SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION – SMALLHOLDERS AND MACHINERY 1 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India

2 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India PRESENTATION OUTLINE  Background and Trends  The role of smallholder farmers in agriculture  Sustainable Production Intensification  Machinery innovations - part of the solution  Conclusions

3 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India Trends World population 9 billion in 2050 Changing food habits Undernourished people over 900 million 75% in rural areas in developing countries Declining yield growth rates 1960: 3.2% a year Current: 1.5% 2050: 0.8% Urbanization Today: 50% 2050: 70% Quality Time

4 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India THE ROLE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS  Globally the majority of farmers are smallholders  They produce 80% of the food in developing countries  Most of these farmers struggle with little access to farm power and rudimentary hand tools  Application of inputs such as seeds and rarely available fertilizer is often imprecise and untimely

5 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ REALITY IN 2013  The majority of smallholder farmers are women

6 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION INTENSIFICATION  The world needs more sustainable agricultural production and food whilst at the same time conserving natural resources  The new FAO concept of “Save and Grow” – producing more with less inputs – describes the pathway to such “sustainable crop production intensification”

Sustainable Crop Production Intensification 7 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India SUSTAINABLE CROP PRODUCTION INTENSIFICATION  Highest possible production  Efficient and save use of energy and inputs  Enhancing soil health and water and nutrient availability  Environmental footprint < recovery capacity

8 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE  Following the ‘Save and Grow’ concept, Conservation Agriculture (CA) describes the practical production components for it  Continuous minimum mechanical soil disturbance by using innovative equipment and implements  Permanent organic soil cover to protect soils and enhance soil health using green manure cover crops  Diversification of crops grown in rotations and associations.

9 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE Biological Tillage Mechanical Tillage Tillage based Agriculture No Tillage High Soil Organic Matter low soil organic matter Action of Soil Biota Soil Organic Matter = Healthy Soil

10 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India MACHINERY INNOVATIONS - PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR ‘SAVE AND GROW’

11 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India MACHINERY INNOVATIONS - PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR ‘SAVE AND GROW’

12 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India MACHINERY INNOVATIONS - PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR ‘SAVE AND GROW’ The suppression of tillage / ploughing reduces power requirements by 50% allowing the use of smaller machines

13 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India CONCLUSIONS  Global trends are obliging all stakeholders to combine forces to find efficient, lean, sustainable solutions to global challenges of food production and food security  Smallholder farmers are an integral part of the challenge and the solution  Agricultural machinery innovations are the driving force towards achieving more sustainable, energy- efficient, lean, affordable and cost-effective solutions

14 Your Logo Here Fourth World Summit on Agriculture Machinery December 5-6, 2013 ~ New Delhi, India THANK YOU