Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh
Appreciating and dealing with the plurality of farmers’ perceptions and their contextual knowledge and perspectives of the functioning and performance of their agroecosystems— in other words, their ‘mental models’—is central for appropriate and sustainable agricultural development. In this respect,...
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| author | Aravindakshan, Sreejith Krupnik, Timothy J. Shahrin, Sumona Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Siddique, Kadambot H. M. Ditzler, Lenora Groot, Jeroen C.J. |
| author_browse | Aravindakshan, Sreejith Ditzler, Lenora Groot, Jeroen C.J. Krupnik, Timothy J. Shahrin, Sumona Siddique, Kadambot H. M. Tittonell, Pablo Adrian |
| author_facet | Aravindakshan, Sreejith Krupnik, Timothy J. Shahrin, Sumona Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Siddique, Kadambot H. M. Ditzler, Lenora Groot, Jeroen C.J. |
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| description | Appreciating and dealing with the plurality of farmers’ perceptions and their contextual knowledge and perspectives of the functioning and performance of their agroecosystems— in other words, their ‘mental models’—is central for appropriate and sustainable agricultural development. In this respect, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to eradicate poverty and food insecurity by 2030 by envisioning social inclusivity that incorporates the preferences and knowledge of key stakeholders, including farmers. Agricultural development interventions and policies directed at sustainable intensification (SI), however, do not sufficiently account for farmers’ perceptions, beliefs, priorities, or interests. Considering two contrasting agroecological systems in coastal Bangladesh, we used a fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM)-based simulation and sensitivity analysis of mental models of respondents of different farm types from 240 farm households. The employed FCM mental models were able to (1) capture farmers’ perception of farming system concepts and relationships for each farm type and (2) assess the impact of external interventions (drivers) on cropping intensification and food security. We decomposed the FCM models’ variance into the first-order sensitivity index (SVI) and total sensitivity index (TSI) using a winding stairs algorithm. Both within and outside polder areas, the highest TSIs (35–68%) were observed for effects of agricultural extension on changes in other concepts in the map, particularly food security and income (SI indicators), indicating the importance of extension programs for SI. Outside polders, drainage and micro-credit were also influential; within polders, the availability of micro-credit appears to affect farmer perceptions of SI indicators more than drainage. This study demonstrated the importance of reflection on the differing perspectives of farmers both within and outside polders to identify entry points for
development interventions. In addition, the study underscores the need for micro-farming systems-level research to assess the context-based feasibility of introduced interventions as perceived by farmers of different farm types. |
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| spelling | INTA107702021-11-15T10:42:22Z Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh Aravindakshan, Sreejith Krupnik, Timothy J. Shahrin, Sumona Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Siddique, Kadambot H. M. Ditzler, Lenora Groot, Jeroen C.J. Agroecosistemas Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible Sostenibilidad Agricultura Sostenible Agroecosystems Sustainable Development Goals Sustainability Sustainable Agriculture Percepciones de los Agricultores Appreciating and dealing with the plurality of farmers’ perceptions and their contextual knowledge and perspectives of the functioning and performance of their agroecosystems— in other words, their ‘mental models’—is central for appropriate and sustainable agricultural development. In this respect, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to eradicate poverty and food insecurity by 2030 by envisioning social inclusivity that incorporates the preferences and knowledge of key stakeholders, including farmers. Agricultural development interventions and policies directed at sustainable intensification (SI), however, do not sufficiently account for farmers’ perceptions, beliefs, priorities, or interests. Considering two contrasting agroecological systems in coastal Bangladesh, we used a fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM)-based simulation and sensitivity analysis of mental models of respondents of different farm types from 240 farm households. The employed FCM mental models were able to (1) capture farmers’ perception of farming system concepts and relationships for each farm type and (2) assess the impact of external interventions (drivers) on cropping intensification and food security. We decomposed the FCM models’ variance into the first-order sensitivity index (SVI) and total sensitivity index (TSI) using a winding stairs algorithm. Both within and outside polder areas, the highest TSIs (35–68%) were observed for effects of agricultural extension on changes in other concepts in the map, particularly food security and income (SI indicators), indicating the importance of extension programs for SI. Outside polders, drainage and micro-credit were also influential; within polders, the availability of micro-credit appears to affect farmer perceptions of SI indicators more than drainage. This study demonstrated the importance of reflection on the differing perspectives of farmers both within and outside polders to identify entry points for development interventions. In addition, the study underscores the need for micro-farming systems-level research to assess the context-based feasibility of introduced interventions as perceived by farmers of different farm types. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche Fil: Aravindakshan, Sreejith. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology Group; Holanda Fil: Krupnik, Timothy J. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center; Bangladesh Fil: Shahrin, Sumona. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology Group; Holanda Fil: Shahrin, Sumona. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center; Bangladesh Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Groningen University. Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences; Holanda Fil: Siddique, Kadambot H. M. University of Western Australia. The UWA Institute of Agriculture; Australia Fil: Ditzler, Lenora. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology Group; Holanda Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology Group; Holanda Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Bioversity International; Italia Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center; Mexico 2021-11-15T10:33:38Z 2021-11-15T10:33:38Z 2021-07 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10770 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-021-01342-y 1387-585X 1573-2975 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01342-y eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Bangladesh .......... (nation) (World, Asia) 1000105 Springer Environment, Development and Sustainability 23 : 16588–16616 (2021) |
| spellingShingle | Agroecosistemas Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible Sostenibilidad Agricultura Sostenible Agroecosystems Sustainable Development Goals Sustainability Sustainable Agriculture Percepciones de los Agricultores Aravindakshan, Sreejith Krupnik, Timothy J. Shahrin, Sumona Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Siddique, Kadambot H. M. Ditzler, Lenora Groot, Jeroen C.J. Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh |
| title | Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_full | Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_short | Socio‑cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in South Asia: insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal Bangladesh |
| title_sort | socio cognitive constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in south asia insights from fuzzy cognitive mapping in coastal bangladesh |
| topic | Agroecosistemas Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible Sostenibilidad Agricultura Sostenible Agroecosystems Sustainable Development Goals Sustainability Sustainable Agriculture Percepciones de los Agricultores |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10770 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-021-01342-y https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01342-y |
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