Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa
This article shows that the measurement of the sustainability of a production system should be conducted using a systems approach which corresponds best with the social, economic and bio-physical parameters of the African smallholder farming system. The case study shows that the system as a whole is...
| Autores principales: | , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Journal Article |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Informa UK Limited
1995
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101079 |
| _version_ | 1855522865832525824 |
|---|---|
| author | Manyong, A.M. Degand, J. |
| author_browse | Degand, J. Manyong, A.M. |
| author_facet | Manyong, A.M. Degand, J. |
| author_sort | Manyong, A.M. |
| collection | Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace) |
| description | This article shows that the measurement of the sustainability of a production system should be conducted using a systems approach which corresponds best with the social, economic and bio-physical parameters of the African smallholder farming system. The case study shows that the system as a whole is not sustainable, that improvements would be possible if the system were made more efficient, and that it is vital to introduce new technologies if complete sustainability is the ultimate aim. It would be better to analyse the concept of sustainability at the community level, rather than at the level of the individual farmer. Multiple-objective mathematical programming models are appropriate to address such issues. |
| format | Journal Article |
| id | CGSpace101079 |
| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 1995 |
| publishDateRange | 1995 |
| publishDateSort | 1995 |
| publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| publisherStr | Informa UK Limited |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | CGSpace1010792024-04-25T06:00:48Z Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa Manyong, A.M. Degand, J. farmers farming systems This article shows that the measurement of the sustainability of a production system should be conducted using a systems approach which corresponds best with the social, economic and bio-physical parameters of the African smallholder farming system. The case study shows that the system as a whole is not sustainable, that improvements would be possible if the system were made more efficient, and that it is vital to introduce new technologies if complete sustainability is the ultimate aim. It would be better to analyse the concept of sustainability at the community level, rather than at the level of the individual farmer. Multiple-objective mathematical programming models are appropriate to address such issues. 1995 2019-04-24T12:29:51Z 2019-04-24T12:29:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101079 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Manyong, A.M. & Degand, J. (1995). Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 6(4), 17-42. |
| spellingShingle | farmers farming systems Manyong, A.M. Degand, J. Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa |
| title | Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa |
| title_full | Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa |
| title_short | Sustainability of African smallholder farming systems: case study of highland areas of Central Africa |
| title_sort | sustainability of african smallholder farming systems case study of highland areas of central africa |
| topic | farmers farming systems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101079 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT manyongam sustainabilityofafricansmallholderfarmingsystemscasestudyofhighlandareasofcentralafrica AT degandj sustainabilityofafricansmallholderfarmingsystemscasestudyofhighlandareasofcentralafrica |