatened birds35 endemic threatened mammals
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Distribution of Area under Cultivation By Distribution of Area under Cultivation By ZoneZone
55--year Average (2003year Average (2003--2007)2007)
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Yield per hectare by ZoneYield per hectare by Zone
20075yr Average(2003‐2007)
World 541 524
Africa 539 510
America 327 334
Asia & Oceania 772 786
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FOREST IS NOT ONLY LOGS AND TIMBERFOREST IS NOT ONLY LOGS AND TIMBER
Over two thirds of the 600 million people in Africa rely directly or indirectly on forest for their livelihoods
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NTFPS can generate more income (FCFA)
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Participatory Tree Domestication (PTD)
Put simply PTD refers to:• the means communities select, propagate and manage
high-value indigenous fruit trees and medicinal plants and integrate them in the various farming systems,
• Species for domestication are mainly selected encompassing indigenous knowledge and genetic selection based on scientific principles
• A strong partnership is developed with scientists, civic authorities and private companies.
• PTD is a farmer driven and market lead process. It focuses on species farmers consume best with high potentials for local, regional and international markets
• training important for all aspects• species/techniques also for domesticating the landscape
PRODUCTIONIDENTIFICATION
- spacing- watering- fertilizing- thinning- selection- coppicing- pruning- top working- fruit set- pest/disease- conservation- indig. Know.
MULTIPLICATION
- on farm- on station- Nat. Seed Cent.- composition- spacing- thinning- selection- fruit set- forecasting- timing
Seed Vegetative
- on farm- in community- on station- Nat. Hort Cent.- no. clones- mother blocks- selection- forecasting- timing
DIVERSEGERMPLASM
NARROWGERMPLASM
Actively Discourage
(e.g. TSSD, DD, NGOs)
Nomenclature(Bot. Nom. Dbase)
Documentation(Agroforestree Dbase)
selection
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• Early fruiting and capture of desired traits are great incentive for adoption.
• Market of agroforestry products is being gradually developed with appropriate transformation and packaging methods.
• Indigenous fruit trees have high potentials to improve livelihood of local populations helping to achieve the MDGs (Poverty eradication, hunger reduction, improved of health and nutrition)
Conclusion
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Conclusion…Indigenous fruit portfolio now at the heart of key
global environmental processes• Convention to combat desertification
Agroforestry for land regeneration• Biodiversity Convention
Role of agroforestry in biodiversity conservation• Climate Change Convention
Agroforestry as a key to adaptationSmallholder projects for carbon sequestration
• UN Forum on ForestsKey role of trees outside forests