印度棉花种植系统作物多样化面临的挑战:实践与政策之间的综合差距分析

IF 3.5 Q1 AGRONOMY
Chigusa Keller, Smita Joshi, T. Joshi, Eva Goldmann, Amritbir Riar
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作物多样化是一种很有前途的做法,可提高农业生产系统的可持续性,促进生物多样性保护、生态系统功能和粮食安全,同时不影响生产率。虽然多样化种植系统可能需要更多的劳动力,而且需要对当地的具体种植系统有很好的了解,但它们在解决印度当前棉花生产中面临的许多问题方面具有很大的潜力。因此,我们开展了一项分四个阶段的研究,以确定印度棉花耕作制度中作物多样化的主要障碍,并强调可促进其广泛采用以改善小农生计的杠杆。研究在 2020 年 1 月至 10 月期间进行,包括 i) 对地区和国家政策与规划进行文献综述;ii) 采用问题树方法进行情景分析;iii) 与印度棉花行业的利益相关者进行个别访谈;iv) 与上述利益相关者举办参与式反馈研讨会。共对来自 24 个不同组织的 51 名利益相关者进行了访谈,其中 37 人涉及作物多样化的技术方面,21 人涉及市场和政策方面。同样的利益相关者也应邀参加了参与式反馈研讨会,其中 26 人参加了关于作物多样化做法不同益处的会议,24 人参加了关于市场和政策挑战的会议。这项研究的重点是印度主要的有机棉生产邦:在我们的研究中,我们发现许多政策和政府计划都旨在促进国家粮食安全、可持续农业和农业营销基础设施的发展,但作物多样化在当地的发展势头仍然不佳。我们在市场和采购、能力建设和知识转让、供应行业和基础设施以及农民和妇女赋权等领域确定了各种杠杆,在这些领域,当前的政策环境未能在农场层面有效促进作物多样化。
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Challenges for crop diversification in cotton-based farming systems in India: a comprehensive gap analysis between practices and policies
Crop diversification is a promising practice to improve the sustainability of agricultural production systems, contributing to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem functions, and food security without compromising productivity. Although diverse cropping systems may be more labour-intensive and require good knowledge of the specific cropping system in the local context, they have high potential in managing many of the problems faced in current cotton production in India. However, the adoption of crop diversification is still moderate, with an overall crop diversification index (CDI) of 0.65 for all of India and state-wise CDI between 0.43 and 0.83.Therefore, a four-phased study was conducted to identify the main barriers to crop diversification in cotton-based farming systems in India and highlight levers that can foster their wide adoption to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The study was carried out between January to October 2020 and consisted of i) a literature review of regional and national policy and planning, ii) situational analysis with a problem tree approach, iii) individual stakeholder interviews with stakeholders from the broader Indian cotton sector, and iv) a participatory feedback workshop with said stakeholders. A total of 51 stakeholders from 24 different organizations were interviewed, 37 of them on technical aspects of crop diversification and 21 stakeholders on market and policy aspects. The same stakeholders were invited to the participatory feedback workshop, where 26 participated in the session on different benefits of crop diversification practices, and the session on market and policy challenges counted 24 participants. The study focused on the main organic cotton producing states in India: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh.In our study, it became evident that many policies and governmental schemes exist to promote national food security, sustainable agriculture, and agricultural marketing infrastructure, but crop diversification is still not gaining momentum on the ground. Various levers were identified in the areas of market and procurement, capacity building and knowledge transfer, supply industry and infrastructure, and farmers and women empowerment, where the current policy landscape is failing to foster crop diversification effectively on the farm level.
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Frontiers in Agronomy
Frontiers in Agronomy Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
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