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

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Title Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives
 
Creator Snyder, Katherine A.
Cullen, Beth
 
Subject smallholders
farmers
sustainable agriculture
anthropology
food security
land tenure
agricultores
agricultura sostenible
antropología
seguridad alimentaria
áfrica
 
Description In 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.
 
Date 2014
2015-01-19T18:17:39Z
2015-01-19T18:17:39Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Snyder, Katherine A.; Cullen, Beth. 2014. Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives. Anthropological Notebooks 20(3): 9-29.
1408-032X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/53063
http://www.drustvo-antropologov.si/AN/PDF/2014_3/Anthropological_Notebooks_XX_3_Snyder.pdf
Gender, Poverty and Institutions
Land and Water Productivity
Regenerating Degraded Agricultural Ecosystems
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format p. 9-29
application/pdf
 
Source Anthropological Notebooks