Unexplored agronomic, socioeconomic and policy domains for sustainable cotton production on small landholdings: a systematic review

IF 3.5 Q1 AGRONOMY
Jacob Shauri Tlatlaa, G. Tryphone, E. Nassary
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Abstract

Cotton productivity continues to be disputed, despite rapid advancements and widespread technologies. These uncertainties remain to be critically addressed in a broad spectrum focusing on domains at the global level. Therefore, this systematic review provides an overview of the existing advancements in knowledge, skills, and technologies for sustainable cotton production on small landholdings. Specifically, the areas of the cotton chain examined are threefold: - (1) Explore disguised agronomic practices to be endowed for sustainable cotton production on small landholdings; (2) Explore socioeconomic settings based on their disparities in contributing to sustainable cotton production on small landholdings; and (3) Explore existing and feasible institutional policies to be enforced for sustainable cotton production on small landholdings. This review shows that worldwide cotton production involves conventional and organic systems, at the expense of the traditional system. Heavy uses of nitrogenous fertilizers and pesticides are the common practices in conventional systems, with some adoptions of precision agriculture practices, and genetically modified varieties. Rotation and intercropping with early-maturing food crops are also identified viable options to improve farmers’ attitudes toward adopting cotton-producing technologies. In socioeconomics, farmers’ livelihoods are improved by income generation from sales of cotton and labour in the cotton industry. Gender equity in the cotton industry prioritizes females over males, as females display a group with a higher level of technology adoption. Generally, clear institutional policies governing the cotton industry are globally paucity. Furthermore, efforts to sensitize sustainable cotton production are still highly questionable and challenged by the superseding climate changes.
小块土地上棉花可持续生产中尚未探索的农艺、社会经济和政策领域:系统综述
尽管棉花生产技术发展迅速,应用广泛,但棉花生产率仍然存在争议。这些不确定性仍有待在全球范围内以广泛的领域为重点加以批判性解决。因此,本系统综述概述了小块土地上棉花可持续生产在知识、技能和技术方面的现有进展。具体而言,本综述对棉花产业链的三个方面进行了研究:- (1) 探讨小块土地上棉花可持续生产所需的变相农艺实践;(2) 探讨社会经济环境在促进小块土地上棉花可持续生产方面的差异;以及 (3) 探讨小块土地上棉花可持续生产所需的现有和可行的制度政策。本综述表明,全球棉花生产涉及常规和有机系统,但以牺牲传统系统为代价。大量使用氮肥和杀虫剂是传统系统的常见做法,也有一些采用精准农业做法和转基因品种。轮作和与早熟粮食作物间作也被认为是改善农民对采用棉花生产技术的态度的可行方案。在社会经济方面,通过棉花销售和棉花产业劳动创收,农民的生计得到了改善。棉花产业中的性别平等优先考虑女性而非男性,因为女性是技术采用水平较高的群体。总体而言,全球缺乏管理棉花产业的明确制度政策。此外,为促进可持续棉花生产所做的努力仍然备受质疑,并受到气候变化的挑战。
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Frontiers in Agronomy
Frontiers in Agronomy Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
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