Africa RISING Project: Sustainable tree-crop-livestock intensification as a pillar for the Ethiopian climate resilient green economy initiative

In 2012, Africa RISING funded an ‘early win’ project in Ethiopia led by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). The project aims to underpin the Ethiopian Climate Resilient Green Economy Initiative by providing early win tree species and management options for integrating fruit, fodder, fuelwood, fertilizer and timber trees in fields, farms and landscapes. This will enable sustainable intensification of
farm systems by expanding the scope of options promoted by the initiative, and by targeting species and management options appropriately to sites and farmer circumstances. In the process, we will build a durable partnership amongst national and international institutions that will be well-placed to further refine the options available and their targeting. A novel aspect is bringing together tree, crop and livestock expertise to address the whole farm and landscape context. This is critical for the success of integrating trees in fields where they may compete as well complement crops, and where the management of livestock grazing is fundamental to the success of tree establishment. The outputs include: 1. Local knowledge about integration of trees in fields, farms and landscapes documented. 2. Best bet tree species and management options identified. 3. Needs for development of the tree seed and seedling supply sector assessed. 4. Effective partnerships for promoting tree-crop-livestock integration to underpin the climate resilient green economy initiative established.

2012年，非洲提升计划（Africa RISING）资助了由世界农林中心（World Agroforestry Centre，ICRAF）主导的埃塞俄比亚早期成效项目。本项目旨在为埃塞俄比亚气候韧性绿色经济倡议（Ethiopian Climate Resilient Green Economy Initiative）提供支撑，通过提供适用于农田、农场与景观场景的果树、饲料树、薪炭树、肥用树及用材树整合方案与配套管理模式，助力该倡议落地。此举将通过拓展倡议所推广的方案范畴，并针对不同场地与农户实际情况优化适配品种及管理模式，实现农业系统的可持续集约化发展。在此过程中，项目团队将搭建长效的国内外机构合作伙伴关系，以便后续进一步优化现有方案及其适配策略。本项目的创新之处在于整合林木、作物与畜牧领域的专业知识，统筹兼顾农场与景观整体场景——这一点对于农田林木整合工作至关重要，因为林木既可能与作物形成资源竞争，又能起到互补作用，同时牲畜放牧管理亦是林木定植成功的核心前提。项目产出包括：1. 完成农田、农场与景观中林木整合相关本土知识的建档留存；2. 确定优选林木品种与配套管理方案；3. 评估林木种子与种苗供应产业的发展需求；4. 建立旨在推动林木-作物-畜牧一体化发展、支撑气候韧性绿色经济倡议的有效合作机制。