Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification
Agricultural intensification, now commonly referred to as sustainable intensification, is presented in development discourse as a key means to simultaneously improve food security and reduce rural poverty without harming the environment. Taking a village in Laos as a case study, we show how governme...
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| author | Suhardiman, Diana Giordano, Mark Leebouapao, L. Keovilignavong, Oulavanh |
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| description | Agricultural intensification, now commonly referred to as sustainable intensification, is presented in development discourse as a key means to simultaneously improve food security and reduce rural poverty without harming the environment. Taking a village in Laos as a case study, we show how government agencies and farmers could perceive the idea of agricultural intensification differently. The study illustrates how farmers with the opportunities for groundwater use typically choose to grow vegetables and high valued cash crops rather than intensify rice production. This contrasts with government and donor supported efforts to promote rice intensification as a means to increase food security and reduce rural poverty. The article’s main message is that farmers’ differing strategies are related to a variety of household characteristics and that farmers’ strategies should be central to the current discussion on sustainable intensification. |
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| spelling | CGSpace775522025-10-10T16:24:34Z Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification Suhardiman, Diana Giordano, Mark Leebouapao, L. Keovilignavong, Oulavanh agricultural development rice sustainability intensification farmer participation food security food production rural poverty government agencies groundwater water use vegetables farming systems households labour Agricultural intensification, now commonly referred to as sustainable intensification, is presented in development discourse as a key means to simultaneously improve food security and reduce rural poverty without harming the environment. Taking a village in Laos as a case study, we show how government agencies and farmers could perceive the idea of agricultural intensification differently. The study illustrates how farmers with the opportunities for groundwater use typically choose to grow vegetables and high valued cash crops rather than intensify rice production. This contrasts with government and donor supported efforts to promote rice intensification as a means to increase food security and reduce rural poverty. The article’s main message is that farmers’ differing strategies are related to a variety of household characteristics and that farmers’ strategies should be central to the current discussion on sustainable intensification. 2016-09 2016-11-01T13:40:21Z 2016-11-01T13:40:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77552 en Limited Access Springer Suhardiman, Diana; Giordano, M.; Leebouapao, L.; Keovilignavong, O. 2015. Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification. Agriculture and Human Values, 12p. (Online first). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-015-9638-3 |
| spellingShingle | agricultural development rice sustainability intensification farmer participation food security food production rural poverty government agencies groundwater water use vegetables farming systems households labour Suhardiman, Diana Giordano, Mark Leebouapao, L. Keovilignavong, Oulavanh Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification |
| title | Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification |
| title_full | Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification |
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| title_short | Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification |
| title_sort | farmers strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification |
| topic | agricultural development rice sustainability intensification farmer participation food security food production rural poverty government agencies groundwater water use vegetables farming systems households labour |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77552 |
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