Household Agrobiodiversity Management on Amazonian Dark Earths, Oxisols, and Floodplain Soils on the Lower Madeira River, Brazil

Kawa, Nicholas C.; Michelangeli, José A. Clavijo; Clement, Charles R.

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“…Maintaining on farm crop diversity has usually been associated with risk-coping strategies (Asfaw et al, 2019, Di Falco and Chavas, 2009, Di Falco and Perrings, 2005, Lin, 2011, McCord et al, 2015); however, there is increasing recognition of other benefits as well, particularly under poorly functioning markets. These benefits include optimizing crop production under heterogeneous agro-ecological conditions in rainfed marginal areas (Benin et al, 2004, Di Falco and Chavas, 2009, Kawa et al, 2015); producing a variety of products for different uses (Keleman et al, 2013, King, 2007); providing commercial opportunities in multiple local markets (Devaux et al, 2009, McCord et al, 2015); as well as reducing vulnerability to market and climate variability (Benin et al, 2004, Lin, 2011, McCord et al, 2015). There is increasing evidence of the positive contribution of crop diversity to household dietary diversity (Bellon et al, 2016, Dillon et al, 2015, Jones et al, 2014, Powell et al, 2015, Remans et al, 2011, Sibhatu et al, 2015).…”

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To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question. Pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana

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HighlightsSmallholders in northern Ghana maintain high levels of de facto crop diversity.Most species are used for both self-consumption and market sales.The value of species used for self-consumption was on average 55% higher than that of crop sales.Crop diversity is positively associated with self-consumption of food crops, and cash income from crops sold.Crop diversification seems more beneficial to the farmers in northern Ghana than specialization.

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To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question. Pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana

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“…This research was undertaken as part of a larger project that examined socio-cultural and environmental factors influencing household agrobiodiversity management in Borba (see Kawa 2012;Kawa, Clavijo Michelangeli, and Clement 2015). Semi-structured interviews were conducted at 91 households in 16 rural communities, during 12 months between 2009 and 2010.…”

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How Religion, Race, and the Weedy Agency of Plants Shape Amazonian Home Gardens

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2016

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Across Brazilian Amazonia, it is common to find rural households that keep plants with magico‐medicinal properties in their home gardens. Despite widespread occurrence of such plants, some Amazonians—especially in Evangelical communities—openly criticize their use as incongruent with Christian belief and practice. In this article, I offer ethnographic observations that indicate divergent attitudes toward magico‐medicinal plants between Evangelical Christians and Amazonian folk Catholics, the latter of whom borrow heavily from Afro‐Brazilian and indigenous religions. I contend that Evangelicals’ attempts to establish distance from such plants is due in part to histories of ethnic and racial marginalization that are indexed in their use. Still, many magico‐medicinal plants are weedy species that actively colonize areas occupied by humans, thus openly defying Evangelical attempts to evade them. In this manner, magico‐medicinal plants are not just subject to human agencies, but are arguably agents in their own right.

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“…On the other side are studies showing that the dry land in the Amazon is known for its low fertility, which is an environmental limitation to development of agriculture (McMichael et al, 2012). Farming the land in the floodplains is a technique employed to exploit the advantages provided by the inundations that fertilize the land, enabling small-scale farmers to occupy these areas in the Amazon summer only (Kawa, Michelangeli, & Clement, 2015), soon after the waters recede. The floodplain lands are rich in sediment and organic material deposited during the high waters, which makes the soil suitable for farming (Tockner et al, 2000).…”

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Inovação e Difusão de Tecnologia na Agricultura de Várzea na Amazônia

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Resumo A literatura sobre a inovação e a difusão de tecnologias no agronegócio é vasta e a explicação dominante para a disseminação de inovações enfatiza o processo de influência e fluxo de informações através de um sistema social. Questões de pesquisa relativas à inovação e difusão de tecnologias ultrapassam os limites disciplinares convencionais. Este artigo tem como objetivo investigar a inovação e a difusão de tecnologias no contexto da agricultura em áreas de várzea no interior do Estado do Amazonas. Um conjunto de proposições foi desenvolvido com foco nos fatores que influenciam na concepção do processo de inovação e difusão. Através de uma pesquisa qualitativa, foram feitas entrevistas semiestruturadas. Os estágios de análise do processo mental de difusão não determinam a adoção de inovação na presente pesquisa. Os resultados sugerem que o ambiente competitivo do lado da oferta, bem como a influência das indústrias de agronegócio, assistência técnica, agenda política de desenvolvimento, projetos universitários e prática de campo podem favorecer a difusão de tecnologias. O artigo busca ampliar o atual paradigma na compreensão de inovações e na difusão, incorporando fatores operantes em um contexto peculiar de agricultura, sugerindo elementos que, se estimulados, podem ser comunicados e assimilados dentro de um sistema social.

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Household Agrobiodiversity Management on Amazonian Dark Earths, Oxisols, and Floodplain Soils on the Lower Madeira River, Brazil

Cited by 21 publications

References 44 publications

To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question. Pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana

To diversify or not to diversify, that is the question. Pursuing agricultural development for smallholder farmers in marginal areas of Ghana

How Religion, Race, and the Weedy Agency of Plants Shape Amazonian Home Gardens

Inovação e Difusão de Tecnologia na Agricultura de Várzea na Amazônia

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