Governing intensification: the influence of state institutions on smallholder farming strategies in Calakmul, Mexico
Por: Dobler Morales, Carlos [autor].
Roy Chowdhury, Rinku [autor] | Schmook, Birgit Inge [autora].
Tipo de material: Artículo en línea Tema(s): Explotación agrícola en pequeña escala | Agricultura intensiva | Cultivos de transición | Análisis estadístico | Investigación cualitativa | Política agrícolaTema(s) en inglés: Small-scale farming | Intensive farming | Shifting cultivation | Statistical analysis | Qualitative research | Agricultural policy | Calakmul (Campeche, Mexico)Descriptor(es) geográficos: Calakmul (Campeche, México) Nota de acceso: Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso En: Journal of Land Use Science. Volumen 15, números 2-3 (May 2020), páginas 108-126. --ISSN: 1747-4248Número de sistema: 9670Resumen:Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Artículos | Biblioteca Electrónica Recursos en línea (RE) | ECOSUR | Recurso digital | ECO400096708876 |
Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso
In forest frontiers, smallholder agrarian livelihoods remain uneasily jux-taposed with conservation interests. Agricultural intensification is often considered a viable means of reconciling competing environmental and livelihood objectives given its potential to concentrate production onless land. However, intensification may have unintended consequences, including loss of resilient agricultural systems. The risks of smallholder agricultural intensification warrant a better understanding of its drivers. This study uses the case of Calakmul, Mexico, to examine the critical role of the state in intensification processes. Drawing on household surveys and key-informant interviews, it traces the linkages between state institutions and local farming practices. Statistical and qualitative analyses reveal how intensification is both incentivized and imposed by prevailing policies, the former via subsidies and the latter via regulations against field rotations. The outcome - increased external inputs and longer cultivation periods between fallows - may undermine the sustainability of smallholders' agroecosystems, an undesirable consequence amid limited livelihood alternatives. eng
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