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=Sustainable intensification of cereal-based farming systems in Eastern and Southern Africa=
=Project Inception Workshop=
=6-9 February 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania=

=Presentation: concept note 1 (Joseph Rusike) and 2 (Paul Kiepe)=

This workshop provides an opportunity for a broad group of important stakeholders to both learn about the project plans and to share their views on expectations from and opportunities for synergies with the project (days 1 and 2) and for the core project team to finalize the project details (days 3 and 4).

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'''Concept note 1''':
* Context: key investments in Morogoro (rice), Manyara and Dodoma (maize), Arusha, Kilima, Tanga, Zan etc.
* Goal: increase agric productivity growth, economic growth, food production, food and nutrition security, NRM and reduce poverty in FtF / gov't / CAADP areas.
* Objectives/outputs: a) participatory diagnosis, characterization of agro-ecologies, farming systems, land use, gender, market, research priorities ?? b) integrated options for assembling crop, agro-forestry and livestock technologies for SI c) integrated options for value chains, institutional policy innovations for SI, d) marketing/options for scaling up and out and e) capacity building.
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'''Concept note 2''': Rice in West Africa.
* Rice production constraints in
* Policy support is changing;
* Rain-fed lowlands - high potential yield achievable.
* Cultural ceremonies should continue;
* Land tenure conflicts: Land owner vs. tenant / native vs. immigrant, upstream vs. downstream.
* Multi-stakeholder processes: include all stakeholders, land users (gender), land owners, policy makers, negotiate long-term lease of land (allow for investments and ensure stability);
* Improved water management, water conservation, water harvesting.
* Small scale mechanization (lands preparation, threshing, transport from field to farm and farm to market, milling);
* This proposal for Tanzania: Rice is the second most important crop in Tanzania, 75% of rice is produced in rain-fed lowlands, productivity of rice is low, including vegetables will decrease undernourishment; vegetables will increase farm income.
* Purpose of proposal: enhance productivity etc.
* Rice sector employs 20M farmers, most of them women, and sustains 100M people.
* Main pillars: MSP, enviro systems analysis, intensification and diversification, ???
* Products? valley communities that resolve constraints and conflicts. Spatial model applicable at national scale to determine agric potential;
* Conclusions: Tanzania has to step up rice production because the world market runs out; rain-fed lowlands can largely supply enough rice for Tanzania and beyond; Sufficient lowland area will remain intact for traditional and environmental uses; realization of ssound water management can make rain-fed lowlands climate proof.

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