The “land sharing or land sparing” conundrum: Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT)

ARDD Learning Event 1

Rio + 20

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 18, 2012

SAGCOT strategy

● Implementing Kilimo Kwanza in the southern corridor

● 350,000 hectares of new agriculture

● $3.4 billion of investment

● 1.3M tons/year of new grain production

● 3,500 tons/year of new red meat production

SAGCOT geography

SAGCOT cluster concept

Key issues for agricultural productivity, sustainability, land, and water in SAGCOT

Forests, Wildlife, and Protected Areas

Land-sharing, land-sparing options in SAGCOT

● Land-sparing: Sustainable crop intensification to reduce village land-clearing

Sust. livestock intensification with rotational grazing (not pastoralists)

Increased irrigation efficiency

Protection of water sources for irrigation

● Land-sharing ● Re-open permeable wildlife corridors through farmlands through by

modifying production practices and adding habitat features

● REDD+ forest buffer zone management with farming communities

● Agroforestry-- vegetative cover for hydrological and habitat benefits

● Irrigation infrastructure designed for multi-use (social, econ, environ.)

● Co-management of pastoral herds and wildlife

Conclusions

1) Real life strategies to ensure full range of products and services from landscapes will require both land-sparing and land-sharing

2) Major agricultural investment programs need to design land-sparing and land-sharing as part of collaborative spatial planning

3) Agricultural Green Growth (AGG) framework must incorporate eco-friendly practices/business, coordination to achieve ecosystem goals, stakeholder forums, and market and policy incentives

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