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Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification

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Title Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification
 
Creator Blesh, Jennifer
Mehrabi, Zia
Wittman, Hannah
Bezner Kerr, Rachel
James, Dana
Madsen, Sidney
Smith, Olivia M.
Snapp, Sieglinde S.
Stratton, Anne Elise
Bakarr, Abram J.
Bicksler, Mohamed
Galt, Ryan
Garibaldi, Lucas A.
Gemmill-Herren, Barbara
Grass, Ingo
Isaac, Marney E.
John, Innocensia
Jones, Sarah K.
Kennedy, Christina M.
Klassen, Susanna
Levers, Christian
Vang Rasmussen, Laura
Kremen, Claire
 
Subject diversification
policies
institutions
networks
agrobiodiversity
diversificación
políticas
instituciones
 
Description Farming systems that support locally diverse agricultural production and high levels of biodiversity are in rapid decline, despite evidence of their benefits for climate, environmental health, and food security. Yet, agricultural policies, financial incentives, and market concentration increasingly constrain the viability of diversified farming systems. Here, we present a conceptual framework to identify novel processes that promote the emergence and sustainability of diversified farming systems, using three real-world examples where farming communities have found pathways to diversification despite major structural constraints. By applying our framework to analyze these bright spots in the United States, Brazil, and Malawi, we identify two distinct pathways—network and institutional—to diversification. These pathways emerge through alignment of factors related to social and ecological structure (policies, institutions, and environmental conditions) and agency (values, collective action, and management decisions). We find that, when network and institutional pathways operate in tandem, the potential to scale up diversification across farms and landscapes increases substantially.
 
Date 2023-05
2023-03-28T12:34:32Z
2023-03-28T12:34:32Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Blesh, J.; Mehrabi, Z.; Wittman, H.; Bezner Kerr, R.; James, D.; Madsen, S.; Smith, O.M.; Snapp, S.; Stratton, A.E.; Bakarr, A.J.; Bicksler, M.; Galt, R.; Garibaldi, L.A.; Gemmill-Herren, B.; Grass, I.; Isaac, M.E.; John, I.; Jones, S.K.; Kennedy, C.M.; Klassen, S.; Levers, C.; Vang Rasmussen, L.; Kremen, C. (2023) Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification. One Earth, 6. In Press (May 19, 2023). 13 p. ISSN: 2590-3330
2590-3330
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129783
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.03.004
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
Open Access
 
Format p. 479-491
application/pdf
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Source One Earth