Ideas Marketplace presentation from International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. Presented at Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day 5 in Doha Qatar, 3 December 2012. http://www.agricultureday.org

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IDEA: Establish a Smallholder-Centered
Global Organic Research Platform
Organic system of ‘planting with space’
(an innovation of SRI) for Teff and Wheat
in Ethiopia
Develop and transfer affordable solutions based primarily on local
biodiversity to alleviate poverty, meet food security and nutritional needs,
build resilience to climate challenges and reverse land degradation.

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THE PROBLEM: A platform is needed to link
smallholders and put their needs and livelihoods
at the center of the global research agenda.
Organic Farmer Field
School in Uganda
Leverage the knowledge, science and technology partners of IFOAM’s global
network of 700 member organizations in over 120 countries

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THE SOLUTION: Establish a global platform for
mobilizing partnerships for research that
empowers small-scale producers
Inter-cropping pineapple with
Organic farmers market in India velvet bean cover crop and
Organic matooke bananas
tropical fruit trees
Organic system of rice Organic cotton field inter-planted with Organic raised long-horned cattle
intensification (SRI) sunflower, hemp, okra & sorghum in Uganda

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THE METHOD: Facilitate broad participation and
collaboration amongst farmer organizations, civil
society, NGOs, private-sector, UN agencies, aid
organizations, governments & research providers
Organic demonstration plot at the Ministry of Science and Technology in Tanzania

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THE BENEFITS: Low-cost, Low-Risk, Resilient & High
Performance Systems Developed With Farmers
 Resilience to droughts, floods and erosion through high rainwater capture in root zone
due to high organic matter / carbon content of soils & opportunity to benefit from
ecosystem service payments (e.g. for mitigation)
 High yields using robust local varieties, crop and livestock diversity, compost,
intercropping, crop rotation and innovative systems such as ‘push & pull’ and ‘planting
with space (e.g. SRI)’
 Local biodiversity-based inputs and practices that empowers farmers and communities
 Low to zero input costs, greater resilience and diversity of crops, nutrition and income
 Contribute to global initiatives such as the Zero Hunger Challenge, Climate Smart
Agriculture, Zero Net Land Degradation and to the Rio+20 & CFS priorities.

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GET INVOLVED
Contact: r.jordan@ifoam.org
Precision use of compost in organic system
of ‘planting with space’ (an innovation of
SRI) in Ethiopia