mainstreaming agricultural biodiversity for food security satellite event at tenth regular session...

MAINSTREAMING AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY FOR FOOD

SECURITY

Satellite Event at Tenth Regular Session of theCommission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Integrated agro-ecological approaches and community-based adaptive management:

Integrated Pest Management

Rice Food Webs and Regional Pools of Species

Farmers’ Field Schools

Policy Reform and Impact

Rice Food Webs

Aquatic food webs support biocontrol

Decomposing organic matter feeds the food web from bottom up

Regional species pools supply rice fields with natural enemies

Irrigated Rice Food Web

PROTOZOA

ROTIFERS

TUBIFICID WORMS

MICROCRUSTACEA

ORGANIC MATTER

PHYTOPLANKTON

CHIRONOMIDS & MOSQUITOES

ARTHROPOD PREDATORS

BACTERIA

DETRITIVORES

HERBIVORES

PARASITOIDS

Hyper Parasitoids

RICE PLANT

CO2

P2O5

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NO3

AQUATIC

Adding Organic Matter to a Rice Field Boosts populations of Detritus-Feeders, Plankton Feeders & Predatory Insects

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Community Assembly

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Farmers’ Field Schools

From Central Java to Central Mali: Constructing Ecosystems in Groups

Agro-ecosystem analysisAgro-ecosystem analysis

Agro-ecosystem analysisMaking field

observations

Discussing field observations

Policy Reforms

Indonesia 1986: Planning Minister and Junior Minister Agriculture go to field, meet farmers, 3 weeks later, National IPM Policy announced by President

Indonesia 1990: New Junior Minister Agriculture and Cabinet Sect. go to field, meet farmers, reject repeal of pesticide restrictions and reinforce IPM

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Farmers Demonstrate their their Constructed Ecosystems in Public: West Africa

Literacy NOT Required

Farmer Scientist

Ms. Elizabeth Ms. Elizabeth BaratsaBaratsa

of Bungoma, Western Kenya Explains HER concept of Vector Transmission of Maize Streak Virus between plants of a recommended variety to a national researcher from Uganda

Farmers Mobilizing for Local Policy Reform in Selingue, Mali

Iranian Farmer Field Schools: Biodiversity Management by Local Communities

Thank You !

National IPM Programmes

Sub Regional Clusters:

● Reinforce each other with expertise, experience, example

● Field Exchanges

● Natural Trade Partners: Harmonize to reduce costs

● Common Threats from Invasive Pests

Sub-Regional Clusters of National IPM Programmes