Participatory multicriteria assessment of maize cropping systems in the context of family farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado
Conservation agriculture (CA) is recognized as a promising crop management strategy for sustainable agricultural intensification. The objective of this study was to evaluate CA cropping systems for rainfed maize as an alternative to the traditional tillage-based cropping systems (CT) in the context of family farms, using a multi-criteria model that represents the point of view of farmers. Farmers considered several aspects for evaluating the cropping systems, thatwere systematized in the model through five criteria (with sub-criteria): (a) costs; (b) yield; (c) labour; (d) human health and environment; and (e) production risks. CA did not differ from CT for the 'costs' criterion but was superior for the 'yield' and 'labour' criteria. In contrast, CT obtained better ratings for the criteria 'human health and environment' and 'production risks'. Considering all criteria, CA was better appraised than CT. However, a new local policy measure that subsidizes the hiring of mechanized tillage services overturns this outcome, indicating the importance of exogenous factors. Overall, the participatory processes in building the model allowed us to better understand the reasons of adoption or non-adoption of CA by small-scale farmers in the tropics.
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dig-cirad-fr-5962552024-01-29T02:57:20Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/596255/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/596255/ Participatory multicriteria assessment of maize cropping systems in the context of family farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado. Valadares Xavier Jose Humberto, Conill Gomes Mário, Sacco dos Anjos Flávio, Scopel Eric, Da Silva Fernando Antonio Macena, Corbeels Marc. 2020. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 18 (5) : 410-426.https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1788253 <https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1788253> Participatory multicriteria assessment of maize cropping systems in the context of family farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado Valadares Xavier, Jose Humberto Conill Gomes, Mário Sacco dos Anjos, Flávio Scopel, Eric Da Silva, Fernando Antonio Macena Corbeels, Marc eng 2020 International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability F07 - Façons culturales E80 - Économie familiale et artisanale Zea mays système de culture agriculture de conservation culture sous couvert végétal agriculture familiale exploitation agricole familiale analyse multivariée http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8504 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_264f7edd http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_25706 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1422957329186 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2787 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28921 Brésil http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1070 Conservation agriculture (CA) is recognized as a promising crop management strategy for sustainable agricultural intensification. The objective of this study was to evaluate CA cropping systems for rainfed maize as an alternative to the traditional tillage-based cropping systems (CT) in the context of family farms, using a multi-criteria model that represents the point of view of farmers. Farmers considered several aspects for evaluating the cropping systems, thatwere systematized in the model through five criteria (with sub-criteria): (a) costs; (b) yield; (c) labour; (d) human health and environment; and (e) production risks. CA did not differ from CT for the 'costs' criterion but was superior for the 'yield' and 'labour' criteria. In contrast, CT obtained better ratings for the criteria 'human health and environment' and 'production risks'. Considering all criteria, CA was better appraised than CT. However, a new local policy measure that subsidizes the hiring of mechanized tillage services overturns this outcome, indicating the importance of exogenous factors. Overall, the participatory processes in building the model allowed us to better understand the reasons of adoption or non-adoption of CA by small-scale farmers in the tropics. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/596255/7/596255-ed.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1788253 10.1080/14735903.2020.1788253 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/14735903.2020.1788253 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2020.1788253 |
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Conservation agriculture (CA) is recognized as a promising crop management strategy for sustainable agricultural intensification. The objective of this study was to evaluate CA cropping systems for rainfed maize as an alternative to the traditional tillage-based cropping systems (CT) in the context of family farms, using a multi-criteria model that represents the point of view of farmers. Farmers considered several aspects for evaluating the cropping systems, thatwere systematized in the model through five criteria (with sub-criteria): (a) costs; (b) yield; (c) labour; (d) human health and environment; and (e) production risks. CA did not differ from CT for the 'costs' criterion but was superior for the 'yield' and 'labour' criteria. In contrast, CT obtained better ratings for the criteria 'human health and environment' and 'production risks'. Considering all criteria, CA was better appraised than CT. However, a new local policy measure that subsidizes the hiring of mechanized tillage services overturns this outcome, indicating the importance of exogenous factors. Overall, the participatory processes in building the model allowed us to better understand the reasons of adoption or non-adoption of CA by small-scale farmers in the tropics. |
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Valadares Xavier, Jose Humberto Conill Gomes, Mário Sacco dos Anjos, Flávio Scopel, Eric Da Silva, Fernando Antonio Macena Corbeels, Marc |
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Participatory multicriteria assessment of maize cropping systems in the context of family farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado |
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Participatory multicriteria assessment of maize cropping systems in the context of family farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado |
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Participatory multicriteria assessment of maize cropping systems in the context of family farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado |
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