Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An Integrated Systems Research Approach (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)

Ingrid Öborn; Bernard Vanlauwe; Michael Phillips; Richard Thomas; Willemien Brooijmans; Kwesi Atta-Krah

ISBN 10: 1138668117 / ISBN 13: 9781138668119

Published by Earthscan from Routledge, 2017

Paperback, xxx+387 pages, NOT ex-library. Gentle handling wear, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. -- Sustainable intensification has recently been developed and adopted as a key concept and driver for research and policy in sustainable agriculture. It includes ecological, economic and social dimensions, where food and nutrition security, gender and equity are crucial components. This book describes different aspects of systems research in agriculture in its broadest sense, where the focus is moved from farming systems to livelihoods systems and institutional innovation. Much of the work represents outputs of CGIAR Research Programs on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, Aquatic Agricultural Systems & Dryland Systems. Chapters are based around four themes: the conceptual underpinnings of systems research; sustainable intensification in practice; integrating nutrition, gender and equity in research for improved livelihoods; and systems and institutional innovation. While most of the case studies are from countries and agro-ecological zones in Africa, there are also some from Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. -- Contents: 1 Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Agriculture; Part I: Conceptual Underpinnings of Systems Research: -- 2 Systems Research for Agricultural Development: Past, Present, Future 3 Systems Science at the Scale of Impact: Reconciling Bottom Up Participation with the Production of Widely Applicable Research Outputs 4 Understanding African Farming Systems as a Basis for Sustainable Intensification 5 Does Sustainable Intensification Offer a Pathway to Improved Food Security for Aquatic Agricultural System-Dependent Communities? 6 What Works Where for Which Farm Household? Rapid Approaches to Food Availability Analysis 7 Approaches to Operationalizing Integrated Systems Research 8 Systems Thinking: Towards Transformation in Praxis & Situations 9 Foresight for Institutional Innovation & Change in Agricultural Systems: 3 Examples 10 Exploring Futures of Aquatic Agricultural Systems in Southern Africa: From Drivers to Future-Smart Research & Policy Options; Part II Sustainable Intensification in Practice: -- 11 System Productivity & Natural Resource Integrity in Smallholder Farming: Friends or Foes? 12 Using Local Knowledge to Understand Challenges & Opportunities for Enhancing Agricultural Productivity in Western Kenya 13 Exploring Options for Sustainable Intensification Through Legume Integration in Different Farm Types in Eastern Zambia 14 Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Agriculture in Northwest Vietnam: Exploring the Potential of Integrating Vegetables 15 Improved Grain Legumes for Smallholder Maize-Based Systems in Western Kenya; Part III Integrating Nutrition, Gender & Equity in Research for Improved Livelihoods: -- 16 Balancing Agri-Food Systems for Optimal Global Nutrition Transition 17 Nutrition-Sensitive Landscapes: Approach & Methods to Assess Food Availability & Diversification of Diets 18 Integrated Systems Research in Nutrition-Sensitive Landscapes: Theoretical Methodological Framework 19 Gender & Systems Research: Leveraging Change 20 Gender Norms & Agricultural Innovation: Insights from Uganda 21 Gender Transformative Approaches in Agricultural Innovation: Case of the Papa Andina Initiative, Peru; Part IV Systems & Institutional Innovation: -- 22 What Kinds of Systems Are We Dealing With? Implications for Systems Research & Scaling 23 How Can External Interventions Build on Local Innovations? Lessons from an Assessment of Innovation Experiences in African Smallholder Agriculture 24 Constraints & Opportunities in Using Multi-Stakeholder Processes to Implement Integrated Agricultural Systems Research: Humidtropics Case 25 Learning System for Agricultural Research for Development LESARD: Documenting, Reporting & Analysis of Performance Factors in Multi-Stakeholder Processes; Index. Seller Inventory # 010212

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder ...
Publisher: Earthscan from Routledge
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition