Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions

How does sustainable agricultural intensification’s (SAI) tenet of increased productivity on the same area of land relate to prevailing gender-biased land tenure systems? How can one conceptualize the interactions between intensified land use and control over land, labour, crops and benefits – and h...

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Main Authors: Fischer, Gundula, Darkwah, A., Kamoto, J., Kampanje-Phiri, J., Grabowski, P., Djenontin, I.N.S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109098
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author Fischer, Gundula
Darkwah, A.
Kamoto, J.
Kampanje-Phiri, J.
Grabowski, P.
Djenontin, I.N.S.
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Djenontin, I.N.S.
Fischer, Gundula
Grabowski, P.
Kamoto, J.
Kampanje-Phiri, J.
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Darkwah, A.
Kamoto, J.
Kampanje-Phiri, J.
Grabowski, P.
Djenontin, I.N.S.
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description How does sustainable agricultural intensification’s (SAI) tenet of increased productivity on the same area of land relate to prevailing gender-biased land tenure systems? How can one conceptualize the interactions between intensified land use and control over land, labour, crops and benefits – and how can equitable outcomes be facilitated? These questions (which have not yet received sufficient attention in SAI research) are explored in this study using a qualitative methodology and a gender transformative approach. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with a total of 248 respondents were conducted in matrilineal and patrilineal intensification contexts in Ghana and Malawi. We develop a conceptual framework that extends Kabeer’s institutional analysis to include gender implications of SAI. Selected cases reveal how farmers and key actors link land-use intensification to existing land-related institutions with diverse outcomes. We conclude that SAI interventions should adopt gender-transformative approaches. These facilitate equitable outcomes by supporting consensus-based institutional changes and creating positive synergies between multiple scales.
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spelling CGSpace1090982024-08-27T10:34:54Z Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions Fischer, Gundula Darkwah, A. Kamoto, J. Kampanje-Phiri, J. Grabowski, P. Djenontin, I.N.S. gender gender analysis land land resources land ownership How does sustainable agricultural intensification’s (SAI) tenet of increased productivity on the same area of land relate to prevailing gender-biased land tenure systems? How can one conceptualize the interactions between intensified land use and control over land, labour, crops and benefits – and how can equitable outcomes be facilitated? These questions (which have not yet received sufficient attention in SAI research) are explored in this study using a qualitative methodology and a gender transformative approach. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with a total of 248 respondents were conducted in matrilineal and patrilineal intensification contexts in Ghana and Malawi. We develop a conceptual framework that extends Kabeer’s institutional analysis to include gender implications of SAI. Selected cases reveal how farmers and key actors link land-use intensification to existing land-related institutions with diverse outcomes. We conclude that SAI interventions should adopt gender-transformative approaches. These facilitate equitable outcomes by supporting consensus-based institutional changes and creating positive synergies between multiple scales. 2021-11-02 2020-08-28T13:17:14Z 2020-08-28T13:17:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109098 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Fischer, G., Darkwah, A., Kamoto, J., Kampanje-Phiri, J., Grabowski, P. and Djenontin, I.N.S. 2020. Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
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gender analysis
land
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land ownership
Fischer, Gundula
Darkwah, A.
Kamoto, J.
Kampanje-Phiri, J.
Grabowski, P.
Djenontin, I.N.S.
Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions
title Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions
title_full Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions
title_fullStr Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions
title_short Sustainable agricultural intensification and gender-biased land tenure systems: An exploration and conceptualization of interactions
title_sort sustainable agricultural intensification and gender biased land tenure systems an exploration and conceptualization of interactions
topic gender
gender analysis
land
land resources
land ownership
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109098
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