Potentials for organic agriculture to sustain livelihoods in Tanzania

Bakewell-Stone, Petra; Lieblein, Geir; Francis, Charles

doi:10.3763/ijas.2007.0266

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“…Recently, faced by serious ''poisoned food'', ''farmer deaths from pesticide poisoning'', ''consumer deaths from consuming farm produce'', and ''food export rejections'', China has adopted a ''vigorous adjustment of agricultural structure'' that results in a fast development of organic agriculture (Paull, 2007). Less pesticide-based and organic agriculture is also reported in Thailand (Eisses and Chaikam, 2002), Tanzania (Bakewell-Stone et al, 2008), and Ethiopia (Devi et al, 2007). In parallel with efforts by nationstates in controlling food safety for their domestic citizens as well as for export, international initiatives on food safety have also increasingly been developed.…”

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confidence: 81%

Market governance for safe food in developing countries: The case of low-pesticide vegetables in Vietnam

Hoi

Mol

Oosterveer

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 81%

Market governance for safe food in developing countries: The case of low-pesticide vegetables in Vietnam

Hoi

Mol

Oosterveer

2009

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Other causes include population growth, poverty, weak institutions and infrastructure, high dependency on rainfed agriculture, unequal global trade relationships, and poor soil fertility [4][5][6]. There are also constraints related to the production value chain in general, food access [5,7] due to geographical locations and associated eating behaviors [8], socio-economic status [9], technology adoption [10,11], and sustainable production [12][13][14].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Crop Upgrading Strategies and Modelling for Rainfed Cereals in a Semi-Arid Climate—A Review

Silungwe

Graef

Bellingrath-Kimura

et al. 2018

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Spatiotemporal rainfall variability and low soil fertility are the primary crop production challenges facing poor farmers in semi-arid environments. However, there are few solutions for addressing these challenges. The literature provides several crop upgrading strategies (UPS) for improving crop yields, and biophysical models are used to simulate these strategies. However, the suitability of UPS is limited by systemization of their areas of application and the need to cope with the challenges faced by poor farmers. In this study, we reviewed 187 papers from peer-reviewed journals, conferences and reports that discuss UPS suitable for cereals and biophysical models used to assist in the selection of UPS in semi-arid areas. We found that four UPS were the most suitable, namely tied ridges, microdose fertilization, varying sowing dates, and field scattering. The DSSAT, APSIM and AquaCrop models adequately simulate these UPS. This work provides a systemization of crop UPS and models in semi-arid areas that can be applied by scientists and planners.

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“…Her thesis results were published in the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 29 10. A Danish student completed a case study on a specialized fruit farm in southern Norway.…”

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Educating Tomorrow's Agents of Change for Sustainable Food Systems: Nordic Agroecology MSc Program

Lieblein

Breland

Salomonsson

et al. 2008

Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition

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Two key issues in the development of sustainable food systems on a global basis are education in how research will be done and informing a general public to become more aware of the food, nutrition, and hunger issues facing society. Knowing that food production, national and local food security, and equity in access to adequate nutrition are important is only the first step. Educating today's students to become motivated researchers, effective communicators, and agents of change in future systems is a larger challenge. one example of current educational initiatives that are addressing the production, economic, environmental, and social dimensions of farming and food systems in the region. Using an action learning and whole systems approach, we have built on our prior experience of intensive courses to develop one 8-week module focused on farming systems and a second 8-week module on food systems. In each case, an experiential learning strategy is used, with students spending time on farms and in communities, talking with key players who have different roles in the system. After two additional semesters of courses in specific areas of interest, each student completes a thesis project dealing with some aspect of agroecology and sustainability of food systems. Twelve examples are included here to illustrate the range of topics of recent MSc thesis research. Quotes from students who have completed the program are provided as testimonies to success. We conclude that integrating teaching and research has been highly effective in preparing agroecologists to deal with the complexity and uncertainty in dealing with food systems and nutrition in the future.

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Potentials for organic agriculture to sustain livelihoods in Tanzania

Cited by 29 publications

References 4 publications

Market governance for safe food in developing countries: The case of low-pesticide vegetables in Vietnam

Market governance for safe food in developing countries: The case of low-pesticide vegetables in Vietnam

Crop Upgrading Strategies and Modelling for Rainfed Cereals in a Semi-Arid Climate—A Review

Educating Tomorrow's Agents of Change for Sustainable Food Systems: Nordic Agroecology MSc Program

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