Carbon footprint of smallholder farms in Central Madagascar: The integration of agroecological practices

Rakotovao, Narindra H.; Razafimbelo, Tantely; Rakotosamimanana, Stéphan; Randrianasolo, Zafyson H.; Randriamalala, Josoa R.; Albrecht, Alain

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.10.045

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“…Small-scale farmers can also play noteworthy roles in mitigating against climate change. Several specific practices across diverse agricultural systems reduce the carbon footprint and therefore play strong mitigation roles [92][93][94]. However, it is hard to sell mitigation as a goal to small-scale farmers [24].…”

Section: The Need For Csa In Sub-saharan African Agriculturementioning

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The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

Abegunde

Sibanda

Obi

2019

Climate

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Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a credible alternative to tackle food insecurity under the changing climate is gaining wide acceptance. However, many developing countries have realized that concepts that have been recommended as solutions to existing problems are not suitable in their contexts. This paper synthesizes a subset of literature on CSA in the context of small-scale agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa as it relates to the need for CSA, factors influencing CSA adoption, and the challenges involved in understanding and scaling up CSA. Findings from the literature reveal that age, farm size, the nature of farming, and access to extension services influence CSA adoption. Many investments in climate adaptation projects have found little success because of the sole focus on the technology-oriented approach whereby innovations are transferred to farmers whose understanding of the local farming circumstances are limited. Climate-smart agriculture faces the additional challenge of a questionable conceptual understanding among policymakers as well as financing bottlenecks. This paper argues that the prospects of CSA in small-scale agriculture rest on a thorough socio-economic analysis that recognizes the heterogeneity of the small farmer environment and the identification and harnessing of the capacities of farming households for its adoption and implementation.

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Section: The Need For Csa In Sub-saharan African Agriculturementioning

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The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

Abegunde

Sibanda

Obi

2019

Climate

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“…Tillage practices can affect soil biochemical and physical properties, consequently influencing the release of CO2. In the last decades carbon loss from soils to the atmosphere as CO2 has increased due to inappropriate tillage practices (Rakotovao et al, 2017). During intensive tillage operations, like moldboard plowing, soil structure is greatly disturbed and the CO2 contained in the soil pore system is lost while releasing organic C protected within aggregates making it more accessible to decomposers.…”

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Tillage and nitrogen fertilization in irrigated maize: key practices to reduce soil CO2 and CH4 emissions

Pareja-Sánchez

Cantero‐Martínez

Álvaro‐Fuentes

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Soil and Tillage Research

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“…People are also unlikely to cease swidden agriculture if it remains profitable despite increases in productivity elsewhere. Finally, while we did not generate emissions associated with the agricultural intensification scenario, we recognize that irrigated rice also emits methane, an important GHG; though these emissions can be effectively reduced through water regime control (Rakotovao et al 2017), this would need accounting for in intensification. While multiple assumptions underlie this scenario, and it differs from the other scenarios as no spatial modelling was performed, because rice production intensification is a focus of the Madagascar Government, this scenario still provides useful insight into how investment in land already in cultivation may take further pressure off remaining forest areas.…”

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Land Change Modelling to Inform Strategic Decisions on Forest Cover and CO₂ Emissions in Eastern Madagascar

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Decision-makers need readily accessible tools to understand the potential impacts of alternative policies on forest cover and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to develop effective policies to meet national and international targets for biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and climate change mitigation. Land change modelling can support policy decisions by demonstrating potential impacts of policies on future deforestation and GHG emissions. We modelled land change to explore the potential impacts of expert-informed scenarios on deforestation and GHG emissions, specifically CO 2 emissions, in the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor in eastern Madagascar. We considered four scenarios: business as usual; effective conservation of protected areas; investment in infrastructure; and agricultural intensification. Our results highlight that effective forest conservation could deliver substantial emissions reductions, while infrastructure development will likely cause forest loss in new areas. Agricultural intensification could prevent additional forest loss if it reduced the need to clear more land while improving food security. Our study demonstrates how available land change modelling tools and scenario analyses can inform land-use policies, helping countries reconcile economic development with forest conservation and climate change mitigation commitments.

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Carbon footprint of smallholder farms in Central Madagascar: The integration of agroecological practices

Cited by 40 publications

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The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

Tillage and nitrogen fertilization in irrigated maize: key practices to reduce soil CO2 and CH4 emissions

Land Change Modelling to Inform Strategic Decisions on Forest Cover and CO₂ Emissions in Eastern Madagascar

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Carbon footprint of smallholder farms in Central Madagascar: The integration of agroecological practices

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The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers

Tillage and nitrogen fertilization in irrigated maize: key practices to reduce soil CO2 and CH4 emissions

Land Change Modelling to Inform Strategic Decisions on Forest Cover and CO2 Emissions in Eastern Madagascar

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