Farming for the future: Understanding factors enabling the adoption of diversified farming systems

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen_US
cg.contributor.donorEuropean Commissionen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIARen_US
cg.contributor.donorInternational Fund for Agricultural Developmenten_US
cg.contributor.initiativeAgroecologyen_US
cg.creator.identifierANDREA CECILIA SANCHEZ BOGADO: 0000-0003-4549-6970en_US
cg.creator.identifierNatalia Estrada-Carmona: 0000-0003-4329-5470en_US
cg.creator.identifierdamien BEILLOUIN: 0000-0003-2014-3482en_US
cg.creator.identifierSarah K. Jones: 0000-0002-9422-5563en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100820en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn2211-9124en_US
cg.journalGlobal Food Securityen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communitiesen_US
cg.volume43en_US
dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Bogado, Andrea Ceciliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorEstrada-Carmona, Nataliaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBeillouin, Damienen_US
dc.contributor.authorChéron-Bessou, Cecileen_US
dc.contributor.authorRapidel, Brunoen_US
dc.contributor.authorJones, Sarahen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-31T17:31:55Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-31T17:31:55Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172695en_US
dc.titleFarming for the future: Understanding factors enabling the adoption of diversified farming systemsen_US
dcterms.abstractDiversified farming practices offer a promising pathway to sustainable food production by providing economic, environmental, and social benefits to farmers and society. However, the factors influencing their adoption are poorly understood, hindering the development of effective promotion strategies. This study presents a comprehensive global meta-analysis of 154 peer-reviewed studies analysing factors influencing adoption. We examined the effects of 71 factors across nine key categories—biophysical context, farm management characteristics, farmers’ attitudes, political and institutional context (access to knowledge, land tenure, financial risk management), and five forms of capital (financial, human, natural, physical, and social)—on the adoption of ten diversified practices in 42 countries across five UN regions. Our results reveal that access to knowledge, social capital, and farmers’ attitudes are key enablers of adoption, surpassing financial, physical, human, and natural capital. Specifically, access to extension services, strong social networks, and perceived environmental benefits significantly correlate with adoption. Land ownership, household income, literacy levels, and shallow soils have smaller positive effects. The influence of these factors varies across practices and geographic contexts, highlighting the complex and multifaceted nature of adoption. These findings emphasize the need for holistic agricultural initiatives and policies to promote the adoption of sustainable practices. Strategies that build technical knowledge and social capital and that are tailored to local contexts, sociocultural norms, and market structures, considering farmers' perceptions and attitudes through codesign processes, are more likely to succeed. Adaptive and context-specific strategies are crucial for fostering the widespread adoption of diversified farming practices and a more sustainable agricultural future.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSanchez-Bogado, A.C.; Estrada-Carmona, N.; Beillouin, D.; Chéron-Bessou, C.; Rapidel, B.; Jones, S. (2024) Farming for the future: Understanding factors enabling the adoption of diversified farming systems. Global Food Security 43: 100820. ISSN: 2211-912en_US
dcterms.extent100820en_US
dcterms.issued2024-12-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherElsevier BVen_US
dcterms.subjectagroecologyen_US
dcterms.subjectbehaviouren_US
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dcterms.subjectsubsidiesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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