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USE OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE IN CROP-LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS (CLCA) IN THE DRYLANDS FOR ENHANCED WATER USE EFFICIENCY, SOIL FERTILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN NEN AND LAC COUNTRIES 1 CLCA Progress Report YEAR II – APRIL 2019 TO MARCH 2020 Progress Report: YEAR II – APRIL 2019 TO MARCH 2020 Draft for Review GRANT NUMBER 2000001630 International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas With contributions from: CIMMYT INRAT – IRESA (Tunisia) ITGC (Algeria) Fondacion Proinpa (Bolivia) UAM-X (Mexico) Cover page figure caption. Photos from different CLCA sites in LAC and NA Countries (Credit: ICARDA & CIMMYT) Images included in this report have been authorized in writing or verbally by the data subject 2 CLCA Progress Report YEAR II – APRIL 2019 TO MARCH 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents ................................................................................................................................. 3 ACRONYMSAcronyms and abbreviations AND ................................ ABBREVIATIONSTABLE............................................................................... OF 4 Tables .................................................................................................................................................. 5 CONTENTSFigures ................................ ................................................................................................................. 8 Acknowledgment ................................................................................................................................. 9 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 10 ACRONYMSReview of progress and performanceAND byABBREVIATIONSTABLE project component ............................................................ OF 11 Component 1. Participatory adaptive research with integrated capacity development of farmers CONTENTSand other key partn ers to fully implement and evaluate CLCA systems ....................................... 12 Sub-component 1.1. CLCA system optimization (filling research gaps and the full implementation and integration of technologies developed supported by both centres for the two regions) ............................................................................................................................... 12 ACRONYMSStakeholder engagement AND and rapidABBREVIATIONSTABLE appraisal................................................................ .......OF 12 Developing integrated improved crop management systems including reduction of erosion CONTENTSand improvement of water use efficiency .............................................................................. 15 Fine-tuning crop residue use in different geographies and socioeconomic environments ... 24 Advocating alternative feeding systems and livestock enterprises ....................................... 27 Financially viable business models for No-Till and other agricultural machinery service provision enterprises ............................................................................................................. 28 Sub-component 1.2. Appropriate system development methodology to support wider adoption and decision-making .................................................................................................................. 32 Developing comprehensive trade-off models ........................................................................ 32 Establishing appropriate monitoring and evaluation frameworks .......................................... 44 Component 2. Accelerate adoption through the development of delivery systems/participatory farmer-led extension systems and inform the development of contextually relevant CLCA technologies and practices ............................................................................................................ 44 Develop a road map – based on previous CLCA initiatives by ICARDA and CIMMYT - for large-scale adoption of CA within dryland crop livestock environments + Integrate scaling partners with the network of on-field, multiscale innovation and validation sites + Develop of network of on-field, multiscale innovation and validation sites .............................................. 44 Identify women’s (both women-headed households and women in male headed households) decision-making constraints and develop opportunities to effective CLCA adoption............ 48 Developing a framework for effective services delivery, including rural advisory, extension systems and service provision for machinery, agronomic and livestock services ................ 52 Develop multi-level capacities to manage integrated interventions from field to food .......... 64 Implementation arrangements ........................................................................................................... 65 Innovation .......................................................................................................................................... 66 Knowledge sharing and management ............................................................................................... 66 Scaling up and sustainability ............................................................................................................. 69 Gender focus ..................................................................................................................................... 71 Environment and climate focus ......................................................................................................... 76 Monitoring and evaluation ................................................................................................................. 79 Financial and fiduciary management ................................................................................................. 80 Relevance to IFAD target group ........................................................................................................ 81 Linkages to IFAD investment portfolio and other development initiatives ......................................... 81 Conclusions and recommendations for follow up .............................................................................. 83 Annexes/Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 84 3 CLCA Progress Report YEAR II – APRIL 2019 TO MARCH 2020 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AIS: Agricultural Innovation System ITGC: Institut Technique des Grandes Cultures ACRONYMSAWPB: Annual Work Plan andAND Budget ABBREVIATIONSTABLE(Algérie) OF BBN: Bayesian Belief Network KM: Knowledge Management CONTENTSCA: Conservation Agriculture LAC: Latin America and Caribbean Countries M&E: Monitoring and Evaluation CGIAR: Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers NA: North Africa CIDES-UMSA: Postgraduate School of NARES: National Agricultural Research and ACRONYMSDevelopment of the Universidad AND Mayor deABBREVIATIONSTABLE San Extension Services OF CONTENTSAndres NARS: National Agricultural Research CIMMYT: International Maize and Wheat Services Improvement Center NEN: Near East and North Africa CLCA: Crop Livestock Conservation NGO: Non-Governmental Organization ACRONYMSAgriculture AND ABBREVIATIONSTABLENT: No Tillage OF COTUGRAIN: Compagnie Grainière O4S: Organization for Scaling Tunisienne CONTENTS ODK: Open Data Kit CT: Conventional Tillage OEP: Office de l’Elevage et des Pâturages DZD: Algerian Dinar (Tunisie) GDA: Groupements de Développement OM: Organic Matters Agricole (GDA) PMAT: Entreprise Nationale de Production de HH: Household Matériels Agricoles Trading (Algérie) ICARDA: International Center for Agricultural PROINPA: Fundación para la Promoción e Research in the Dry Areas Investigación de Productos Andinos ICT: Information and Communications R&D: Research and Development Technology SCT: Simplified Cultivation Techniques IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural SME: Small and Medium Enterprises Development SMSA: Mutual Association of Agricultural INGC: Institut National des Grandes Cultures Services (Tunisie) SOLA: Maquinaria Agrícola Solà company INIFAP: Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y Pecuarias SOM: Soil Organic Matter INRAT: Institut National de Recherche TND: Tunisian Dinar Agronomique de Tunisie UAM-X: Universidad Autonoma IRESA: Institution de la Recherche et de Metropolotana-Xochimilco l'Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles (Tunisie) US$: United States Dollar ITELV: Institut Technique des Elevages WUE: Water Use Efficiency (Algérie) ZT: Zero Tillage 4 CLCA Progress Report YEAR II – APRIL 2019 TO MARCH 2020 TABLES Table 1. Second year events for stakeholder engagement in Algeria and Tunisia………………………. 14 Table 2. Effect of different crops in system on Quinoa yield (Bolivia)……………………………………… 17 Table 3. Monthly rainfall (mm) during the growing season 2018-2019 in different project sites (Tunisia) 18 Table 4. Four different application rates of glyphosate used with active ingredient (g/ha)………………. 21 Table 5. Chemical characteristics of the water used for tank-mixture for glyphosate application………. 21 Table 6. Variation of stubble biomass in CA plots before and after grazing (Tunisia)……………………. 25 Table 7. Residual biomass by plant species (Tunisia)……………………………………………………… 25 Table 8. Variation of stubble biomass in CA plots before and after grazing (Algeria)……………………. 26 Table 9. Comparison of initial stubble biomass between years