Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification

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dc.creatorSuhardiman, Diana
dc.creatorGiordano, Mark
dc.creatorLeebouapao, L.
dc.creatorKeovilignavong, Oulavanh
dc.date2016-09
dc.date2016-11-01T13:40:21Z
dc.date2016-11-01T13:40:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:32:33Z
dc.descriptionAgricultural intensification, now commonly referred to as sustainable intensification, is presented in development discourse as a key means to simultaneously improve food security and reduce rural poverty without harming the environment. Taking a village in Laos as a case study, we show how government agencies and farmers could perceive the idea of agricultural intensification differently. The study illustrates how farmers with the opportunities for groundwater use typically choose to grow vegetables and high valued cash crops rather than intensify rice production. This contrasts with government and donor supported efforts to promote rice intensification as a means to increase food security and reduce rural poverty. The article’s main message is that farmers’ differing strategies are related to a variety of household characteristics and that farmers’ strategies should be central to the current discussion on sustainable intensification.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77552
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158909
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSuhardiman, Diana; Giordano, M.; Leebouapao, L.; Keovilignavong, O. 2015. Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification. Agriculture and Human Values, 12p. (Online first). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-015-9638-3
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectintensification
dc.subjectfarmer participation
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectrural poverty
dc.subjectgovernment agencies
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectlabour
dc.titleFarmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification
dc.typeJournal Article

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