The document describes research being conducted by the ZALF (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research) in Sub-Saharan Africa. It discusses 12 projects focused on food security, climate change impacts, and bioenergy development. A key project discussed is Trans-SEC, a 7.5 million euro initiative aiming to improve food security in Tanzania through identifying successful food production and distribution strategies. The Trans-SEC project involves stakeholder participation, testing of good agricultural practices, and disseminating results to influence policy.

1. Africa-Day at ZALF
„Food Security in the light of Climate
Change and Bioenergy – Challenges for
Research in Sub-Saharan Africa“
21.10.2013
Stefan Sieber et al.

2. Karibu! Welcome!
10:00-10:15
Welcome Address, Prof. Hubert Wiggering, Prof. Klaus Müller
10:15-10:30
Introduction of participating Institutions and Guests
10:30-11:15
Presentation of Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa at ZALF: selected topics and
research designs. (Stefan Sieber, ZALF)
11:15-11:45
Trans-SEC „Innovating pro-poor Strategies to safeguard Food Security using Technology and
Knowledge Transfer: A people-centred Approach” (Frieder Graef, ZALF)
11:45-12:15
Discussion
12:15-13:15
Lunch
13:15-13:45
ZALF Institutes – A guided walk on the campus and press picture
13:45 -16:00
Presentations and notes of invited experts:
Presentation on the GlobE program (Frank Jansen, PTJ/BMBF)
Presentation on JRC-IPTS Research Projects on African agriculture. Focus on micro and
regional levels (Sergio Gomez y Paloma, EU Commission).
16:00-16:30
Discussion on further development of presented research activities and collaboration
possibilities between present institutions
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3. Story 1: ZALF in Sub-Saharan Africa
• ZALF
• Projects in SS-Africa
• Projects in Tanzania
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4. ZALF e.V.
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5. ZALF e.V.
• Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
– The ZALF e.V. is member of the LeibnizAssociation
– The statutory remit of ZALF is to scientifically explore
ecosystems in agricultural landscapes and to develop
ecologically and economically acceptable land use
systems.
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6. ZALF e.V.
• Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
– 7 Institutes, Staff 400, Budget approx. 32 m €
– Projects are implemented at Institute of SocioEconomics
– 17 people in Trans-SEC
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7. ZALF Team
A 1. Stefan Sieber
2. Dirk Pohle
3. Karin Stahl
4. Harry Hoffmann
5. Götz Uckert
6. Jane Wambura
7. Katharina Löhr
8. Constanze Reif
9. Amjath Babu
B 10. Frieder Graef
11. Jana Schindler
C 12. Meike Schäfer
13. Ottfried Dietrich
D 14. Marcos Lana
15. Christian Kersebaum
E 16. Katharina Helming
17. Hannes König
F Associated
1.
2.
3.
4.
Rosi Siebert
Peter Zander
Johannes Schuler
Tim Ndah
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8. Topics
• ZALF Team
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A 1. Stefan Sieber
2. Dirk Pohle
3. Karin Stahl
4. Harry Hoffmann
5. Götz Uckert
6. Jane Wambura
7. Katharina Löhr
8. Constanze Reif
9. Amjath Babu
B 10. Frieder Graef
11. Jana Schindler
C 12. Meike Schäfer
13. Ottfried Dietrich
D 14. Marcos Lana
15. Christian Kersebaum
E 16. Katharina Helming
17. Hannes König
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9. Institutes
• ZALF Team
A
E
D
B
C
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A 1. Stefan Sieber
2. Dirk Pohle
3. Karin Stahl
4. Harry Hoffmann
5. Götz Uckert
6. Jane Wambura
7. Katharina Löhr
8. Constanze Reif
9. Amjath Babu
B 10. Frieder Graef
11. Jana Schindler
C 12. Meike Schäfer
13. Ottfried Dietrich
D 14. Marcos Lana
15. Christian Kersebaum
E 16. Katharina Helming
17. Hannes König
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10. 12 Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
1.
Trans-SEC 2
2.
FSA Africa
3.
IA-Africa
4.
Trans-SEC 1
5.
6.
PES-Africa
Better-iS
7.
ReACCT
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Innovating pro-poor Strategies to
safeguard Food Security using Technology and Knowledge
Transfer: A people-centred Approach (BMBF/BMZ)
FSA Linking Innovations along Value Chains in Landscape
Systems (ZALF)
Impact Assessments for Food Security-Policies in Sub-Saharan
Africa (ZALF)
Innovating pro-poor Strategies to safeguard Food Security using
Technology and Knowledge Transfer: A people-centred
Approach (BMBF/BMZ)
Payments for Ecosystem Services (German Embassy, Kenya)
Bioenergy - Strategies to use biomass value chain potential for
sub-Saharan Africa to better respond to global change (BMZ)
Climate Change Impact Assessment and adaptation options in
vulnerable agro-landscapes in East Africa (BMZ)
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11. 12 Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
8. SUB-SAHARA
with R. Siebert
9. CA2Africa
Peter Zander
10. LUPIS
with K. Helming
11. Globe 2
12. Globe 1
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Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan
Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable (BMZ)
Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analyzing and Foreseeing
its Impact - Comprehending its Adoption (EU FP7)
Land use policies and sustainable development in developing
countries (EU FP6)
Development of the Scaling-up Assessment Tool ScalA (BMZ)
Sustainable Agriculture as an approach to achieve pro-poor
growth in developing countries (BMVEL)
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12. Tanzania - 11.5 M Euro
Globe
Globe
I+2
I+2
ReACCT
Better-iS
SubSahara
Up-Scaling of
Good
Agricultural
Practices
Resilient Agrolandscapes to
Climate
Change in
Tanzania
Coordinator:
ZALF
0,2 Mio
BMELF/GIZ
Coordinator:
ZALF
1,3 Mio
GIZ
Biofuel evaluation
for Tanzanian
Technological
Efficiency using
Renewables –
integrated
Strategies
Coordinator:
ZALF
1,1 Mio
GIZ
Strategies for
Adapting to
Climate Change
in Rural SubSaharan Africa:
Targeting the
Most Vulnerable
Coordinator:
IFPRI
1,3 Mio
GIZ
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TransTransSEC I+2
SEC I+2
Innovating propoor strategies
to safeguard
Food Security
using technology
and knowledge
transfer
Coordinator:
ZALF
7,5+0.1 Mio
BMBF/GIZ
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13. Methods
macro-level
CC Projection
Bio-economic modeling
Hydrological modeling
CGE and Crop modeling
Remote Sensing
Dendrochronology
Crop sample areas
HH survey, focus groups
Value chain analysis
Stakeholder processes
Time
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14. Climate change projection M. Büchner/ PIK
Temperature, precipitation change (downscaled A1B IPCC)
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http://www.reacctanzania.com/
+3 °C
- 50 mm
+ 150 mm
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15. Impact Model Food security S. Msangi/ IFPRI
Impact Modeling (IFPRI):
Child Malnutrition for Tanzania
(millions of children, age 0-5)
millions of undernourished children
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2000
2.0
2010
1.5
2020
1.0
0.5
0.0
Baseline
SecurityFirst
SustainabilityFirst
• SecF: Less trade, technical progress, economic demand
• SusF: More environmental protection, efficient energy usage and
technologies, emphasis on yield productivity
= Driver analysis of MaA has high impact on food security
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16. DSSAT Crop Modeling Results J. Bobert, C. Kersebaum
Indicator
Past
Current
Future
agriculture land fraction
precipitation in dry
season
precipitation in rain
season
water availability in rain
season
Field trials:
Observed data to be
used in DSSAT model
analysis
water availability
throughout the year
total yield in vuli and
masika seasons
yield security without
adaptation measures
• Land use change and climate change lead to:
• increasing pressure on natural resources
• Instable food security due to fluctuating yields
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17. SWAT modeling results
M. Natkhin, O. Dietrich, M. Schäfer
Indicator
Past
Current
Future
Agriculture land fraction
Precipitation in dry
season
Precipitation in rain
season
Annual flood peak
surface runoff &
vulnerability erosion
SWAT model:
Land use change and
Time with low flow
climate change analysis,
Ngerengegere
Water availability
in dry season
catchment / observed
data
• Land use change and climate change lead to:
• Increase of surface runoff and flood peaks
• Longer duration of river low flows in catchments
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18. Value chain analysis G. Uckert, H. Hoffmann
Jatropha Reference sites
JPTL, Kabir
Lenguriki/MFP
(Tandai)
Woodfuel
survey
Master Thesis
Ntabaye in
Bagamoyo District
Jatropha
Palm oil
Master Thesis
Kisangi in
Kisarawa District
SVO/MFP
Wood
(MFP +
Prokon)
Jatropha
survey
Master Thesis
Karwani in Rungwe District
Surveys on value chains of woody biomass,
sunflower, Jatropha and palm oil
(1) Local consumption,
(2) sustainability,
(3) economic viability,
(3) market access/functioning
Pressure on land
and resources
Charcoal
Impact evaluation
Reduction of
negative side-effect
not feasible
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Alternative energy systems
Photos: Sieber, Uckert
(FELISA)
Palm oil
survey
Master ThesIs
Mahoo
in Monduli/
Arumeru District
Multifunctional
Platform
Ex-ante assessment
- high opportunity costs of labor
- Jatropha compete with food production
- As support plant for vanilla, pepper
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19. Participative DSS SCALA S. Polreich et al.
Participative Decision
Making for Good Practices
at community level
Development financed by…
• BMVEL
• GTZ Sustainet
• GTZ Sektorvorhaben
„Nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung
in der Landwirtschaft“
• BETTER-iS (GTZ/BEAF
• REACCT (GTZ/BEAF)
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20. Participative DSS Tim Ndah, Johannes Schuler, Peter Zander
Project goal
• to assess and learn jointly from past and ongoing CA experiences under which
conditions and to what extent does CA
strengthen the socio-economic position of
landholders in Africa.
• To identify knowledge gaps for future
research, development and promotion of CA.
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21. Good Practices T. Below
Farm and crop-management:
· Mixed cropping
· Grow vegetables in off-season
· Drought-resistant crops (cassava,
sorghum, millet, groundnut, sunflower)
· Short maturing varieties
· Apply farmyard manure
· Extend farmland outside of the ward
· Extend farmland within the ward
· Fallowing
· Crop rotation
· Apply inorganic fertilizer
· Agroforestry
Below et al. 2010
• Set of GP needs to be assembled to region-explicit
conditions to maximize effectiveness and efficiency
= Ranked GP to site conditions stabilize yields
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22. Story 2: Trans-SEC Project
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At a glance
Objectives
Partners
Research Design
Outputs
WP Organisation
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23. Trans-SEC
At a glance
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7,5 M Euro
Managing
3 + 2 Years
F. Graef
S. Sieber
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7.1 M BMBF / 400,000 Euro BMZ
PTJ / GIZ on behalf of BMBF / BMZ
Evaluation after 3 years
Scientific Coordinator
General Manager
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24. Objectives
• Improvement of food situation for the mostvulnerable rural poor population in Tanzania,
• Identification of successful food securing upgrading
strategies along local and regional FVC
• Testing UGS and adjust them to site-specific,
sustainable settings,
• Dissemination of concepts for national outreach,
• Implementation at different levels of policy,
extension and research.
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25. USPs Research
• An integrated food value chain (FVC) approach
• Local and regional knowledge on site conditions.
(“Not to re-invent the wheel”)
• Extraordinary high level of participation.
(“South-South and North-South learning”)
• Action research, national dissemination/up-scaling
(“Testing the implementation capability is the key for success”)
• Risks, success and lessons learnt from failure
(“Liebig`s law of minimum constraints”)
• Models: SWIM, LPJmL, IMPACT, Hermes, DSSAT
(“Foresight, simulation for future scenarios”)
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26. 90 Trans-SEC Consortium
Mtandao wa Vikundi vya
Wakulima Tanzania
?
Europa University Viadrina
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27. Research Design
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28. Research design
Food Security
Demand-driven
Approach
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Broad topics around
Food Security / FVC
from institutional,
policy, societal and
production levels
Emphasis of pre-defined
topics may change
Stakeholder
Involvement
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29. Research Topics
Addressed issues of the call
Topic
High emphasis
Natural
resources
soil, water
Production
Value chain
Region and
gender
food production,
food quality
post-harvest
processing
site- and regionspecific solutions
Considered with
Considered, but
medium emphasis
lower emphasis
material flows and
nutrient cycles
human nutrition
health
Additional issues
reduction of food
value chain losses
gender-specific
structures
waste management
Livestock
participation, societal
differences, policies, instit
utions
plants / plant
breeding
Plants
Biomass/energy
markets
biomass /
bioenergy
animals in food
system
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waste management
waste management
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30. Research Design
CPM-System
Ad-hoc services
on your request
• Professional team
of supervisors,
mediators, teambuilder
• Accompanying
services for TransSEC consortium
Involvement of
Professionals
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31. Research Design
Science
Village 1
Village 2
Village 1
Policy,
Services
Villages
TransSEC
World
Village 2
Public
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32. Outputs
Science
Public
TransSEC
World
Policy,
Service
Villages
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Data base on Food Value Chains
Surveys, Interviews, Information Systems, DSS
Model Systems (Impact, SWIM, LPJmL, Hermes, DSSAT)
Publications
Policy Briefs, Leaflets, Guides
8 Documentaries on Trans-SEC topics
TV, newspapers, press releases
Public networks, homepage
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CPM-System, Supervision, Mediation, Teambuilding
Capacity Building, Exchange PhD, Conferences
Project applications
Policy Programs
Farmers Schools
Village level
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33. WP Structure
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34. Story 3: The Trans-SEC Management
• Management
• Homepage
• Infrastructure
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35. Organigram
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36. Mapping partners
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37. Homepage www.trans-sec.org
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38. Infrastructure
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Services for Transport & 4 Vehicles
Meeting rooms at SUA and ARIs, contact persons
Access to 4 villages via our African partners
Assistance for facilitation of workshops, focus groups
and surveys, interview
• Support for financial management, reporting
• Support for research stays in Germany
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Source: Fess et al., 2011. sustainability
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39. Infrastructure
Venues
Equipment
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4 Cars
Training&CPM
MoUs
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40. Infrastructure
SUA/ARI
Workshop
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People
Village Sites
Mobility
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41. Infrastructure
Farmers
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Young researcher
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42. Asante sana for your attention!
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43. Story 1: The GlobE Program
• Objectives
• Funding Scheme
• Partner Projects
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44. Objectives of GlobE
• Global Food Security GlobE
• National Research Strategy „BioEconomy
2030“
• 2010 started by the German Government
• Aim is the TRANSFORMATION from an oil –
based industry and society to a biomass –
based industry and society
• Five key challenges were selected as a
starting point: Ensuring global nutrition
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45. Objectives of GlobE
• Participatory design of German-African research
networks which focus on the food system
• Identifying and solving central problems related to
the overarching food system in Africa
• Developing regionally adapted research solutions
based on a solid situation analysis of the region
• Supporting and further developing research
capacities in Germany and in the African partner
countries
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46. Funding Scheme
BMZ (Federal Ministry for
BMBF (Federal Ministry of
Education and Research)
Economic Cooperation and
Development)
PT - Jülich
GIZ
German
iARC
Partner
- Universities
- Research
Centers
- Companies
- etc.
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African
Partner
- Universities
- Research
Centers
- Companies
- etc.
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IFPRI
icipe
AVRDC
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47. Funding Scheme
Trans-SEC
Workshop
GlobE - Evaluation
GlobE – Global food security
funding period I
funding period II
Delivery of concepts
implementation of concepts
Result:
Result:
15 out of 52 proposals
6 out of 15 concepts
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48. 6 GlobE projects
Budget of 45 M Euro
• „Wetlands“ Wetlands in East Africa: reconciling future
food production with environmental protection
-> Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania
• „HORTINLEA“ Horticultural Innovations and Learning for
Improved Nutrition And Livelihood in East Africa
-> Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia
• „RELOAD“ Reduction of Post Harvest Losses and Value
Addition in East African Food Value Chains
-> Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya

49. 6 GlobE projects
• "BiomassWeb" Improving Food Security in Africa
through Increased System Productivity of Biomassbased Webs
-> Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia
• “UrbanFoodPlus” African-German partnership to
enhance resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban
agriculture in West African cities
-> Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon
• “Trans-SEC” Innovating pro-poor Strategies to safeguard
Food Security using Technology and Knowledge Transfer
-> Tanzania

50. 6 GlobE projects
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Tanzania
Kenya
Uganda
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Ghana
Nigeria
Burkina Faso
Mali
Cameroon
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