Dynamics of agricultural land use change in Kerala: a policy and social-ecological perspective

Jose, Monish; Padmanabhan, Martina

doi:10.1080/14735903.2015.1107338

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“…Beginning in the 1990s, agriculturalists all over India were hit by the agrarian crisis. In the case of Wayanad, the most important events were: (1) the rise and fall of pepper, vanilla and coffee cultivation and a coinciding ecological crisis (George and Krishnaprasad 2006;Münster 2012); (2) the reduction of import restrictions on agrarian products (Lerche 2011); (3) the impact of the Green Revolution (Pandey et al 2010;Suma 2014); and (4) the commercialization of agriculture (Jose and Padmanabhan 2016). Due to agricultural intensification, Wayanad lost 160 rice, as well as several pepper, banana, and vegetable varieties (Kumar and Nair 2004; Suma 2014).…”

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“…Furthermore, chemical use and land use change have resulted in a reduction of water and soil quality, and have been linked to a general decline in wild and farmland biodiversity (Kumar 2005). A poorly organized local rice market and the absence of rice mills in Wayanad have increased transaction costs for family farmers, making traditional rice cultivation increasingly unattractive (Jose and Padmanabhan 2016). The abolition of bonded labor increased expenses for laborers, and government schemes supporting the rural poor do not extend to agricultural laborerswhich further aggravated the labor shortage, making traditional rice cultivation even less profitable.…”

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“…The abolition of bonded labor increased expenses for laborers, and government schemes supporting the rural poor do not extend to agricultural laborerswhich further aggravated the labor shortage, making traditional rice cultivation even less profitable. As a consequence, many rice farmers have converted their fields into cash crop plantations (Jose and Padmanabhan 2016). Intensified agriculture has created tensions between organic farmers and commercial farmers.…”

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The erosion of relational values resulting from landscape simplification

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Context The global trend of landscape simplification for industrial agriculture is known to cause losses in biodiversity and ecosystem service diversity. Despite these problems being widely known, status quo trajectories driven by global economic growth and changing diets continue to lead to further landscape simplification. Objectives In this perspective article, we argue that landscape simplification has negative consequences for a range of relational values, affecting the socialecological relationships between people and nature, as well as the social relationships among people. A focus Keywords Agricultural intensification Á Diversified farming Á Human-nature connections Á Landscape sustainability science Á Smallholder farming Á Socialecological systems Maraja Riechers and Joern Fischer have equally contributed to the development of this paper and can be contacted as corresponding authors.

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“…For example, agricultural expansion is one of the key drivers of deforestation [2] and urban expansion has been implicated in the loss of agricultural lands [3]. ALUC encompasses both the conversion of natural vegetation to agricultural lands and also the reverse process whereby agricultural lands transition to non-agricultural uses [4]. The drivers of this phenomena are complex and have remained contentious [5], necessitating further empirical study.…”

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“…Given the uncertainty surrounding the drivers and effects of ALUC, it is important to examine it from the perspectives of stakeholders who are subject to any implications, and can drive the change to match their own interests [4]. Stakeholder perception/opinion has always been a critical component of any research that has societal relevance and has Environments 2021, 8, 113 2 of 18 often contributed to shaping policy directions [12].…”

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Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Agricultural Land-Use Change, and Associated Factors, in Nigeria

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Dallimer

2021

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Agricultural Land-Use Change (ALUC) is a major driver of global environmental change, not least via its direct impact on the sustainability and resilience of the rural economy. Its drivers are complex and have remained contentious, necessitating further empirical study. This study aims to derive context-specific evidence on the driving factors and effects of ALUC from different stakeholders’ perceptions. We carried out household surveys and participatory rural appraisal across Benue State, Nigeria. ALUC has economic, social, ecological, and institutional implications for farmers and on agricultural productivity. Farmers perceived that the main factors driving ALUC were land conflict, government land-use policies and infrastructural development. Stakeholders’ perceptions revealed that although the factors driving ALUC are diverse in nature, they are somewhat embedded within the broader issue of land-use conflict, which has led to cropland abandonment, clearing of forest vegetation, soil degradation, changes from large scale to subsistence farming, and farmers’ eventual loss of interest in agriculture. This suggest that the drivers and implications of ALUC go beyond simple changes to the extent of land used for agriculture, but also incorporates other regional socio-ecological changes. Our study highlights the importance of stakeholders’ perceptions in understanding complex socio-ecological issues if we are to provide clear direction into areas where policy interventions are most needed.

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