Food Systems and Agrobiodiversity in the Mountains of Central Asia

Foggin, J. Marc; Emslie-Smith, Matthew; Hergarten, Christian

doi:10.1659/mrd-journal-d-18-0048

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“…Many of earlier studies, including Adriano [109], Pirmatov et al [38], Akter et al [30], Foggin [141], and Akramov [31], among others, found that policy efforts aimed at the fostering, coordination, and integration of agricultural value chains in Central Asia would lead to the improved performance of agricultural sectors and more stable food supply. Following on from the results of this study, we propose policy measures to be differentiated in such a way as to support and promote the advantages in C and CC groups and establish and protect those in MC and NC groups (Table 10).…”

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Sustainability-Related Implications of Competitive Advantages in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Central Asia—China Trade and Investment

Erokhin

2020

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More stable value chains in agriculture allow countries to take the best advantage of their factor endowments and thus achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal on ending hunger. It is, however, difficult to interpret such advantages properly due to the multivariate effects of natural, technological, and economic variables on agricultural output and food supply. The authors attempt to tackle this challenge by developing the approach to the identification of competitive advantages and matching them with the production capabilities of agricultural sectors in Central Asia. The application of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Relative Trade Advantage (RTA), Lafay Competitive Advantage (LI), and Domestic Resource Costs (DRC) indexes to the array of 37 products results in the revealing of comparative, trade, competitive, and production advantages of five Central Asian economies for labor-intensive horticultural products and grains. Capital and technology-intensive sectors of animal husbandry and food processing are recognized as low competitive. Taking Central Asia–China collaboration as a model, the authors elaborate policy measures aimed at support, promotion, or establishment of competitive advantages. The application of the measures facilitates the concentration of the resources toward competitive and conditionally competitive products, allows to protect fragile advantages in marginally competitive sectors, and contributes to the overall improvement of stakeholders’ performance across agricultural value chains in the region.

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Sustainability-Related Implications of Competitive Advantages in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Central Asia—China Trade and Investment

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2020

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“…The HRC declared that "[the] loss of biodiversity and the decline in services provided by ecosystems interfere with the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, and that environmental damage has negative implications, both direct and indirect, for the effective enjoyment of all human rights" [5]. The significance of this resolution is especially high for Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) whose traditions and culture, including livelihoods and food systems [6][7][8], are highly interconnected with the natural world, reflecting an intrinsic relationship with nature.…”

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Thinking Like a Mountain: Exploring the Potential of Relational Approaches for Transformative Nature Conservation

2021

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Building on a review of current mainstream paradigms of nature conservation, the essence of transformations necessary for effective and lasting change are presented—namely, convivial solutions (or ‘living with others’), in which relationality and an appreciation of our interdependencies are central, in contrast to life-diminishing models of individualism and materialism/secularism. We offer several areas for improvement centred on regenerative solutions, moving beyond conventional environmental protection or biophysical restoration and focusing instead on critical multidimensional relationships—amongst people and between people and the rest of nature. We focus, in particular, on the potential of people’s values and worldviews to inform morality (guiding principles and/or beliefs about right and wrong) and ethics (societal rules defining acceptable behaviour), which alone can nurture the just transformations needed for nature conservation and sustainability at all scales. Finally, we systematize the potential of regenerative solutions against a backdrop of relational approaches in sustainability sciences. In so doing, we contribute to current endeavours of the conservation community for more inclusive conservation, expanding beyond economic valuations of nature and protected areas to include more holistic models of governance that are premised on relationally-oriented value systems.

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Underutilised crops database for supporting agricultural diversification

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Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

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Food Systems and Agrobiodiversity in the Mountains of Central Asia

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Cited by 5 publications

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Sustainability-Related Implications of Competitive Advantages in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Central Asia—China Trade and Investment

Sustainability-Related Implications of Competitive Advantages in Agricultural Value Chains: Evidence from Central Asia—China Trade and Investment

Thinking Like a Mountain: Exploring the Potential of Relational Approaches for Transformative Nature Conservation

Underutilised crops database for supporting agricultural diversification

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