Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
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Human Environment<br />
Cropland per household<br />
(ha)<br />
10,000<br />
<strong>Land</strong> user: Individual and common small scale<br />
land users, mainly men<br />
Population density: 10-50 persons/km 2<br />
Annual population growth: < 0.5%<br />
<strong>Land</strong> ownership: individual, titled<br />
<strong>Land</strong> use rights: individual (all cropland is<br />
privately owned)<br />
Water use rights: individual. Water use is<br />
organised by permits to water extraction from<br />
aquifers on an individual basis. Water rights are<br />
provided and controlled by the water authority of<br />
the Segura river basin.<br />
Relative level of wealth: average, which<br />
represents 80% of land users; 75% of the total<br />
land area is owned by average land users<br />
Importance of off-farm income: > 50% of all income:<br />
There is no difference in the ones who apply the<br />
technology and those who do not. Most farmers do<br />
have an off-farm income <strong>for</strong> example from hunting,<br />
work in a factory or office.<br />
Access to service and infrastructure: moderate:<br />
employment, energy; high: education, technical<br />
assistance, market, roads & transport, drinking water<br />
and sanitation, financial services<br />
Market orientation: commercial / market<br />
Mechanization: mechanised<br />
Livestock grazing on cropland: yes<br />
Technical drawing:<br />
Left: Photo of the disc-plough used <strong>for</strong> superficial ploughing (~20cm depth) where there is a large amount of crop residue and/or<br />
perennial vegetation. Right: Chisel-plough (Photos: Joris de Vente)<br />
Implementation activities, inputs and costs<br />
Initial investment<br />
Establishment inputs and costs per unit<br />
1. Disc-plough Inputs Costs (US$) % met by<br />
land user<br />
Maintenance/recurrent activities<br />
Equipment<br />
- tools<br />
794 100<br />
TOTAL 794 100<br />
Maintenance/recurrent inputs and costs per ha per year<br />
1. Tillage with disc-plough Inputs Costs (US$) % met by<br />
land user<br />
Labour<br />
Equipment<br />
12 100<br />
- machine use (tractor &<br />
fuel)<br />
50 100<br />
TOTAL 62 100<br />
Remarks: Fuel price is the most determinate factor affecting the costs. The costs are indicated per ha of land where the technology is<br />
implemented. The disc plough costs $7937, but assuming an average farm size of 10 ha, this means a per ha cost of $794. The local<br />
wage rate is 79 US$/day. (Prices are <strong>for</strong> spring 2008).<br />
SLM Technology: Reduced contour tillage of cereals in semi-arid environments, Spain DESIRE – WOCAT 2012<br />
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