the vision for southern africa’s small holder farmers
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The Vision for Southern Africa’s Small holder Farmers
Presented at the
Bingu International Conference Centre
Presentation Outline
1. Contextual Back ground-Who is the smallholder farmer2. Why the Vision3. What is the Vision4. How to Achieve the Vision5. Conclusion
Male Able Head of Household Female Able Head of Household Elderly Head of Household Child Headed Household All of the Above but coping with Physical Disability All of the Above but coping with Impacts of Gender
Disparities and worsened by HIV and AIDS and more so considering HIV and AIDS as a Gender Issue
All of the Above but coping with Impacts of floods and droughts leading to famine
Who is this Small-holder Farmer?
The Small holder Farmer Vision
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growth
Is it the Same Vision for?Male Headed Able Households
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growth
Is it the Same Vision for?Female Headed Able Households
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growth
Is it the Same Vision for?Elderly Headed Able Households?
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growth
Is it the Same Vision for?Child Headed Able Household?
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growth
Is it the Same Vision for?HIV and AIDS and more so considering HIV and AIDS as a Gender
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growth
Is it the Same Vision for?
Physically Disabled
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growth
A Vision for Southern African Smallholder Farmers
Exit famine
Quickly transit household food, nutrition and income insecurity
Into commercial farming with improved markets and landscapes for climate smart agriculture
sustainable socio-economic empowerment and growthAn All Inclusive Vision for All
Gender Groups!!!
Why the Vision: Refocus
Food and nutrition insecurity
(Poor land mgt practices….)
Food and nutrition insecurity
(Poor land mgt practices….)
Poor standard and condition of livingPoor standard and condition of living
Low exposure to proven
technologies
Low exposure to proven
technologies
Income insecurityIncome insecurity
Poor market information and infrastructure
Poor market information and infrastructure
How to Achieve the Vision:
Emphasis on Participatory Packaging of Complementing Scientifically
Proven Interventions
The Village as Entry and Organizing Base
Use the Village as Entry and Organizing Base for Demand-Driven Interventions including agroforestry and improved land-scapes as base activities: “The Future Belong to the Organized” (NASFAM Logo)
Participatory Packaging of Integrated Interventions (PITIEC Package Deals)
Innovative Participatory Progressive and Holistic Packaging of omplementing Interventions into Integrated Technologies with Information Education and Communication(PITIEC) package deals for Total Village Transformation
Scaling Up and Out of Village PITIEC Package Deals
Scale Up and Out of “Innovative PITIEC Package Deals” and Village –based Best Practices Enhanced by Private Public Partnerships
Intensify Promotion of the “Four F Trees” Campaign Trees for Fertility Tress for Fruits Trees for Fodder Trees for Fuel
Market Demand Driven Production
Market Demand Driven Production and Production to Scale: Enhanced by the Green belting Effect
Support Systems for the Package Deal to see more MVTTS spread like wild fire
Support Systems for Sustainable and Progressive PITIEC Package Deals
Conclusion
Beat famine in Southern Africa with concerted efforts to:Focus on the vision for the small holder farmers in their gender the categories for:Clear understanding of their various situations and demands that have implications on programming for accelerating impact through landscape and livelihoods regeneration
Thank you for your attention