Sustainable Cotton :Sustainable Cotton :Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility
ManagementManagement
H. Breman, C. Gaborel, M. Vaissayre H. Breman, C. Gaborel, M. Vaissayre
& R. Vogelsperger& R. Vogelsperger
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Proposal IFDC, CIRAD and West African Partners
Sustainable Cotton :Sustainable Cotton :Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility Integrated Pest and Soil Fertility
ManagementManagement
Cotton production costsCotton production costs Integrated soil fertility managementIntegrated soil fertility management Integrated pest managementIntegrated pest management More efficient input use = 50% increase of More efficient input use = 50% increase of
farmers´ revenuesfarmers´ revenues
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Production costs; external inputsProduction costs; external inputs
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Euro/haEuro/ha % total costs% total costs % total value% total value
fertilizersfertilizers 7676 5656 2323
phytos. phytos. prod.prod.
5858 4343 1818
seedsseeds 11 0.70.7 0.30.3
TotalTotal 135135 100100 41 **41 **
** Gross value: 328 Euro/ha; value corrected for inputs 193 Euro/ha
Integrated Soil Fertility ManagementIntegrated Soil Fertility Management effect of integrated use of fertilizer and soil effect of integrated use of fertilizer and soil
amendments improves in timeamendments improves in time
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Environmental and Economic Benefits
>10 years fallow depleted soil SFI package
nutrient recovery (%) 35 25 70yield increase (kg/ha) 900 650 1800
RVC** 1.6 1.2 3.2
** RVC = value maize / costs fertiliser
Integrated soil fertility managementIntegrated soil fertility management
Present yield, potential Present yield, potential yield and biological yield and biological
production: 1150, 2500 production: 1150, 2500 & 450 kg/ha& 450 kg/ha
Improved fertilizer use Improved fertilizer use efficiency: efficiency:
>> 200 kg/ha extra or 200 kg/ha extra or >> 76 Euro/ha extra76 Euro/ha extra
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Integrated pest managementIntegrated pest management
Best practicesBest practices resistant varietiesresistant varieties trap-crops & trap-crops &
naturel ennemiesnaturel ennemies selectivityselectivity thresholds thresholds defoliationdefoliation soil fertilysoil fertily
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Integrated pest managementIntegrated pest management
Treatment only when required: Treatment only when required:
Costs 17 – 29 Euro/ha less, revenue equally higherCosts 17 – 29 Euro/ha less, revenue equally higher
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A proposal:A proposal:50% increase of revenue; decreased 50% increase of revenue; decreased
environmental risksenvironmental risks
Participatory integration and up scaling of integrated Participatory integration and up scaling of integrated soil fertility and pest management: soil fertility and pest management:
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stakeholder platforms extension and promotion material enabling socio-economic and policy environment =
reinforcement of cotton companies and rural develop projects **
training of trainers, in context pilot platforms/projects
** MIR = West African inputs market; cotton inputs emergency plan
Governments and donor investments in:
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Enabling socio-economic and policy environments
soil improvement; a “Marshall Plan”
research
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