Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands
Although pastoral systems make a significant contribution to food security, they are also pointed out as being responsible for substantial environmental impact. Ecological intensification through process- rather than input-based technologies has been proposed as a means to achieve economic, environmental, and social win-win situations. We studied structural diversity, technology adoption, farmer´s strategies, and functional attributes (productivity, reproductive efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, diversification, and self-sufficiency) of pastoral systems in North Patagonia based on interviews of 70 farms with the following objectives: (a) to analyze farm structural characteristics as drivers of technology adoption for ecological intensification, (b) to describe their association with farmers´ livelihood strategies, and (c) to explore trade-offs and synergies among functional attributes. An ongoing ecological intensification was revealed based on the adoption of technologies towards animal´s welfare, survival, and overall systems´ efficiency, on-farm produced feed (self-sufficiency), and product diversification, promoting nutrient re-cycling within farm boundaries. Four farm types were differentiated by their access to information exchange channels, which together with labor characteristics determined technology adoption and farmers´ strategies. The main strategy of family farms that exhibited low to no hired labor, and intermediate to low access to information, was the diversification of products or incomes. Larger farms, with hired labor and access to information exchange channels, had an entrepreneurial strategy towards increasing production efficiencies. Enteric emission intensity per unit product and area exhibited significant trade-offs with meat production (Spearman ρ = 0.87; Y = 0.459 X + 0.352; R2 = 0.95), and synergies with reproduction efficiency (Spearman ρ = 0.51; Y = −0.013 X + 1.612; R2 = 0.28), respectively. Improving individual animal production instead of per unit area is encouraged to prevent overgrazing and land degradation, searching for win-win's between emission mitigation and livestock production.
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L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles pastoralisme adoption de l'innovation intensification diversification des moyens d'existence gestion de l'exploitation agricole zone aride production animale émissions de gaz à effet de serre http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16144 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3878 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374484761278 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_613 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36198c2c http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_603 L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles pastoralisme adoption de l'innovation intensification diversification des moyens d'existence gestion de l'exploitation agricole zone aride production animale émissions de gaz à effet de serre http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16144 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3878 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374484761278 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_613 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36198c2c http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_603 Hara, Sofía María Faverín, Claudia Villagra, Edgar Sebastián Easdale, Marcos Horacio Tittonell, Pablo Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands |
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Although pastoral systems make a significant contribution to food security, they are also pointed out as being responsible for substantial environmental impact. Ecological intensification through process- rather than input-based technologies has been proposed as a means to achieve economic, environmental, and social win-win situations. We studied structural diversity, technology adoption, farmer´s strategies, and functional attributes (productivity, reproductive efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, diversification, and self-sufficiency) of pastoral systems in North Patagonia based on interviews of 70 farms with the following objectives: (a) to analyze farm structural characteristics as drivers of technology adoption for ecological intensification, (b) to describe their association with farmers´ livelihood strategies, and (c) to explore trade-offs and synergies among functional attributes. An ongoing ecological intensification was revealed based on the adoption of technologies towards animal´s welfare, survival, and overall systems´ efficiency, on-farm produced feed (self-sufficiency), and product diversification, promoting nutrient re-cycling within farm boundaries. Four farm types were differentiated by their access to information exchange channels, which together with labor characteristics determined technology adoption and farmers´ strategies. The main strategy of family farms that exhibited low to no hired labor, and intermediate to low access to information, was the diversification of products or incomes. Larger farms, with hired labor and access to information exchange channels, had an entrepreneurial strategy towards increasing production efficiencies. Enteric emission intensity per unit product and area exhibited significant trade-offs with meat production (Spearman ρ = 0.87; Y = 0.459 X + 0.352; R2 = 0.95), and synergies with reproduction efficiency (Spearman ρ = 0.51; Y = −0.013 X + 1.612; R2 = 0.28), respectively. Improving individual animal production instead of per unit area is encouraged to prevent overgrazing and land degradation, searching for win-win's between emission mitigation and livestock production. |
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L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles pastoralisme adoption de l'innovation intensification diversification des moyens d'existence gestion de l'exploitation agricole zone aride production animale émissions de gaz à effet de serre http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16144 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3878 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374484761278 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_613 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36198c2c http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_603 |
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Hara, Sofía María Faverín, Claudia Villagra, Edgar Sebastián Easdale, Marcos Horacio Tittonell, Pablo |
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Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands |
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Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands |
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Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands |
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Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands |
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exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north patagonia drylands |
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dig-cirad-fr-6012442024-01-29T19:01:35Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/601244/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/601244/ Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands. Hara Sofía María, Faverín Claudia, Villagra Edgar Sebastián, Easdale Marcos Horacio, Tittonell Pablo. 2022. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 324:107704, 11 p.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107704 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107704> Exploring drivers and levels of technology adoption for ecological intensification of pastoral systems in north Patagonia drylands Hara, Sofía María Faverín, Claudia Villagra, Edgar Sebastián Easdale, Marcos Horacio Tittonell, Pablo eng 2022 Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles pastoralisme adoption de l'innovation intensification diversification des moyens d'existence gestion de l'exploitation agricole zone aride production animale émissions de gaz à effet de serre http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_16144 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3878 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33485 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1374484761278 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2799 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_613 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_437 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36198c2c Argentine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_603 Although pastoral systems make a significant contribution to food security, they are also pointed out as being responsible for substantial environmental impact. Ecological intensification through process- rather than input-based technologies has been proposed as a means to achieve economic, environmental, and social win-win situations. We studied structural diversity, technology adoption, farmer´s strategies, and functional attributes (productivity, reproductive efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, diversification, and self-sufficiency) of pastoral systems in North Patagonia based on interviews of 70 farms with the following objectives: (a) to analyze farm structural characteristics as drivers of technology adoption for ecological intensification, (b) to describe their association with farmers´ livelihood strategies, and (c) to explore trade-offs and synergies among functional attributes. An ongoing ecological intensification was revealed based on the adoption of technologies towards animal´s welfare, survival, and overall systems´ efficiency, on-farm produced feed (self-sufficiency), and product diversification, promoting nutrient re-cycling within farm boundaries. Four farm types were differentiated by their access to information exchange channels, which together with labor characteristics determined technology adoption and farmers´ strategies. The main strategy of family farms that exhibited low to no hired labor, and intermediate to low access to information, was the diversification of products or incomes. Larger farms, with hired labor and access to information exchange channels, had an entrepreneurial strategy towards increasing production efficiencies. Enteric emission intensity per unit product and area exhibited significant trade-offs with meat production (Spearman ρ = 0.87; Y = 0.459 X + 0.352; R2 = 0.95), and synergies with reproduction efficiency (Spearman ρ = 0.51; Y = −0.013 X + 1.612; R2 = 0.28), respectively. Improving individual animal production instead of per unit area is encouraged to prevent overgrazing and land degradation, searching for win-win's between emission mitigation and livestock production. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/601244/1/Hara%20et%20al%202021%20Patagonia%20farm%20typology.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107704 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107704 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107704 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107704 |