Identifying agroecological mixed farming strategies for local conditions in San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba

Monzote, Fernando Rafael Funes; Bello, R. S.; Alvarex, A.; Hernández, Annia; Lantinga, E.A.; Keulen, H. van

doi:10.1080/14735903.2012.692955

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“…Few exceptions were found. Monzote et al (2012) identified different social indicators, including working conditions, stability of labor, equity of income distribution, and women's involvement in farming activities, to compare the sustainability of three mixed crop-livestock systems. The small-scale mixed farming system scored better than the specialized medium-size dairy farm system.…”

Section: A Need To Get Closer To the Reality Of Farmers' Working Situations And Activitiesmentioning

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Livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems. A review

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Hostiou

2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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The livestock farming sector is under stress as fewer and fewer people are willing or able to become livestock farmers. Contributing to the decline in attractiveness of the profession are, among other factors, agricultural crises, higher consumer expectations, and difficult working conditions. Agroecology is a sustainable solution that can maintain livestock production and provide positive contributions to society without negatively affecting the environment. Moreover, in its search for social sustainability, agroecological farming could offer better working conditions to farmers and thus contribute to a sustainable future for the livestock farming sector. Here, we review research on livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems. This paper aims to give a comprehensive overview of the available research findings and the dimensions used to describe farmers’ working conditions. The major findings are the following: (i) relatively little published research is available; (ii) it is difficult to compare findings across studies as different dimensions are used to study working conditions and, in certain cases, detailed descriptions of the farming systems are not provided; (iii) certain dimensions were rarely addressed, such as farmers’ health, or work organization; and (iv) in general, farmers’ work is addressed as a component of environmental and economic analyses of the performance of agroecological livestock farming systems, using most often indicators on labor productivity and/or efficiency. Comprehensive multidimensional approaches to study working conditions are lacking, as are studies on the interactions and trade-offs between dimensions (e.g., workload, fulfillment, work organization). To study livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems, we recommend to use a comprehensive approach assessing different dimensions contributing to working conditions, combined with the description of farmers’ activities and work environment.

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Section: A Need To Get Closer To the Reality Of Farmers' Working Situations And Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems. A review

Duval

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Hostiou

2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…actividad ganadera y supone entre el 14% y algo más del 27 % de los ingresos totales y es una cierta compensación de la actividad principal (Perea et al, 2010;Areal, 2012;Funes-Monzote et al, 2012).…”

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Caracterización físico-productiva y tipologías de sistemas lecheros diversificados en la sierra de Ecuador

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El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar y establecer una tipología de sistemas ganaderos de Cotopaxi en el norte de la región Sierra en Ecuador. Los datos fueron recogidos mediante encuestas directas a 212 ganaderos y reflejan los principales aspectos técnicos, económicos y productivos de las explotaciones. La tipología fue establecida utilizando técnicas analíticas multivariantes. El análisis de Clusters reveló cuatro agrupamientos. Grupo I, definido como Granjas Pequeñas Familiares (GPF), Grupo II, como Granjas Medianas Familiares (GMF), Grupo III, como Granjas Medianas Familiares Tecnificadas (GMFT) y Grupo IV, como Granjas Muy Pequeñas Familiares (GMPF). Se aplicó un ANAVA. La evaluación indicó diferencias importantes en las explotaciones agrupadas a pesar de que se desarrollan en el mismo entorno agroclimático, operan en los mismos mercados y además, cuentan con información similar, el resultado es un variado universo de situaciones con variaciones relevantes entre sistemas medianos y pequeños por escala y en razón de sus superficies dedicadas a ganadería y a cultivos y sus resultados productivos y de eficiencia medida como ingresos por cada actividad y nivel de gastos.

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“…In fact, it was observed that there is a commendable shift among the majority of consumers towards local food (Watts et al 2005). Further, in one of the studies reported by Monzote et al (2012), from Cuba, local stakeholders -comprising farmers, scientists as well as representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture -were able to identify and propose surrogate strategy models to support sustainable farming systems for agriculture wherein 'best practice of mixed farming systems management' had a positive impact on land productivity and improved socio-economic performance and food self-sufficiency. Besides, a study performed in the Philippines has indicated that the active participation of stakeholders is necessary for introducing sustainable and new agricultural systems (Vilei 2011).…”

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Food Sustainability Challenges in the Developing World

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2017

Sustainability Challenges in the Agrofood Sector

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Identifying agroecological mixed farming strategies for local conditions in San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba

Cited by 7 publications

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Livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems. A review

Livestock farmers’ working conditions in agroecological farming systems. A review

Caracterización físico-productiva y tipologías de sistemas lecheros diversificados en la sierra de Ecuador

Food Sustainability Challenges in the Developing World

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