Issues and priorities for CCPMP: an economic perspective Bob Farquharson and Bob Martin Project team meeting Battambang February 2009

Our aim today Encourage discussion about CCPMP Project objectives and structure Constraints in the Cambodian environment Some premises about incentives in this environment Aspects of successful adoption of technologies Choosing technologies to succeed Some project possibilities to consider

The broad project objective are agreed

Yield gap model of constraints

Constraints in a value-chain context

Spatial issues and extension

Some premises 1. Economic and social improvement is important The economics of crop production are important 2. A gap exists between actual and potential Some constraints can be overcome 3. Farmers are heterogeneous in many ways Strategies for specific groups 4. Farm financial outcomes are influenced by upstream and downstream issues Value chain approach and Communities of Practice

Priority technologies for adoption Rhizobium inoculation of legumes Improved crop varieties and/or certified seed Application of Urea to maize Changes in crop rotations and crop sequencing Use of reduced or conservation tillage Integrated pest management (IPM).

Rhizobium inoculation of legumes Simple, easy to adoptYes Production: demonstrated, trialableYes Profitable: economic analysisYes Socio-economic considerations OKYes Marketing: markets available? Value chain: inputs availableNo

Improved crop varieties and/or certified seed Simple, easy to adoptYes Production: demonstrated, trialableYes Profitable: economic analysisYes Socio-economic considerations OKYes Marketing: markets available? Value chain: inputs availableNo

Application of Urea to maize Simple, easy to adoptYes Production: demonstrated, trialable? Profitable: economic analysis? Socio-economic considerations OK? Marketing: markets available? Value chain: inputs availableYes

Changes in crop rotations and crop sequencing Simple, easy to adoptYes Production: demonstrated, trialable? Profitable: economic analysis? Socio-economic considerations OK? Marketing: markets available? Value chain: inputs availableNo

Use of reduced or conservation tillage Simple, easy to adoptNo Production: demonstrated, trialableYes Profitable: economic analysisYes Socio-economic considerations OK? Marketing: markets available? Value chain: inputs availableNo

Integrated pest management (IPM) Simple, easy to adoptNo Production: demonstrated, trialableNo Profitable: economic analysis? Socio-economic considerations OK? Marketing: markets available? Value chain: inputs availableNo

Priority technologies There are 6 production technologies that the project can look at They vary in ease of adoption They vary in stage of development They require input from all project teams: Production Socio-economics Marketing Value chain

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