IMPROVING COTTON PRODUCTION AND FARMER INCOME THROUGH INTEGRATED PRODUCTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT
Anne-Sophie Poisot, FAO Plant Production and Protection Division
Gabriel Diasso, National Coordinator for Burkina Faso, FAO IPPM Programme and EU-AAACP Programme Pan African Conference on Cotton
Cotonou, June 2011
Programme Ouest Africain de Gestion Intégrée de la Production
et des Déprédateurs
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES
for seed cotton production
in Africa
Low yields, mostly rainfed Soil fertility
Inappropriate use of toxic pesticides and other inputs Inputs expensive
Extension and research underfunded
Low prices. West Africa: weak dollar to Euro/CFA = Low farmer income from cotton
= Sharp decrease in surfaces and volumes, negatively
impacting competitiveness
WHY IPPM ?
OBJECTIVE:Promote sustainable intensification of cotton production systems through capacity development on Integrated Production and Pest Management (IPPM) in West Africa
RATIONALE
Improve production efficiency to increase income and keep
cotton attractive
Indirectly supports competitiveness(ginners cannot reach break-even point with low volumes)
Decrease toxic pesticide use to improve income, environment
& health
CONTRIBUTING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF STRATEGIES
EU-Africa Cotton Action plan 2004
Recommendations 3.B.3 « support technological innovations for soil fertility
management, productivity and reduction of pesticide use»; and 2.3.2 “strengthen capacities of farmer organisations to manage critical functions in the sub-sector»
Action Framework for EU-Africa cotton Partnership
2010
Result III.B.3 "Soil fertility is improved and the use of pesticides in the cotton
growing areas is reduced, thus contributing to a more sustainable and more rewarding production”
NATIONAL & REGIONAL STRATEGIES
APPROACH
APPROACH
Partnerships: ginners, farmer orgs, gov, extension,research Capacity development through learning-by-doing
696 trainers from the above partners trained (season-long, classroom and field)
30,100 farmers trained through season-long Farmer FieldSchool in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal
Regular evaluation and monitoring Awareness raising, communication Integration in policies and programmes
Funding: Netherlands, EU AAACP Programme, PAFCOT, BCI, cofinancing from Sodefitex, CMDT, governments...
TRAINING CONTENT
Integrated Production and Pest Management IPPM
:non chemical pest management, beneficial insects, soil fertility, pesticide management and risks...
Integrated production systems :
cotton, maize, leguminous crops, animal husbandry (Burkina, Benin)
Cotton quality
Production costs, gross margins,
comparisons
Learning by doing through Farmer Field schools
Agroecosystem analysis Training of facilitators
Group decisions Experimenting 25 farmers meet 1/week with a facilitator to grow a “conventional” plot and “IPPM” plot season long = develop skills and decision making capacity
PARTNERS
Burkina Faso:Union Nationale des
Producteurs de Coton du Burkina (UNPC-B). Association Interprofessionnelle du Coton du Burkina
(AICB, cotton sector association). Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Hydraulique et des Ressources Halieutiques. INERA (national research).
Confédération Paysanne du Faso (CPF). Bureau National de Coordination des Chambres Régionales d’Agriculture (federation of farmers organisations).
Senegal:
Société de Développement des Fibres Textiles (SODEFITEX), Direction de l’Agriculture (Ministère de l’Agriculture), Fédération nationale des Producteurs de Coton(FNPC), Fédération Yakar Niany Wouly (organic cotton), NGO ENDA PRONAT.
Benin:Ministère de l’Agriculture de l’Elevage et de la Pêche (MAEP). Chambre Nationale d’Agriculture. Association de l’Interprofession cotonnière (AIC). Conseil National des Producteurs de Coton du Bénin (CNPCB), Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin INRAB. Organisation Béninoise pour la Promotion de l’Agriculture Biologique (OBEPAB).
Mali: Office de la Protection des Végétaux (OPV) and Direction Nationale de l’Agriculture (DNA) (Ministère de l’Agriculture). Office de la Haute Vallée du Niger (OHVN), Compagnie Malienne de Développement du Textile (CMDT, ginner). Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d’agriculture du Mali (APCAM). Union Nationale des Sociétés Coopératives de Producteurs Agricoles (UN-SCPC). IFDC. Programme d’Appui à la Filière Coton Textile (PAFICT). NGOs. African Obsoletes Pesticides Stockpiles Programme
RESULTS
mesurer la qualité des légumes GIPD, Bamako, Avril 2009
FFS AGRONOMIC RESULTS
Cotton Yield in west Africa (2010-2011)
941 902 1158 1306 1402 1560 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800
Mali Burkina Benin
Kg
/h
a
Farmer practice IPPM +
+ 39% +
+ 55% + 35%+
FFS AGRONOMIC RESULTS
Yield - others crops (2010-2011)1333 1502 2116 2068 793 1081 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Burkina Benin Kg /h a
Maize Farmer practice Maize IPPM Soja Farmer practice Soja IPPM + + 59% + + 38% + + 36%
FFS = Farmer Field Schools. FP= Farmer Practice. IPPM = Integrated Production and Pest Management
PESTICIDES - SOIL FERTILITY
Source: Independent evaluation in 65 villages in Mali before and after FFS, 2008
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 No FFS After FFS 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 No FFS After FFS
Mali Cotton Production After FFS vs without FFS
Pesticide Quantity L/ha n=65 Organic Amendments Kg/ha
FFS ECONOMIC RESULTS
Economics of Cotton in Mali 2010-2011
81,350 24,507 92,736 62,564 7,138 179,046 -50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000
Production costs Protection costs Gross Margin
fC F A /h a FP IPPM + + 93% + -23% + -71%
FFS ECONOMIC RESULTS
Gross margins/ha in Burkina 2010-201149,222 53,758 139,918 152,121 -50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 Cotton Maize fC F A /h a FP IPPM + + 184% + + 183%
FFS = Farmer Field Schools. FP= Farmer Practice. IPPM = Integrated Production and Pest Management
UPTAKE IN STRATEGIES & POLICIES
CMDT Mali 2011 report
“necessity for CMDT to mainstream theIPPM approach”
SODEFITEX Senegal 2011 report
“generalize the FFSapproach in the cotton production area ”
UNPCB in Burkina
IPPM in 5-year strategic plan; GAP/IPPM Promotion Unit
Mali :
IPPM and FFS part of extension strategy of DNA
Burkina:
FFS a pillar of new extension strategyIMPACT EVALUATION UNDERWAY
ELEMENTS FOR ROAD MAP
Promote Farmer Field Schools and other experiential training
approaches as a powerful tool to improve production and empower farmers
Promote research and dissemination of results on IPPM and
soil fertility management
Develop and disseminate improved and adapted
high-yield cotton seed varieties
Improve cotton quality through the
chain, starting with training and equipment of farmers
Support diversification of cotton
systems
