Sustainable intensification of mixed farming system in West Africa: concepts, practices, and challenges

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cg.contributor.affiliationAhmadu Bello University, Nigeriaen
cg.contributor.affiliationLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierMabhaudhi T: 0000-0002-9323-8127en
cg.creator.identifierOlufunke Cofie: 0000-0002-2092-4679en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1848-4_7en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053746en
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorIgbadun, H. E.en
dc.contributor.authorOjeleye, O. A.en
dc.contributor.authorMabhaudhi, T.en
dc.contributor.authorCofie, Olufunkeen
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-28T08:16:02Zen
dc.date.available2025-04-28T08:16:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174342
dc.titleSustainable intensification of mixed farming system in West Africa: concepts, practices, and challengesen
dcterms.abstractSustainable intensification (SI) is a system of production that increases output without causing significant environmental damage. It focusses on enhancing agricultural land production while managing its environmental impact. Evaluation frameworks have evolved to include non-environmental aspects, such as social concerns, economics, and the human condition. Agricultural sustainability assessment now uses indicator frameworks, which are structured into five domains: productivity, economic, environment, the human condition, and social domains. Mixed farming systems (MFS) is an approach to sustainable agriculture where farmers produce crops and animals in the same location under the same ownership. MFS provides enough food for consumers and income for farmers while ensuring soil fertility, biodiversity, and pest control. Several characterizations and typologies of MFS in West Africa have been identified, but the level of development varies due to farmers’ preferences. Despite the benefits of MFS, socio-economic factors, such as skills and competencies, the role of the agricultural knowledge and innovation system, the economy, and the policy environment, pose major challenges and obstacles to its growth in West Africa.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIgbadun, H. E.; Ojeleye, O. A.; Mabhaudhi, T.; Cofie, Olufunke. 2025. Sustainable intensification of mixed farming system in West Africa: concepts, practices, and challenges. In Mabhaudhi, T.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Senzanje, A.; Chivenge, P. P. (Eds.). Enhancing water and food security through improved agricultural water productivity: new knowledge, innovations and applications. Singapore: Springer. pp.165-183. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1848-4_7]en
dcterms.descriptionIn Mabhaudhi, T.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Senzanje, A.; Chivenge, P. P. (Eds.). Enhancing water and food security through improved agricultural water productivity: new knowledge, innovations and applications. Singapore: Springeren
dcterms.extentpp.165-183.en
dcterms.issued2025-04-13en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectsustainable intensificationen
dcterms.subjectmixed farmingen
dcterms.subjectfarming systemsen
dcterms.subjectrainfed farmingen
dcterms.subjectwater productivityen
dcterms.subjectsustainable developmenten
dcterms.subjectindicatorsen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.typeBook Chapteren

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