Farmers’ preferences for sustainable intensification attributes in sorghum-based cropping systems: Evidence from Mali

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationAhmadu Bello Universityen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ML
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170522000345en
cg.identifier.iitathemeBIOTECH & PLANT BREEDINGen
cg.identifier.iitathemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRICUSINESSen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1742-1713en
cg.issue6en
cg.journalRenewable Agriculture and Food Systemsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaCROP SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.iitaFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.iitaGRAIN LEGUMESen
cg.subject.iitaNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTen
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender equalityen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 10 - Reduced inequalitiesen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communitiesen
cg.volume37en
dc.contributor.authorBadolo, F.en
dc.contributor.authorKotu, Bekele Hundieen
dc.contributor.authorOyinbo, O.en
dc.contributor.authorSanogo, Karamokoen
dc.contributor.authorZemadim, Birhanuen
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-21T12:12:13Zen
dc.date.available2022-11-21T12:12:13Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125538
dc.titleFarmers’ preferences for sustainable intensification attributes in sorghum-based cropping systems: Evidence from Malien
dcterms.abstractSorghum plays a crucial role in the rural economy and nutrition of rural households in Mali. Yet the productivity of this crop is constrained by limited adoption of agricultural intensification technologies, which could be partly because technology development does not properly consider farmers' preferences. This study with smallholder farmers in southern Mali aimed to assess farmers' preferences for different attributes of sorghum technologies through the lens of sustainable intensification. The study used a discrete choice experiment, a method which involves asking individuals to state their preference over hypothetical alternative scenarios, goods or services. We considered six attributes corresponding to different domains of sustainable intensification: grain yield, risk of yield loss, soil fertility, nutrition, labor requirement and fodder yield. We analyzed the data using the mixed logit model, while considering the multinomial logit model as a robustness check. The findings revealed that smallholder farmers are strongly interested in transitioning from their existing sorghum-based cropping systems to those that closely align with these domains of sustainable intensification. However, there were diverse preferences among all the smallholder farmers studied, and between distinct sub-groups of smallholder farmers characterized by their social networks and agroecological zones, which yield relevant policy implications. Overall, these results support the growing research and development prioritization and policy interests toward scaling sustainable intensification among farmers, with a particular focus on human nutrition.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2022-11-04en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBadolo, F., Kotu, B., Oyinbo, O., Sanogo, K. and Birhanu, B. 2022. Farmers' preferences for sustainable intensification attributes in sorghum-based cropping systems: Evidence from Mali. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systemsen
dcterms.extentpp. 695-706en
dcterms.issued2022-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherCambridge University Pressen
dcterms.subjectintensificationen
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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