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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationJames Cook Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Agroforestry Centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBangor Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Potato Centeren_US
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity Internationalen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen_US
cg.contributor.crpDryland Systemsen_US
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen_US
cg.creator.identifierAndrew Mude: 0000-0003-4903-6613en_US
cg.creator.identifierShirley Tarawali: 0000-0001-9398-8780en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-013-0305-5en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Divisionen_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankBen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1876-4517en_US
cg.issn1876-4525en_US
cg.issue6en_US
cg.journalFood Securityen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriDRYLANDSen_US
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVELIHOODSen_US
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen_US
cg.volume5en_US
dc.contributor.authorGinkel, M. vanen_US
dc.contributor.authorSayer, Jeffrey A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSinclair, Fergus L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAw-Hassan, Aden A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBossio, Deborah A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCraufurd, Peter Q.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMourid, M.E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHoisington, D.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Nancy L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVelarde, C.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMares, V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMude, Andrew G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNefzaoui, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNoble, A.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRao, K.P.C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSerraj, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTarawali, Shirley A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVodouhe, R.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOrtíz, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-28T05:33:12Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-11-28T05:33:12Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34112en_US
dc.titleAn integrated agro-ecosystem and livelihood systems approach for the poor and vulnerable in dry areasen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2013-11-08en_US
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_US
dcterms.extentp. 751-767en_US
dcterms.issued2013-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-2.0en_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/152920en_US
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/4181en_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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