An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen
cg.contributor.affiliationJames Cook Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationBangor Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.crpDryland Systems
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.creator.identifierAndrew Mude: 0000-0003-4903-6613en
cg.creator.identifierShirley Tarawali: 0000-0001-9398-8780en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0305-5en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Divisionen
cg.identifier.publicationRankBen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1876-4517en
cg.issn1876-4525en
cg.issue6en
cg.journalFood Securityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriDRYLANDSen
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.ilriLIVELIHOODSen
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen
cg.volume5en
dc.contributor.authorGinkel, M. vanen
dc.contributor.authorSayer, Jeffrey A.en
dc.contributor.authorSinclair, Fergus L.en
dc.contributor.authorAw-Hassan, Aden A.en
dc.contributor.authorBossio, Deborah A.en
dc.contributor.authorCraufurd, Peter Q.en
dc.contributor.authorMourid, M.E.en
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, N.en
dc.contributor.authorHoisington, D.A.en
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Nancy L.en
dc.contributor.authorVelarde, C.L.en
dc.contributor.authorMares, V.en
dc.contributor.authorMude, Andrew G.en
dc.contributor.authorNefzaoui, A.en
dc.contributor.authorNoble, A.D.en
dc.contributor.authorRao, K.P.C.en
dc.contributor.authorSerraj, R.en
dc.contributor.authorTarawali, Shirley A.en
dc.contributor.authorVodouhe, R.S.en
dc.contributor.authorOrtíz, R.en
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-28T05:33:12Zen
dc.date.available2013-11-28T05:33:12Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34112
dc.titleAn integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areasen
dcterms.abstractMore than 400 million people in the developing world depend on dryland agriculture for their livelihoods. Dryland agriculture involves a complex combination of productive components: staple crops, vegetables, livestock, trees and fish interacting principally with rangeland, cultivated areas and watercourses. Managing risk and enhancing productivity through diversification and sustainable intensification is critical to securing and improving rural livelihoods. The main biophysical constraints are natural resource limitations and degradation, particularly water scarcity and encroaching desertification. Social and economic limitations, such as poor access to markets and inputs, weak governance and lack of information about alternative production technologies also limit the options available to farmers. Past efforts to address these constraints by focusing on individual components have either not been successful or are now facing a declining rate of impact, indicating the need for new integrated approaches to research for development of dryland systems. This article outlines the characteristics of such an approach, integrating agro-ecosystem and livelihoods approaches and presents a range of empirical examples of its application in dryland contexts. The authors draw attention to new insights about the design of research required to accelerate impact by integrating across disciplines and scales.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2013-11-08en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGinkel, M. van, Sayer, J., Sinclair, F., Aw-Hassan, A., Bossio, D., Craufurd, P., Mourid, M.E., Haddad, N., Hoisington, D., Johnson, N., Velarde, C.L., Mares, V., Mude, A., Nefzaoui, A., Noble, A., Rao, K.P.C., Serraj, R., Tarawali, S., Vodouhe, R. and Ortiz, R. 2013. An integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areas. Food Security 5(6): 751-767en
dcterms.extentp. 751-767en
dcterms.issued2013-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-2.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/152920en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/4181en
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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