Measuring sustainable intensification in smallholder agroecosystems: A review | Land Portal

Información del recurso

Date of publication: 
Marzo 2017
Resource Language: 
ISBN / Resource ID: 
handle:10568/78064
Pages: 
12-Jan
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Sustainable intensification (SI) is at the forefront of food security discussions as a means to meet the growing demand for agricultural production while conserving land and other resources. A broader definition of SI is emerging that takes into account the human condition, nutrition and social equity. Next steps require identification of indicators and associated metrics, to track progress, assess tradeoffs and identify synergies. Through a systematic, qualitative review of the literature we identified SI indicators, with a primary focus on African smallholder farming systems. We assessed indicators and metrics for which there is consensus, and those that remain contested. We conclude that, while numerous metrics for evaluating SI systems exist, many

often-cited indicators lack strong sets of associated metrics.

Autores y editores

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Smith, A.
Snapp, Sieglinde
Bekunda, Mateete
Glover, J.
Chikowo, Regis
Thorne, P.J.
United States Agency for International Development

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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture logo

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a non-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity.


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CGIAR (CGIAR)

CGIAR is the only worldwide partnership addressing agricultural research for development, whose work contributes to the global effort to tackle poverty, hunger and major nutrition imbalances, and environmental degradation.


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