Nature Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
3(10), С. 836 - 844
Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2020
Abstract
Water
scarcity
is
a
global
issue
that
disproportionately
affects
small-scale
farmers
in
low-
and
middle-income
countries
(LMICs).
Through
geospatial
analysis,
we
estimated
less
than
37%
of
farms
probably
have
irrigation
water
scarce
regions
across
LMICs,
compared
with
42%
non-small-scale
farms.
literature
synthesis
assisted
by
machine
learning,
then
systematically
mapped
the
existing
research
for
on-farm
interventions
improve
incomes
or
yields
regions.
We
over
888
used
to
combat
from
560
publications
showed
bias
towards
rather
livelihoods.
found
gaps
evidence
many
commonly
proposed
solutions,
including
livestock
management,
digital
technology
solutions
protect
natural
resources
at
farm-level,
such
as
buffer
strips.
Our
findings
can
be
set
funding
agenda
on
geographies
are
most
risk
lack
evidence.
Sociologia Ruralis,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
62(2), С. 151 - 161
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2022
Abstract
This
editorial
introduces
a
special
issue
(SI)
concerning
quests
for
responsible
digital
agri‐food
innovation.
We
present
our
interpretations
of
the
concepts
innovation
and
show
why
they
can
have
been
productively
interrelated
with
social
science
theories
methods.
First,
each
articles
in
this
SI
is
briefly
introduced
synthesised
around
three
themes:
(1)
need
critique
‘solutionism’
current
interdisciplinary
research,
development
settings;
(2)
that
contributes
value
via
ideas
it
brings
to
life
challenge
dominant
power
dynamics
(3)
scientific
imagination
practice
valuable
long‐term
investment
both
mitigate
risk
but
also
embrace
socioenvironmental
opportunities
as
we
face
ongoing
sustainability
crises
into
future.
Second,
identify
future
research
considerations
arising
within
field,
sitting
at
intersection
agricultural
sociotechnical
transitions.
Our
insights
relate
challenges
‘do’
context
contemporary
nascent
transitions
such
increasing
digitalisation.
Researchers
trained
theory
make
distinctive
contributions
processes
by
making
stakes
visible
advancing
inclusive
policy
technology
design.
Global Food Security,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
32, С. 100616 - 100616
Опубликована: Фев. 2, 2022
Mechanization,
digitalization,
and
rural
youth
engagement
are
central
to
African
agricultural
transformation.
Each
of
these
topics
is
associated
with
debates
on
opportunities,
risks,
appropriate
policy
actions,
which
become
visible
in
international
research
discourses
fora.
In
contrast,
little
known
about
the
viewpoints
national
stakeholders.
This
paper
explores
195
respondents
from
different
stakeholders
categories
Benin,
Kenya,
Nigeria,
Mali.
The
results
reveal
hitherto
neglected
aspects,
e.g.,
role
animal
traction,
continued
appeal
state-led
mechanization,
data
sovereignty
concerns.
Gender,
age,
education
influence
some
topics.
Paying
attention
local
can
help
choose
design
most
promising
policies/programs
ensure
their
implementation
ground.
Nature Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
3(10), С. 836 - 844
Опубликована: Окт. 12, 2020
Abstract
Water
scarcity
is
a
global
issue
that
disproportionately
affects
small-scale
farmers
in
low-
and
middle-income
countries
(LMICs).
Through
geospatial
analysis,
we
estimated
less
than
37%
of
farms
probably
have
irrigation
water
scarce
regions
across
LMICs,
compared
with
42%
non-small-scale
farms.
literature
synthesis
assisted
by
machine
learning,
then
systematically
mapped
the
existing
research
for
on-farm
interventions
improve
incomes
or
yields
regions.
We
over
888
used
to
combat
from
560
publications
showed
bias
towards
rather
livelihoods.
found
gaps
evidence
many
commonly
proposed
solutions,
including
livestock
management,
digital
technology
solutions
protect
natural
resources
at
farm-level,
such
as
buffer
strips.
Our
findings
can
be
set
funding
agenda
on
geographies
are
most
risk
lack
evidence.
