Addressing Deforestation at the Country Level

Global Conference on Sustainable BeefOctober 4-7, 2016

Banff Springs, Alberta, Canada

Nicolás J. LucasMinistry of Agroindustry

Argentina

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Challenge

Region % households % population

Patagonia 17,6 24,7

Buenos Aires 22,2 30,9

Pampas 22,7 32,6

Cuyo 25,8 35,6

NW 26,5 35,8

NE 29,9 40,1

Households and population below poverty line, Q1 2016

Poverty line, family of 5 ~ US$852/mo -~US$10,240/yr

Native forest law, 2007

Green = land use changeYellow = sustainable forest managementRed = conservation

Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, 2015.

U. Harvard, Atlas of Economic Complexity

Context 1: Agriculture at the heart of Argentina’s economy and public finances

M. Regúnaga y A. Tejeda Rodriguez – La Política de Comercio Agrícola de Argentina y el Desarrollo Sustentable. ICTSD 2015.

Producer support estimate in selected countries, 2011. Estimate of transfers from consumers and government to producers, as % of gross sectoral income.

Context 1: Agriculture at the heart of Argentina’s economy and public finances

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NE: 60.000 producers (82%)840.000 cows (18%). 12.000 producers (16%); 1.500.000 cows (34%). 1.500 producers (2%); 2.000.000 cows (47%).

NW: 40.000 producers(91%);440.000 cows (32%). 3.000 producers (8%);420.000 cows (31%). 455 producers (1%); 500.000 cows (37%).

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65% of farmers in Argentina (252.000 farms) are smallholders or ‘family agriculture’.They produce 20% of national agricultural output.

Context 2: Productive characterization

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Context 2: Productive characterization

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NW = 4MMNE = 9MM

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Context 3: Agricultural institutions and networks

General policy

General goals for the Ministry of Agroindustry:

Achieve, sustainably, the maximum productive capacity in each territory.

Export agro-industrial goods and services to increasingly diversified markets.

Differentiate and add value in origin, especially in regional economies

Make agro-industrial value chains more competitive and transparent.

In addition, for Greater Chaco:

Strong infrastructure development (Plan Belgrano)

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Sectoral policy

Goals 2025:

Achieve 75% weaning

Increase stock 10%

Transparent markets

Added value

Policies:

Fiscal incentives for productivity and improved financing

Technology uptake (nutrition, sanitation, management)

Climate risk management

Local auctions and “SIO carnes”

Animal i.d. and improved traceability

Strenghtened sanitation

More secure land tenure where still weak

Bioeconomy

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Native forest law is well established and determines available surface:

Available land for cattle ranching, NW & NE: Green forest areas + non-forest lands with productivity 20 < IP < 40 + Yellow forest areas with IP > 20 = between 27 MM and 34MM has, depending on silvopastoral system implemented (NE = 13 MM – 15 MM; NW = 14 MM – 19 MM).

Productivity and stock will increase Competitivity will improve Incomes will rise

Back to the forest…

Improvements in context facilitate conservation

Forest plans under law

Implementation: by law, producers in native forests must submit a management plan. Can we provide guidance on how to combine• extensive cattle ranching, • forage intensification, • natural pastures, • healthy forest and • Biodiversity…

in a silvo-pastoral system?

Back to the forest…

Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, 2015.

National Plan

Agreement between

National

Environmental and

Agriculture

Authorities

Goals: Harmonize public policies

Joint implementation strategy

Coordinate instruments

Commercial strategies

Capacity suilding

Pilot sites

Agreements with Provinces:

Santiago del Estero – Chaco – Salta – Formosa

Training

Santiago del Estero - Chaco - Salta - Chubut - Santa Fe - San

Juan – Córdoba – Cartillas de Divulgación

Pilots

Santiago del Estero - Chaco - Salta

Indicator development

Workshops and consultation with 65 experts. 17 indicators

agreed.

Forest Management with Integrated Cattle Ranching

Principles: sustain or enhance…

Biodiversity

Shrub

Forage reserve

Forest Management Plan

Ranching Management Plan

Risk management

Water management

Guidelines

Connectivity - Heterogeneity - Habitat

Reserve – Structure – Equipment

Cattle management – Feed - Receptivity

Regeneration – Structure – Mimimal Stock

Grazing system – Animal load – Efficiency

Fire prevention and control

Provision – Distribution - Design

… productive capacity and productivity of ecosystems

… integrity of ecosystem and their services

… producer and community welfare

Forest Management with Integrated Cattle Ranching

Prevailing silvopastoral systems

Integrated management at farm level

WaterForage

Biodiversity

Managed forest

+ Grass

Water

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Biological corridors

Thank you

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