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Sustainability transitions in West African agriculture and food systems

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Title Sustainability transitions in West African agriculture and food systems
 
Creator El Bilali, Hamid
Cardone, Gianluigi
Rokka, Susanna
De Falcis, Eleonora
Naino Jika, Abdel Kader
Diawara, Ali Badara
Nouhou, Bassirou
Ghione, Andrea
 
Subject food systems
sustainable agriculture
sustainability
research for development
 
Description Scientific evidence is crucial for the transition towards sustainable and resilient agri-food systems. However, sustainability transitions research has been so far north-biased and overlooked the Global South. This paper analyses the scholarly literature on sustainability transitions in West African agriculture and food systems. In particular, it investigates the bibliometrics and geographical coverage of the research field and explores whether and how it addresses topics such as transition frameworks, niches, food security and sustainability. The paper draws upon a systematic review of documents indexed in the Web of Science performed in July 2022. The low number of papers suggests that the research field is still marginal. The literature mainly deals with crop production whereas animal production and fisheries are generally overlooked. Only a few articles refer to a clear
transition framework (e.g. Multi-Level Perspective). The addressed niches regard alternative agriculture systems (e.g. agroecology, agroforestry, climate-smart agriculture, conservation agriculture) and new agriculture techniques (e.g. irrigation). Food security and nutrition are still marginal topics in the research field. Sustainability transitions are argued to have positive environmental and socio-economic impacts. The promotion of research on sustainability transitions in West African agri-food systems is highly needed to address the multiple challenges that the region faces.
 
Date 2023-02-01
2023-12-20T09:37:43Z
2023-12-20T09:37:43Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier El Bilali, H.; Cardone, G.; Rokka, S.; De Falcis, E.; Naino Jika, A.K.; Diawara, A.B.; Nouhou, B.; Ghione, A. (2023) Sustainability transitions in West African agriculture and food systems. Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences 14(4S): p. 1847-1865. ISSN: 2368-7487
2368-7487
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/135627
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1847-1865
application/pdf
 
Source Journal of Survey in Fisheries Sciences