sustainable and productive farming systems: shared interests in africa and australia
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Sustainable and productive farming systems: Shared interests in Africa and Australia - Dr Brian Keating, Director, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Sustainable Agriculture FlagshipTRANSCRIPT
Sustainable and productive farming systemsShared interests in Africa and Australia
Brian Keating
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Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to not only feed itself but to export food and other agricultural products to a world in which food security is a growing challenge
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• Barriers are complex and long-standing, extending well beyond adapted agricultural technologies and practices
• Include markets, institutions, food value chains, nutrition and health outcomes of food systems and wider issues of economic development
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A systems approach is critical and new ways of stimulating innovation in the public and private sectors are needed
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Inclusive Market Development
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Woodhill, et al 2012. From islands of success to seas of change: a report on scaling inclusive agri-food markets. Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen UR .
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Lifting agricultural output from Africa (and Australia) must also halt and reverse land degradation, be achieved with minimal new greenhouse gas emissions and successfully adapt to the challenge of climate change.
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Australia and Africa share many common agricultural challenges: limiting soils, highly variable climates, many common pests and diseases and similar crops, pastures and animals in tropical/sub-tropical farming systems.
Equator
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Homology with northern Australia
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Scientists from Australia and Africa have a common interest in partnerships that address these shared challenges.
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We have much to gain by working together
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Partnering for innovation and impact
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• Science as a stimulus for innovation, not a replacement• Sustainably building African institutions and science capability &
leadership under CAADP
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Thank youSustainable Agriculture FlagshipDr Brian KeatingDirector
t +61 7 3833 5632e [email protected] www.csiro.au/SAF