Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments
Current agri-food systems face multiple challenges including climate risks, resource degradation, and persistent malnutrition affecting over 3 billion people globally. In India, despite running the world's largest public distribution system, 35% of children remain stunted and 67% are anemic. Agricul...
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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| description | Current agri-food systems face multiple challenges including climate risks, resource degradation, and persistent malnutrition affecting over 3 billion people globally. In India, despite running the world's largest public distribution system, 35% of children remain stunted and 67% are anemic. Agriculture contributes 18% to GDP but employs 44% of the workforce, with average farm household income remaining low at INR 10,218 per month. The high heterogeneity in smallholder farming systems—in resources, risks, and capacity—requires systems-based approaches for effective intervention design. Evidence from Maharashtra and Telangana shows significant yield gaps and heterogeneous outcomes even within the same geography. The systems approach enables targeted interventions by understanding feedback loops, analyzing vulnerability patterns, and identifying leverage points from household to landscape scales. Key pathways forward include crop diversification toward nutritious commodities, payment for ecosystem services, strengthening local food systems, and harnessing digital innovations for market integration. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1774402025-10-31T02:02:04Z Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments Kumar, Shalander systems approach sustainable intensification marginal environments farming systems landscape Current agri-food systems face multiple challenges including climate risks, resource degradation, and persistent malnutrition affecting over 3 billion people globally. In India, despite running the world's largest public distribution system, 35% of children remain stunted and 67% are anemic. Agriculture contributes 18% to GDP but employs 44% of the workforce, with average farm household income remaining low at INR 10,218 per month. The high heterogeneity in smallholder farming systems—in resources, risks, and capacity—requires systems-based approaches for effective intervention design. Evidence from Maharashtra and Telangana shows significant yield gaps and heterogeneous outcomes even within the same geography. The systems approach enables targeted interventions by understanding feedback loops, analyzing vulnerability patterns, and identifying leverage points from household to landscape scales. Key pathways forward include crop diversification toward nutritious commodities, payment for ecosystem services, strengthening local food systems, and harnessing digital innovations for market integration. 2025-01-25 2025-10-30T17:59:53Z 2025-10-30T17:59:53Z Presentation https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177440 en Open Access application/pdf International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Kumar, S. 2025. Mainstreaming Systems Approaches to Support Transitions towards Resilient and Sustainable Farm and Food Systems in Marginal Environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments. Presented as part of the plenary lecture at International Conference on “Rainfed Agriculture: Building Pathways for Resilience & Sustainable Livelihoods, ICAR-CRIDA Hyderabad, India, January 29-31, 2025. |
| spellingShingle | systems approach sustainable intensification marginal environments farming systems landscape Kumar, Shalander Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments |
| title | Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments |
| title_full | Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments |
| title_fullStr | Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments |
| title_short | Mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments: Better designing and targeting of interventions, informing policies and investments |
| title_sort | mainstreaming systems approaches to support transitions towards resilient and sustainable farm and food systems in marginal environments better designing and targeting of interventions informing policies and investments |
| topic | systems approach sustainable intensification marginal environments farming systems landscape |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177440 |
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