Kofyar Cash-Cropping: Choice and Change in Indigenous Agricultural Development

Netting, Robert McC.; Stone, Morris; Stone, Geoffrey R.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-9584-4_15

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“…Cultural ecologists borrowed from the agricultural economists Chayanov [19] and Boserup [20], providing the empirical support for Boserup's thesis about land pressures and intensification, which involved, at least partly, a non-market rationale, and paid explicit attention to how site-situation, especially environmental conditions, modified the intensification process [14,35].…”

Section: Smallholder Livelihood Research In the Human-environment Tramentioning

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Introduction: The Continued Importance of Smallholders Today

Vadjunec

Radel

Turner

2016

Land

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Abstract:Smallholders remain an important part of human-environment research, particularly in cultural and political ecology, peasant and development studies, and increasingly in land system and sustainability science. This introduction to the edited volume explores land use and livelihood issues among smallholders, in several disciplinary and subfield traditions. Specifically, we provide a short history of smallholder livelihood research in the human-environment tradition. We reflect on why, in an age of rapid globalization, smallholder land use and livelihoods still matter, both for land system science and as a reflection of concerns with inequality and poverty. Key themes that emerge from the papers in this volume include the importance of smallholder farming and land-use practices to questions of environmental sustainability, the dynamic reality of smallholder livelihoods, the challenges of vulnerability and adaptation in contemporary human-environment systems, and the structural and relative nature of the term "smallholder." Overall these contributions show that smallholder studies are more pertinent than ever, especially in the face of global environmental change. Additionally, we argue that questions of smallholder identity, social difference, and teleconnections provide fertile areas of future research. We conclude that we need to re-envision who the smallholder is today and how this translates into modern human-environment smallholder studies.

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Section: Smallholder Livelihood Research In the Human-environment Tramentioning

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Introduction: The Continued Importance of Smallholders Today

Vadjunec

Radel

Turner

2016

Land

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“…Despite this negative trend, the research presented here provides evidence that the smallholders of Kenya are practicing highly productive agricultural strateges. ' Positive change in agricultural development has been identified in several sub-Saharan regions, from Nigeria (see studies by Mortimore 1972;Netting, Stone, and Stone 1989) to Kenya (see Tiffen, Mortimore, and Gichuki 1994). I focus here on the strategies by which smallholder farmers in Kenya diversify their farm production and commercially specialize in particularly favorable crop production in order to increase farm-generated income per hectare.…”

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Agricultural Intensification, Diversification, and Commercial Production among Smallholder Coffee Growers in Central Kenya*

Dorsey

1999

Economic Geography

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The research summarized in this article establishes direct links between the scale, process, and output of agricultural production by examining the dynamics of intensification, crop diversification, and commercialization. Small farm survey results from Kirinyaga District, Kenya, show that diversified production provides smallholders with the opportunity to select a particular crop or crops for commercial production (such as coffee, French beans, or tomatoes) in order to increase farm‐generated income while meeting increasing demands for local farm produce and export crops. The study shows that income per hectare (acre) does not consistently increase with increasing farm size, regardless of the level of commercialization. Smallholders operating at the 1.2 to 1.6 hectare (3–4 acre) scale appear to engage in higher‐risk, more diversified, commercial production strategies than those with less area under production. These findings expand upon induced intensification theory and support the thesis that increased agricultural productivity results from both subsistence‐ and commodity‐based production, though the research focuses on the latter.

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“…Recently, many regions in Tanzania have been adversely affected by land shortages and degradation of the soil due to an increasing population [5][6][7]. Therefore, solutions are needed to cater to the needs of this growth.…”

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Agricultural production and food consumption of mountain farmers in Tanzania: a case study of Kiboguwa village in Uluguru Mountains

2018

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Background: The present study investigates the agricultural practices and food security of rural areas in Africa by observing the farming and food consumption patterns in Kiboguwa village, on the eastern slopes of the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania. Results:The participant observation method was employed to collect and analyze the data of four village divisions: Kiseneke, Changa, Ludewa, and Mungi. Empirical research was conducted on the agricultural and food consumption patterns of the villagers using firsthand information. The production of two main types of cereals, maize and rice, was insufficient owing to low productivity or low production. Many households sell bananas grown in home gardens to compensate for cereal food shortages. Therefore, as a commercial crop, bananas play a vital role in achieving food security for the villagers. Conclusion:The present study demonstrates the importance of different dimensions of agriculture and staple food crop productivity. It also describes the specific situation of rural farming in Africa. The newly collected information could help policymakers enhance food security in the areas under investigation.

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Kofyar Cash-Cropping: Choice and Change in Indigenous Agricultural Development

Cited by 24 publications

References 18 publications

Introduction: The Continued Importance of Smallholders Today

Introduction: The Continued Importance of Smallholders Today

Agricultural Intensification, Diversification, and Commercial Production among Smallholder Coffee Growers in Central Kenya*

Agricultural production and food consumption of mountain farmers in Tanzania: a case study of Kiboguwa village in Uluguru Mountains

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