Funded projects and new project proposal
- 1. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 Funded projects and new project proposal Prapa Taranet, Sunsanee Arunyawat, Saranya Norkeaw, Kreeyaporn Devahastin and Pitayakon Limtong Land Development Department prapataranet@gmail.com
- 2. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 1. Development and promotion of soil doctor program for sustainable land and agricultural management practices in Lancang-Mekong countries Specific Objectives: To develop soil doctor program in the sub-region To strengthen the collaboration on promotion of SLM practices To enable networking and knowledge transfer on SLM practices To increase an awareness on SLM practices To promote management practices for SLM 1 2 3 The overall objective of the project is to assist Lancang-Mekong Countries promoting sustainable land and agricultural management practices through development and promotion of soil doctor program. 4 5
- 3. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 Activities •Review and develop an operational strategy, mechanism and material supports •Establish partnerships with key national and institutions •Organize of inception workshop and implementation of the operational strategy •Etc. Activities • Develop projects database system • Develop mobile applications for soil doctor network • Publish workshop reports and recommendations • Soil doctor network scaling out • Etc. Activities • Identify policy instruments and build partnerships • Conduct training of selected soil doctors • Identify constraints and needs for establishing soil doctor network • Conduct research and development • Etc. Activities • Organize an expert group meeting • Conduct training for capacity building • Identify information, collaboration, analysis and monitoring needs • Etc. Work plan proposal Manual and training modules Output 2 Networking Output 4 Knowledge platform Output 3 Capacity building Duration: 3 years Output 1
- 4. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 Expected outcomes: 1. Providing support for SLM practices (through network and partnerships) and developing activities for promoting and scaling out of SLM 2. Raising an awareness of the importance of soils, where smallholders understand SLM practices better and participate in conserving their communities environment 3. Providing effective knowledge management and tools for scaling out SLM to local and national development plan in Lancang-Mekong member countries 4. Providing opportunities for stakeholders in the region to participate in creating a network of SLM practices and cooperate in creating platform of knowledge 5. Delivering knowledge and information on soil doctor program for relevant agencies and stakeholders in the region and around the globe.
- 5. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 2. Promoting integrated and sustainable agricultural system in Lancang-Mekong countries Specific Objectives: To promote knowledge sharing among Lancang-Mekong countries To strengthen the collaboration on integrated and sustainable agricultural system To support the formulation of enabling policy for implementation To enable networking and knowledge transfer on integrated and sustainable agricultural system 1 2 3 To adopt and promote integrated and sustainable agricultural system in Lancang-Mekong countries by establishing international collaboration 4
- 6. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 Expected outputs Expected outcomes 1. An overview of national farming systems and sustainable agriculture practices in the region 1. Effective knowledge management for up-scaling, replication and mainstreaming best practices into development plan 2. Policy recommendations for planners, policy-makers and agricultural development implementers on integrated and sustainable agricultural system 2. Enabling environment in terms of a unified soil/water-related policies to broaden the implementation of integrated and sustainable agriculture 3. Capacity building and institutional strengthening through regional collaboration among institutions in Lancang-Mekong countries 3. Exchange the pros and cons of appropriate sustainable agriculture practices in different countries
- 7. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 Main Activities Disseminate the results through various channels handbook, dissemination workshop, etc. Workshops Conduct workshops to make policy suggestions Learning activities Capacity building to the farmers and other stakeholders, conducting site visits, and monitoring activities. Consultation meeting Set up relevant platforms for the exchange of knowledge, technologies and action on best practices for integrated and sustainable agriculture
- 8. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 3. Land degradation assessment and carbon sequestration monitoring for sustainable soil management in agriculture and climate change mitigation Objectives: To assess land degradation by using a land degradation neutrality (LDN) concept To monitor soil carbon and mechanisms in changing soil carbon in agricultural land To identify sustainable soil management under different soil practices using SSM protocol 1 2 3 Land degradation will remain an important global issue for the 21st century because of its adverse impact on agronomic productivity, the environment, and its effect on food security and the quality of life
- 9. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 •Select study areas •LDN for assessing land degradation •Identify experts, relevant agencies and stakeholders and organize workshop •Data collection •Organize workshop to identify appropriate SSM •Etc. 1. Assessment of land degradation using land degradation neutrality (LDN) •Monitoring of soil carbon and crop production (long-term and database compilation) •Estimating the potential of soil carbon sequestration •Mechanisms of changing soil carbon •Networking regional research •Etc. •Plan the SSM assessment •Select study areas and control areas •Identify set of SSM indicators for the selected areas •Define timeline for the field sampling •Etc. Monitor soil carbon and mechanisms in changing soil carbon Identify SSM under different soil practices using SSM protocol Project activities
- 10. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 Expected outputs Expected outcomes 1. Land degradation database and risk map 1. Filling the gap of knowledge on land degradation, soil carbon, and SSM in agriculture and climate change mitigation 2. Change of soil carbon and its dynamics on agricultural land (database, model and/or map) 2. Providing appropriate SSM practices for agriculture and developing activities for promoting SSM implementation 3. Effective SSM for soil carbon improvement 3. Creating a network of SSM practices 4. Scaling-out LDN and SSM protocol implementation
- 11. 6th Asian Soil Partnership MEETING | 4-5 February 2021 Thank you for your attention