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SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION: Towards a Climate Smart, Nutrition Sensitive Approach
David RadcliffeMember, Montpellier Panel
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SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION
Producing more outputs with more efficient use of inputs – on a durable basis – while reducing environmental damage and building resilience, natural capital and the flow of environmental services.
Pretty, Toulmin and Williams (2011)
PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION
SI approach Climate change outcomes Nutritional outcomes
‘Ecological’: mixed farming systems/agro-forestry, IPM, integrated soil management
Healthy landscapesResilient farming systemsCarbon sequestered in soils/ vegetation
Diverse balanced diets
‘Genetic’: Breeding for abiotic/ biotic stress resistance, biofortification
Resilient cropping systems, adaptation strategies
Correction of protein/ vitamin/ micronutrient deficiencies
‘Socio-economic’: enabling policies, institutions, incentives, regulation, effective markets, social capital
Farmers incentivised to manage natural resources sustainably, promoting adaptation – mitigation – development triple wins; strengthened adaptation capacity
Improved social capital promotes nutrition education (esp. women), improved access to food (e.g through well functioning markets)
CAN SI CONTRIBUTE TO POSITIVE CC AND NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES?
• Specificities (geographical, socio-economic, cultural) • Food chains –‘biological’ (determining nutrient uptake and
utilization); economic (inputs, markets etc)• Identifying win-wins, but also trade-offs.• Research (often cross-disciplinary) needed to address
knowledge gaps – e.g. CGIAR - CCAFS, A4NH.• Evidence base for agricultural interventions leading to
nutritional outcomes is weak.
UNDERSTANDING LINKAGES AND BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE GAPS
FARMS OF CHANGE (MP, 2015) KEY MESSAGES
1. Recognise the challenge2. Invest in weather data collection, monitoring, modelling3. Identify vulnerable groups4. Invest in farming systems with adaptation – mitigation co-
benefits5. Support research and capacity building6. Scale up community-based resilient adaptation projects7. Incentivize emissions reductions/ C sequestration by
smallholders.8. Make climate finance mechanisms accessible, so that
farmers benefit9. Invest in land management for C sequestration10. Political leadership and enabling policies/ institutions
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