How to Address the Sustainability Transition of Farming Systems? A Conceptual Framework to Organize Research

Martin, Guillaume; Allain, Sandrine; Bergez, Jacques-Eric; Leenhardt, Delphine; Constantin, Julie; Duru, Michel; Hazard, Laurent; Lacombe, Camille; Magda, Danièle; Magne, Marie-Angélina; Ryschawy, Julie; Thénard, Vincent; Tribouillois, Hélène; Willaume, Magali

doi:10.3390/su10062083

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“…By looking systemically at these interactions, this paper contributes to the debates about upgrading in clusters, value chains, and farming systems; inclusion of smallholders in markets; system jumps; and pathways to sustainable intensification. The results can be used in devising future scenarios for system development and in co-design of interventions, as outlined by Martin et al [24]. They inform strategic upgrading options for farmers and other value chain actors by pointing at the future shape of farm operations and the markets to supply to.…”

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Intensification and Upgrading Dynamics in Emerging Dairy Clusters in the East African Highlands

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Based on farmer and value chain actor interviews, this comparative study of five emerging dairy clusters elaborates on the upgrading of farming systems, value chains, and context shapes transformations from semi-subsistent to market-oriented dairy farming. The main results show unequal cluster upgrading along two intensification dimensions: dairy feeding system and cash cropping. Intensive dairy is competing with other high-value cash crop options that resource-endowed farmers specialize in, given conducive support service arrangements and context conditions. A large number of drivers and co-dependencies between technical, value chain, and institutional upgrading build up to system jumps. Transformation may take decades when market and context conditions remain sub-optimal. Clusters can be expected to move further along initial intensification pathways, unless actors consciously redirect course. The main theoretical implications for debate about cluster upgrading are that co-dependencies between farming system, market, and context factors determine upgrading outcomes; the implications for the debate about intensification pathways are that they need to consider differences in farmer resource endowments, path dependency, concurrency, and upgrading investments. Sustainability issues for consideration include enabling a larger proportion of resource-poor farmers to participate in markets; enabling private input and service provision models; attention for food safety; and climate smartness.

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Intensification and Upgrading Dynamics in Emerging Dairy Clusters in the East African Highlands

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“…The conceptual framework of farming systems research is based on community participation combined with scientific investigation. Martin et al (2018) have crystallised this concept as follows:…”

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Scrotal tick damage as a cause of infertility in communal bulls in Moretele, South Africa

McCrindle

Maime

Botha

et al. 2019

J. S. Afr. Vet. Assoc.

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Calving rate in communal cattle influences both food security and socio-economics in rural households. A previous study indicated that scrotal damage caused by ticks could affect the fertility of communal bulls and reduce the annual calving rate. The objectives of the study were to investigate the annual calving rate in communal herds by counting calves during herd visits, perform breeding soundness examinations on bulls and identify adult ticks attached to their genitalia. This prospective longitudinal survey was based on participatory rural appraisal. Calving rates were estimated in cows (n = 2398) from 100 randomly selected communal herds in Moretele over 12 months in 2013, during routine visits by animal health technicians. Randomly selected bulls (n = 50) from these herds were tested for Brucella abortus, Trichomonas foetus and Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis. The calving rate was 35.86% (0.359). The mean scrotal circumference was 37.63 ± 3.42 cm. Total sperm motility was 78.73 ± 35.73%; progressive sperm motility was 27.39 ± 15.81% and non-progressive sperm motility was 51.34 ± 19.92%. Thirty-five of the 38 bulls examined for breeding soundness exhibited severe scrotal and preputial lesions caused by the adult ticks Amblyomma hebraeum and Hyalomma rufipes. Tick control methods used included spraying (n = 20), pour-on (n = 11), no control (n = 1) and various (n = 18). It was concluded that in Moretele genital tick damage had a more serious impact on the fertility of communal bulls than contagious diseases. Targeted acaricidal spot treatment of the genitalia of communal bulls to prevent infestation is recommended, as tick control strategies used by farmers appeared to be inadequate.

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“…Some of the CA stakeholders in Uganda laid out in Table 2 are already informally working together to some extent. Understanding political opinions and creating avenues for engagement and dialogue are important for the vision as (Martin et al 2018) clearly illustrated.…”

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Analysing the socio-technical transition to conservation agriculture in Uganda through the lens of the multi-level perspective

Kaweesa

Bilali

Loiskandl

2020

Environ Dev Sustain

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Conservation agriculture (CA) is based on three principles, namely minimum tillage, crop rotations and maintaining a soil cover. The research used the multi-Level perspective on socio-technical transitions to analyse the dynamics of CA in Uganda. The analysis of the CA niche is structured along the socio-technical regimes and explores the impact of the transition. Data were gathered from Alebtong, Dokolo and Lira districts in mid-Northern Uganda. The results indicate a steady transition towards CA that can be supported to eventually scale up. The legitimisation process of CA transition involved wider implementation by farmers on their fields, validation through adoption by the wider communities and at the national level. The process seeks policy and institutional promotion, more scientific publications of local research findings, validation by legal standards and judicial reasoning, raising civic awareness, stakeholder dialogue and mobilisation of political will to advance the purposes of CA in contrast to conventional agriculture. CA caused changes in practices, perceptions and motivation among the niche actors with respect to agricultural sustainability. However, scaling up could further be enhanced when market policies, credit and financial environment are reconciled.

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How to Address the Sustainability Transition of Farming Systems? A Conceptual Framework to Organize Research

Cited by 33 publications

References 91 publications

Intensification and Upgrading Dynamics in Emerging Dairy Clusters in the East African Highlands

Intensification and Upgrading Dynamics in Emerging Dairy Clusters in the East African Highlands

Scrotal tick damage as a cause of infertility in communal bulls in Moretele, South Africa

Analysing the socio-technical transition to conservation agriculture in Uganda through the lens of the multi-level perspective

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