Pub Date : 2023-10-26DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2255449
Jhenny Cayambe, Marco Heredia-R, Emma Torres, Laura Puhl, Bolier Torres, Deniz Barreto, Biviana N. Heredia, Andrea Vaca-Lucero, Carlos G. H. Diaz-Ambrona
The use of natural resources for food production and the identification of viable solutions to problems related to agricultural sustainability are topics of current debate. Our proposed objectives were to: i) determine the agronomic characteristics of strawberry crops in open-field and aeroponic greenhouse production systems, ii) assess the sustainability of production systems concerning social, environmental, economic, and governance dimensions, and iii) identify the variability of sustainability scores between production systems. Surveys were conducted on small Mestizo strawberry producers with open-field production systems and aeroponic production researchers in the Ecuadorian Andes. The SAFA-FAO methodology was applied, considering 111 indicators, 56 subtopics, and 20 topics, distributed among the four dimensions. A principal component analysis was performed using the Infostat programme. The sustainability score (0–5) of the aeroponic system was 1.09 times higher than that of the traditional system. The dimensions of economic resilience (2.23) and good governance (2.29) obtained low scores in the open-field system, and in the aeroponic production system the dimensions with high scores were environmental integrity (4.05) and social welfare (4.46). The identified sustainability dynamics contribute to a better multidimensional understanding for decision-makers and are a contribution toward meeting the goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda.
{"title":"Evaluation of sustainability in strawberry crops production under greenhouse and open-field systems in the Andes","authors":"Jhenny Cayambe, Marco Heredia-R, Emma Torres, Laura Puhl, Bolier Torres, Deniz Barreto, Biviana N. Heredia, Andrea Vaca-Lucero, Carlos G. H. Diaz-Ambrona","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2255449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2255449","url":null,"abstract":"The use of natural resources for food production and the identification of viable solutions to problems related to agricultural sustainability are topics of current debate. Our proposed objectives were to: i) determine the agronomic characteristics of strawberry crops in open-field and aeroponic greenhouse production systems, ii) assess the sustainability of production systems concerning social, environmental, economic, and governance dimensions, and iii) identify the variability of sustainability scores between production systems. Surveys were conducted on small Mestizo strawberry producers with open-field production systems and aeroponic production researchers in the Ecuadorian Andes. The SAFA-FAO methodology was applied, considering 111 indicators, 56 subtopics, and 20 topics, distributed among the four dimensions. A principal component analysis was performed using the Infostat programme. The sustainability score (0–5) of the aeroponic system was 1.09 times higher than that of the traditional system. The dimensions of economic resilience (2.23) and good governance (2.29) obtained low scores in the open-field system, and in the aeroponic production system the dimensions with high scores were environmental integrity (4.05) and social welfare (4.46). The identified sustainability dynamics contribute to a better multidimensional understanding for decision-makers and are a contribution toward meeting the goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda.","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":"44 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136381449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-06DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2262752
Shuocun Chen, Yingnan Zhang, Yuanli Zhu, Li Ma, Jinghui Zhao
China is issuing a warning regarding the ‘unprecedented’ hurdles it faces in safeguarding its food security. The substantial conversion of farmland for non-grain cultivation is exacerbating the situation, necessitating urgent investigation into the underlying causes. Nonetheless, previous studies have revealed a dearth of village-level analysis and have been marred by a bias stemming from econometric methodologies. To remedy this, the present paper employs a sophisticated approach combining econometric modelling and machine learning techniques to unravel the intricate driving forces at the village level. The study yields three principal findings. Firstly, the availability of farmland, poverty incidence, and the age of village leaders exert a detrimental influence on non-grain use of farmland (NGUF). Secondly, a conglomerate of factors, such as the aging rural workforce, income levels, positively impact the planting of non-grain crops, with remarkably increasing effects. Finally, it is pivotal to acknowledge that the influencing factors display sensitivity to the spatial scale examined. Village-level research provides a comprehensive overview, transcending individual household decisions. Collectively, this study underscores the indispensability of incorporating the underlying principles into policy formulation. Township and county authorities should craft guidelines, policies, and regulations in accordance with the ascertained village-level drivers, rather than relying solely on household-level determinants.
{"title":"The battle of crops: unveiling the shift from grain to non-grain use of farmland in China?","authors":"Shuocun Chen, Yingnan Zhang, Yuanli Zhu, Li Ma, Jinghui Zhao","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2262752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2262752","url":null,"abstract":"China is issuing a warning regarding the ‘unprecedented’ hurdles it faces in safeguarding its food security. The substantial conversion of farmland for non-grain cultivation is exacerbating the situation, necessitating urgent investigation into the underlying causes. Nonetheless, previous studies have revealed a dearth of village-level analysis and have been marred by a bias stemming from econometric methodologies. To remedy this, the present paper employs a sophisticated approach combining econometric modelling and machine learning techniques to unravel the intricate driving forces at the village level. The study yields three principal findings. Firstly, the availability of farmland, poverty incidence, and the age of village leaders exert a detrimental influence on non-grain use of farmland (NGUF). Secondly, a conglomerate of factors, such as the aging rural workforce, income levels, positively impact the planting of non-grain crops, with remarkably increasing effects. Finally, it is pivotal to acknowledge that the influencing factors display sensitivity to the spatial scale examined. Village-level research provides a comprehensive overview, transcending individual household decisions. Collectively, this study underscores the indispensability of incorporating the underlying principles into policy formulation. Township and county authorities should craft guidelines, policies, and regulations in accordance with the ascertained village-level drivers, rather than relying solely on household-level determinants.","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135350944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spatiotemporal studies of the annual and seasonal climate variability and trend on an agroecological spatial scale for establishing a climate-resilient maize farming system have not yet been conducted in Ethiopia. The study was carried out in three major agroecological zones in northwest Ethiopia using climate data from 1987 to 2018. The coefficient of variation (CV), precipitation concertation index (PCI), and rainfall anomaly index (RAI) were used to analyze the variability of rainfall. The Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator were also applied to estimate trends and slopes of changes in rainfall and temperature. High-significance warming trends in the maximum and minimum temperatures were shown in the highland and lowland agroecology zones, respectively. Rainfall has also demonstrated a maximum declining trend throughout the keremt season in the highland agroecology zone. However, rainfall distribution has become more unpredictable in the Bega and Belg seasons. Climate-resilient maize agronomic activities have been determined by analyzing the onset and cessation dates and the length of the growth period (LGP). The rainy season begins between May 8 and June 3 and finishes between October 26 and November 16. The length of the growth period (LGP) during the rainy season ranges from 94 to 229 days.
{"title":"Spatiotemporal analysis of rainfall and temperature variability and trends for climate resilient maize farming system in major agroecology zones of northwest Ethiopia","authors":"Abebe Zeleke, Kindie Tesfaye, Tilahun Tadesse, Teferi Alem, Dereje Ademe, Enyew Adgo","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2255450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2255450","url":null,"abstract":"Spatiotemporal studies of the annual and seasonal climate variability and trend on an agroecological spatial scale for establishing a climate-resilient maize farming system have not yet been conducted in Ethiopia. The study was carried out in three major agroecological zones in northwest Ethiopia using climate data from 1987 to 2018. The coefficient of variation (CV), precipitation concertation index (PCI), and rainfall anomaly index (RAI) were used to analyze the variability of rainfall. The Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator were also applied to estimate trends and slopes of changes in rainfall and temperature. High-significance warming trends in the maximum and minimum temperatures were shown in the highland and lowland agroecology zones, respectively. Rainfall has also demonstrated a maximum declining trend throughout the keremt season in the highland agroecology zone. However, rainfall distribution has become more unpredictable in the Bega and Belg seasons. Climate-resilient maize agronomic activities have been determined by analyzing the onset and cessation dates and the length of the growth period (LGP). The rainy season begins between May 8 and June 3 and finishes between October 26 and November 16. The length of the growth period (LGP) during the rainy season ranges from 94 to 229 days.","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135591620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-04DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2255451
Yohannes Halefom Gebretsadik, Kahsay Gebru Tesfay
Weather events have threatened the realization of food security in Ethiopia. Weather-index crop insurance (WICI) is a risk-transferring strategy recently introduced to farmers in Ethiopia. The study aims to assess the impact of WICI on smallholder farmers' multidimensional food security. To realize its objective, relevant indicators, and the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index were applied to capture the multidimensional realities of food security and the propensity score matching technique to examine the impact. The results show that WICI has a significant positive impact on smallholder farmers' availability, access, utilization and food stability. Besides, the insured farmers have lower incidence, depth, and severity of food insecurity by 9.44%, 3.24% and 1.06% than non-insured farmers. Thus, to realize progress in food security, we advocate improving smallholder farmers' access to affordable WICI products: the existing pilot crop insurance projects shall be used as a milestone to establish an all-inclusive crop insurance program in Ethiopia. The study urges due attention and integrated efforts to build a reliable weather database system and solve smallholder farmers' meager willingness to pay. It contributes to the debate on how WICI impacts farmers' multidimensional food security, arouses further studies on the issue and policy action on building shock-resilient food security.
{"title":"Impact of weather index crop insurance on smallholder farmers’ multidimensional food security: evidence from Ethiopia","authors":"Yohannes Halefom Gebretsadik, Kahsay Gebru Tesfay","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2255451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2255451","url":null,"abstract":"Weather events have threatened the realization of food security in Ethiopia. Weather-index crop insurance (WICI) is a risk-transferring strategy recently introduced to farmers in Ethiopia. The study aims to assess the impact of WICI on smallholder farmers' multidimensional food security. To realize its objective, relevant indicators, and the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index were applied to capture the multidimensional realities of food security and the propensity score matching technique to examine the impact. The results show that WICI has a significant positive impact on smallholder farmers' availability, access, utilization and food stability. Besides, the insured farmers have lower incidence, depth, and severity of food insecurity by 9.44%, 3.24% and 1.06% than non-insured farmers. Thus, to realize progress in food security, we advocate improving smallholder farmers' access to affordable WICI products: the existing pilot crop insurance projects shall be used as a milestone to establish an all-inclusive crop insurance program in Ethiopia. The study urges due attention and integrated efforts to build a reliable weather database system and solve smallholder farmers' meager willingness to pay. It contributes to the debate on how WICI impacts farmers' multidimensional food security, arouses further studies on the issue and policy action on building shock-resilient food security.","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135592258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2247784
N. K. Patra, None Benjongtoshi
This paper attempts to measure the sustainable performance of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation, a livelihood component in Eastern Himalayan Region (EHR). The objectives of the study were to examine the role, and the sustainable performance of French bean as a livelihood component in EHR. Altogether, 240 French bean growers had included from two selected districts of Nagaland, EHR. The contribution of French bean cultivation, contribution from other livelihood activities and annual expenditure pattern, 12 parameters under each of 4 indicators (economic, social, human and environmental) of sustainability were assessed. A relationship was established between the sustainability index and the livelihood index. French bean cultivation was ranked as the first, and other livelihood activities in descending order are; livestock-based, crop-based (excluding French bean), Off-farm, and forest-based livelihood. Despite less income from French bean cultivation than other countries, it is contributing about 43.00% to annual income and 73.00% to the yearly expenditure of growers. Thus French bean cultivation is a sustainable livelihood component. The study adopted a framework that can assess the sustainable performance of other crops/activities under similar/different agroecology. The policy process should emphasize higher productivity and more income from it and bring all-round development of the EHR.
{"title":"Sustainable performance of French bean (<i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i> L.) cultivation, a livelihood component in Eastern Himalayan Region","authors":"N. K. Patra, None Benjongtoshi","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2247784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2247784","url":null,"abstract":"This paper attempts to measure the sustainable performance of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivation, a livelihood component in Eastern Himalayan Region (EHR). The objectives of the study were to examine the role, and the sustainable performance of French bean as a livelihood component in EHR. Altogether, 240 French bean growers had included from two selected districts of Nagaland, EHR. The contribution of French bean cultivation, contribution from other livelihood activities and annual expenditure pattern, 12 parameters under each of 4 indicators (economic, social, human and environmental) of sustainability were assessed. A relationship was established between the sustainability index and the livelihood index. French bean cultivation was ranked as the first, and other livelihood activities in descending order are; livestock-based, crop-based (excluding French bean), Off-farm, and forest-based livelihood. Despite less income from French bean cultivation than other countries, it is contributing about 43.00% to annual income and 73.00% to the yearly expenditure of growers. Thus French bean cultivation is a sustainable livelihood component. The study adopted a framework that can assess the sustainable performance of other crops/activities under similar/different agroecology. The policy process should emphasize higher productivity and more income from it and bring all-round development of the EHR.","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134912130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-08DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2253647
Uğur Başer, M. Bozoğlu
{"title":"The impact of farm size on sustainability of beef cattle farms: A case study of the Samsun province, Turkey","authors":"Uğur Başer, M. Bozoğlu","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2253647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2253647","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43389689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2253659
B. Asante, S. Etuah, Adams Faisal, A. Mensah, Stephen Prah, J. Mensah, R. Aidoo
{"title":"Does adoption of cocoa hand pollination (CHP) improve welfare of farmers? Evidence from smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana","authors":"B. Asante, S. Etuah, Adams Faisal, A. Mensah, Stephen Prah, J. Mensah, R. Aidoo","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2253659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2253659","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45863837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-02DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2253648
D. Etana, Denyse J.R.M. Snelder, C. V. van Wesenbeeck, T. de Cock Buning
{"title":"Understanding the contexts of effectiveness of adaptation to climate change and variability: a qualitative study of smallholder farmers in central Ethiopia","authors":"D. Etana, Denyse J.R.M. Snelder, C. V. van Wesenbeeck, T. de Cock Buning","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2253648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2253648","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2023-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49382166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-29DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2247776
M. M. Erdaw
{"title":"Contribution, prospects and trends of livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa: a review","authors":"M. M. Erdaw","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2247776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2247776","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47874523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-25DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2023.2222615
J. Wang, Tianjun Liu
{"title":"Region selection and efficiency improvement for apple production using an indicator system based on cost-effective factors","authors":"J. Wang, Tianjun Liu","doi":"10.1080/14735903.2023.2222615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2222615","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50342,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41866069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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