Sustainable Fertilizers Production and Use

Faustin MUNYAZIKWIYEDirector/ Climate Change and International

Obligations in REMA

REPUPLIC OF RWANDA

NAMA SEEKING SUPPORT FOR PREPARATION

Outline

1. Background of the agriculture sector2. Description of the proposed NAMA3. Required support to prepare the NAMA4. Potential for transformational change and

sustainable development benefits of the proposed NAMA

5. Relevancy of the proposed NAMA in national policy context

6. Other proposed NAMAs for Rwanda

Background Importance of Agriculture sector• Agriculture contributes to Rwanda’s poverty

reduction goals;• It accounts for 1/3 GDP; • Agriculture constitutes the main economic

activity for the rural households (especially women) and remains their main source of income;

• Today, the agricultural population is estimated to be a little less than 80% of the total population;

Background

Importance of Agriculture sector• The sector meets 90% of the national food

needs and • Generates more than 70% of the country’s

export revenues. Emissions• According to the last GHG inventory report, the

agriculture sector accounted for 78% tCO2e of the total emissions

Description of the proposed NAMA

Types of actions to be undertaken for NAMA• National and Sectoral policy or program;• Project: Investment in machinery; • Project: Investment in infrastructure;• Project: Investment in agribusiness;Technology: Composting and fertilizer

applications and efficient lime productionGHG covered by the action: CO2, N2O and CH4

Description of the proposed NAMA

Estimated emission potential• The initial emission reduction estimations

foresee a total mitigation potential of approx. 880,000 t CO2e for the period 2016 to 2030

Expected timeframe for preparation:• 18 months• Starting time : as soon as funds will be

available

Description of the proposed NAMA

Framework for implementation of the NAMA:• Ministry of Agriculture as : Implementing Entity;• Rwanda Agriculture Board: Executive Agency• Rwanda Environment Management Authority as

National coordinator of NAMAs in country• Key partners: community cattle cooperatives,

existing agribusiness private sector, lime producer small enterprises

• Other stakeholders: MINECOFIN, FONERWA, Districts, NGOs

Description of mitigation action (NAMA)

Goal:• The development and implementation of sustainable fertilizer

production and use accomplished across several subsector component programs

Measures to be undertaken, impacts and outputs• Creation of up to 600 community cattle agribusiness cooperatives

for organic composting of fertilizers for reductions of animal enteric GHG emissions and use of other field residues for composting, in lieu of burning;

• Improved production for producing finely granulated natural lime found in abundance in Musanze, Karongi and Rusizi districts of Rwanda, and

• Improved and sustainable agricultural fertilizer applications, soil erosion measures, and improved agronomic management of soils capacity development programs implemented through Rwanda’s agricultural extension service and farmer schools in rural areas.

Required support to prepare the NAMA

Required support Amount Type of support required

Comments on support

Financial support 310,000 grant Full NAMA design and it’s documentation, baseline determination and emission mitigation calculations, financial structuring, support required, and MRV system design and Management (USD 122,000);

Three feasibility studies (USD188,000) : (1)technical, financial and institutional feasibility assessment for up-scaled community diary/livestock cooperatives (building on an existing programme),(2) Study for low emissions lime production(3)Study for best indigenous methods and gap analysis for manure and fertilizer management and practices

Required support to prepare the NAMA

Required support Amount /USD Type of support required Comments on support

Capacity building support

90,000 Institutional level, Workshop for institutional capacity building for climate finance and financial structuring in priority sectors of NAMAs seeking support for implementation;

Workshop for institutional capacity building for MRV systems and their structuring in priority sectors of NAMAs seeking support for implementation.

Potential for transformational change and sustainable development benefits

This NAMA will help to achieve the government targets. The sustainable co-benefits of the NAMA will include:

• Improving livelihoods through increased income generation activities;

• Improving agricultural productivity through the increased use of manure as fertilizer, and domestically produced lime;

• Improving soil quality and reducing erosion through the planting of grasses and trees;

• Improving nutrition through greater access to cattle based products (dairy and meat);

• Increase in private sector small enterprises.

Relevancy of the proposed NAMA in the national policy context

Green Growth and Climate Resilience strategy• Programme 1: Sustainable Intensification of

Agriculture; Action 1: Mainstreaming of Agro-ecology Action 3: Fertiliser Enriched Compost .

Rwanda’s updated Vision 2020NAMA is in line with policies and plans such as

Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy II (EDPRS II) and the MINAGRI’s Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture in Rwanda Phase III (PSTA III).

Other proposed NAMAs

Other proposed NAMAs

Other proposed NAMAs

Relevant contact details

• Name: Faustin MUNYAZIKWIYE• Organization : Rwanda Environment

Management Authority• Postal address : P.O. BOX 7436 Kigali• Phone : 250580101• Fax: -• Email : fmunyazikwiye@rema.gov.rw• Web page : www.rema.gov.rw

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