Enabling modernisation, marginalising alternatives? Kenya's agricultural policy and smallholders

Ajwang, Fredrick; Arora, Saurabh; Atela, Joanes; Onyango, Joel; Kyari, Mohammad

doi:10.1002/jid.3660

J of Intl Development

2022

DOI: 10.1002/jid.3660

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Enabling modernisation, marginalising alternatives? Kenya's agricultural policy and smallholders

Fredrick Ajwang

Saurabh Arora

Joanes Atela

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Searching for synergies for low emission development, the case for dairy subsector in Kenya

Onyango,

Vellema,

Crane

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This research paper assesses the coherence of policy measures and documents related to low emission dairy development (LEDD) initiatives at different levels with a focus on Kenya. To analyse coherence, an innovative stepwise approach was employed including sampling of measures, assessing for vertical and horizontal coherences, and detecting areas of synergies for prioritisation of measures. Six international level documents, six national level sectoral documents, and two local level documents were analysed to extract a total of 145 measures. These measures were then thematically coded and assessed for coherence with LEDD. The findings reveal that while some policy documents reinforce and enable each other, others show limited coherence in supporting LEDD. The study highlights the importance of classifying coherence among measures and documents to prioritise options for policy makers. The paper identified four key documents as strategic for reinforcing LEDD measures across other policy measures comprising the Kenya Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan (KGESIP), the Medium Term Three Big Four Agenda (B4A), the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), and the World Bank Climate Smart Agriculture (WB CSA). The paper identifies that policy documents structured to support implementation at the local level tend to be more synergistic. Further, the paper identifies that measures which provide forward-looking pathways, and builds agency among stakeholders, are likely to promote synergistic coherence. This paper contributes to the existing body of knowledge by shedding light on the level of coherence among policy measures and documents in the context of sustainable agriculture in Kenya. It provides insights and recommendations to facilitate effective implementation of LEDD initiatives at national and local levels.

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Searching for synergies for low emission development, the case for dairy subsector in Kenya

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Vellema,

Crane

et al. 2024

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Agricultural innovations for sustainability? Diverse pathways and plural perspectives on rice seeds in Odisha, India

Arora,

Narayanarao,

Mittal

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We focus on alternative innovation pathways for addressing agricultural sustainability challenges in Odisha, India. The first pathway that we term as industrial, is focused on breeding new seed varieties in modern laboratories and test fields, ostensibly for climate resilience. It is driven by public scientific institutions and private corporations. The second pathway that we call agroecological, is grounded in saving and sharing of diverse local varieties, largely by Indigenous (Adivasi) smallholders and their allies in civil society. Using the pathways’ descriptions as bases, we present perspectives of different professional groups who appraise how effectively each pathway addresses a range of sustainability issues. While all participants appraise the agroecological pathway to be clearly better performing for addressing agricultural biodiversity and cultural uses of rice, appraisals for issues of the economy, seed accessibility, stress tolerance, and nutrition diverged from each other. An overall picture in support of one pathway did not emerge. Embracing such ambiguities and uncertainties associated with appraisals, we argue for balancing political support between diverse pathways. Greater support for structurally marginalised agroecological pathways may be crucial to meet sustainability goals. This support can include the restitution of lands and other socio-ecological resources for marginalised pathways as well as guaranteeing autonomy of Adivasi (Indigenous) communities among whom the pathways thrive.

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Enabling modernisation, marginalising alternatives? Kenya's agricultural policy and smallholders

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Searching for synergies for low emission development, the case for dairy subsector in Kenya

Searching for synergies for low emission development, the case for dairy subsector in Kenya

Agricultural innovations for sustainability? Diverse pathways and plural perspectives on rice seeds in Odisha, India

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