Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
Desire for Greener Land
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Assessment<br />
Impacts of the Technology<br />
Production and socio-economic benefits Production and socio-economic disadvantages<br />
increased crop yield<br />
decreased labour constraints<br />
decreased workload<br />
simplified farm operations<br />
reduced risk of production failure<br />
increased farm income<br />
increased expenses on agricultural inputs<br />
Socio-cultural benefits Socio-cultural disadvantages<br />
improved conservation / erosion knowledge<br />
improved food security /self sufficiency<br />
community institution strengthening<br />
Ecological benefits Ecological disadvantages<br />
improved soil cover<br />
increased biomass / above ground C<br />
increased nutrient cycling recharge<br />
reduced soil loss<br />
reduced soil crusting / sealing<br />
reduced soil compaction<br />
increased soil organic matter / below ground C<br />
Off-site benefits Off-site disadvantages<br />
reduced surface runoff<br />
increased water availability<br />
Contribution to human well-being/livelihoods<br />
improved tillage improves crop yields and thus household income increases<br />
Benefits/costs according to land user<br />
Acceptance/adoption:<br />
Benefits compared with costs short-term: long-term:<br />
Establishment positive positive<br />
Maintenance/recurrent positive positive<br />
The adoption of the technology has been subject to the establishment of transfer programmes with smallholder farmers. In particular, in<br />
two communes of the “secano interior” (Ninhue and Yumbel), 100% of the families who were part of the technology transfer programme<br />
on no tillage adopted the technology. In terms of the area covered, the programme covered 1000 ha and 35% of the area adopted no<br />
tillage. Only a few land user families have implemented the technology voluntarily.<br />
There is no trend towards (growing) spontaneous adoption of the technology.<br />
Concluding statements<br />
Strengths and how to sustain/improve Weaknesses and how to overcome<br />
No tillage preceded by subsoiling as part of the incentive<br />
programme <strong>for</strong> the recovery of degraded soils managed by the<br />
Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) Adjusting incentives<br />
according to timing of the expenses and investments and also<br />
conditioning incentives to the adoption of the technologies<br />
The availability of machines is the main obstacle <strong>for</strong> adopting zero<br />
tillage and subsoiling To create and promote small companies of<br />
agricultural machinery, managed by farmers themselves. Two<br />
examples already exist in the counties of San Carlos and Ninhue.<br />
Key reference(s): Del Pozo, A., Del Canto, P. 1999. Areas agroclimaticas y sistemasproductivos en la VII y VIII Región. (INIA)<br />
Contact person(s): Ovalle Carlos, Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias. covalle@inia.cl<br />
80 DESIRE – WOCAT <strong>Desire</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Greener</strong> <strong>Land</strong>