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

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.drustvo-antropologov.si/AN/PDF/2014_3/Anthropological_Notebooks_XX_3_Snyder.pdfen
cg.identifier.wlethemeGender, Poverty and Institutions
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivity
cg.identifier.wlethemeRegenerating Degraded Agricultural Ecosystems
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1408-032Xen
cg.issue3en
cg.journalAnthropological Notebooksen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ciatFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen
cg.volume20en
dc.contributor.authorSnyder, Katherine A.en
dc.contributor.authorCullen, Bethen
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-19T18:17:39Zen
dc.date.available2015-01-19T18:17:39Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/53063
dc.titleImplications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectivesen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
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
dcterms.extentp. 9-29en
dcterms.issued2014
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen
dcterms.subjectanthropologyen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectland tenureen
dcterms.subjectagricultoresen
dcterms.subjectagricultura sostenibleen
dcterms.subjectantropologíaen
dcterms.subjectseguridad alimentariaen
dcterms.subjectáfricaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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