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Human Environment Cropland per household (ha) 10,000 Implementation activities, inputs and costs Establishment activities Land user: individual / household, medium scale land users, common / average land users, mainly men Population density: 10-50 persons/km2 Annual population growth: < 0.5% Land ownership: individual, titled Land use rights: individual (all cropland is privately owned, some shrubland or forest is state property) Water use rights: individual. Water use is organised by permits to water extraction from aquifers on individual basis. Water rights are provided and controlled by the water authority of the Segura river basin. Relative level of wealth: average, which represents 80% of land users; 75% of the total land area is owned by average land users 1. Construction of terraces 2. Plantation of shrubs and cereals or leguminous species (optional) Maintenance/recurrent activities 1. Filling up bank gullies in terraces 2. Replace died shrubs (optional) SLM Technology: Vegetated earth-banked terraces, Spain DESIRE – WOCAT 2012 Importance of off-farm income: > 50% of all income: There is no difference in the ones who apply the technology and those who do not. Most farmers do have an off-farm income for example from hunting, work in a factory, or office. Access to service and infrastructure: moderate: employment (e.g. off-farm), energy; high: health, education, technical assistance, market, roads & transport, drinking water and sanitation, financial services Market orientation: commercial / market Mechanization: mechanised Livestock grazing on cropland: yes Technical drawing Quickbird satellite image showing the concentration of terraces along natural drainage lines (thalwegs) where runoff concentrates. Drainage lines are indicated with dotted lines. Establishment inputs and costs per ha Inputs Costs (US$) % met by land user Labour Equipment 270 10 - machine use Other 428 10 - shrub seedlings and seeds 218 10 TOTAL 916 10 Maintenance/recurrent inputs and costs per ha per year Inputs Costs (US$) % met by land user Labour Equipment 28 10 - machine use Other 24 10 - shrub seedlings and seeds 22 10 TOTAL 74 10 Remarks: Price of fuel and labour are the most important determinants of the costs. The local wage rate is 79 US$/day. The costs were indicated assuming a distance between terraces of 50 meter, meaning two terraces of 100 meter long per hectare. Prices are for spring 2008. Subsidies are foreseen for the installation of the vegetated terraces and for maintenance during at least 4 years if all requirements are fulfilled that are described in the regional development programme. 151
Assessment Impacts of the Technology Production and socio-economic benefits Production and socio-economic disadvantages decreased workload (less damage to fields due to less gully formation) increased expenses on agricultural inputs hindered farm operations Socio-cultural benefits Socio-cultural disadvantages improved conservation / erosion knowledge conflict mitigation (less damage to neighbours’ fields) Ecological benefits Ecological disadvantages reduced soil loss reduced hazard towards adverse events reduced surface runoff improved harvesting / collection of water increased soil moisture improved soil cover increased soil organic matter / below ground C increased animal diversity (terraces provide corridors connecting fields and provide shelter) increased plant diversity increased beneficial species increased / maintained habitat diversity Off-site benefits Off-site disadvantages reduced downstream flooding reduced downstream siltation reduced damage on neighbours fields reduced damage on public / private infrastructure improved buffering / filtering capacity Contribution to human well-being/livelihoods There is less damage to fields and to infrastructure due to gully formation and flooding. Benefits/costs according to land user Benefits compared with costs short-term: long-term: Establishment negative neutral / balanced Maintenance/recurrent neutral / balanced slightly positive Implementation of the terraces is relatively expensive. Additionally planting of shrubs is also relatively expensive and requires a subsidy. Once installed, maintenance is not expensive and pays off because of less damage to fields and infrastructure. Acceptance/adoption: Eighty per cent of land user families have implemented the technology with external material support. Terraces are traditionally widespread in the region. Most of them were installed without external support. Nowadays there are subsidies for construction and maintenance of vegetated strips and terraces. Twenty per cent of land user families have implemented the technology voluntary. There is no trend towards (growing) spontaneous adoption of the technology. There is acceptance, but it is not growing. In some parts terraces are removed to make larger fields, and some new ones are also constructed. Recently installed subsidies may change this Concluding statements Strengths and how to sustain/improve Weaknesses and how to overcome This technology is very effective at reducing surface runoff and erosion by reducing slope gradients and connectivity. In addition, it has a water harvesting effect. So it reduces on-site and off-site erosion problems and potentially increases water retention in the fields. The technology can be enhanced by providing more information and publicity so that existing terraces are maintained. The terraces prevent gully formation and damage to the fields and to their neighbours maintenance is needed and should be promoted. The technology does not improve farm income and has a significant implementation cost Provide information on all the advantages that include many costs for society (including floods, reservoir siltation etc.). The subsidy for implementation already solves the problem of implementation costs. It is considered relatively expensive to implement and particularly the optional planting of woody species is considered complicated in dry years Subsidies for terrace construction and planting of woody species as well as cooperation between farmers to reduce costs of maintenance when subsidies stop. Key reference(s): CARM 2008. Programa de Desarrollo Rural de la Región de Murcia 2007-2013 Tomo I. 508pp, http://www.carm.es/neweb2/servlet/integra.servlets.ControlPublico?IDCONTENIDO=4689&IDTIPO=100&RASTRO=c431$m1219 Contact person: Joris de Vente, EEZA-CSIC, Joris@sustainable-ecosystems.com 152 DESIRE – WOCAT Desire for Greener Land
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to Russia and China (see Table 1).
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