Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.countryTanzaniaen_US
cg.coverage.countryGhanaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GHen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.drustvo-antropologov.si/AN/PDF/2014_3/Anthropological_Notebooks_XX_3_Snyder.pdfen_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeGender, Poverty and Institutionsen_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivityen_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeRegenerating Degraded Agricultural Ecosystemsen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1408-032Xen_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalAnthropological Notebooksen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ciatFARMING SYSTEMSen_US
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen_US
cg.volume20en_US
dc.contributor.authorSnyder, Katherine A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCullen, Bethen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-19T18:17:39Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-01-19T18:17:39Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/53063en_US
dc.titleImplications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectivesen_US
dcterms.abstractIn this paper, we will explore the ways in which sustainable intensification interventions often overlook fundamental social dynamics in rural landscapes. We provide evidence of the underlying social, political and environmental contexts that affect farmers’ land-use decisions. While there are numerous initiatives to promote a Green Revolution for Africa, many tend to be dominated by technical fixes that fail to understand rural farmers’ condi - tions or aspirations and focus narrowly on increasing productivity. These technical solu - tions rarely address the broader social, economic and political challenges to agricultural production and farmers’ livelihoods. Finally, top-down technical approaches frequently fail to build on the local knowledge, innovative capacity and expertise of farmers and members of rural communities throughout Africa. Examples from fieldwork in Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania are used to illustrate our arguments.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSnyder, Katherine A.; Cullen, Beth. 2014. Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives. Anthropological Notebooks 20(3): 9-29.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 9-29en_US
dcterms.issued2014en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectanthropologyen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectland tenureen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultoresen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultura sostenibleen_US
dcterms.subjectantropologíaen_US
dcterms.subjectseguridad alimentariaen_US
dcterms.subjectáfricaen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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