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Agroecology can promote climate change adaptation outcomes without compromising yield in smallholder systems

Sieglinde Snapp Yodit Kebede Eva Wollenberg (2023, [Artículo])

A critical question is whether agroecology can promote climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes without compromising food security. We assessed the outcomes of smallholder agricultural systems and practices in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) against 35 mitigation, adaptation, and yield indicators by reviewing 50 articles with 77 cases of agroecological treatments relative to a baseline of conventional practices. Crop yields were higher for 63% of cases reporting yields. Crop diversity, income diversity, net income, reduced income variability, nutrient regulation, and reduced pest infestation, indicators of adaptative capacity, were associated with 70% or more of cases. Limited information on climate change mitigation, such as greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration impacts, was available. Overall, the evidence indicates that use of organic nutrient sources, diversifying systems with legumes and integrated pest management lead to climate change adaptation in multiple contexts. Landscape mosaics, biological control (e.g., enhancement of beneficial organisms) and field sanitation measures do not yet have sufficient evidence based on this review. Widespread adoption of agroecological practices and system transformations shows promise to contribute to climate change services and food security in LMICs. Gaps in adaptation and mitigation strategies and areas for policy and research interventions are finally discussed.

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA CLIMATE CHANGE CROPS FOOD SUPPLY GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES FARMING SYSTEMS AGROECOLOGY FOOD SECURITY LESS FAVOURED AREAS SMALLHOLDERS YIELDS NUTRIENTS BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL CARBON SEQUESTRATION LEGUMES

Closing the yield gap of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merril) in Southern Africa: a case of Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique

Siyabusa Mkuhlani Isaiah Nyagumbo (2023, [Artículo])

Introduction: Smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are increasingly producing soybean for food, feed, cash, and soil fertility improvement. Yet, the difference between the smallholder farmers’ yield and either the attainable in research fields or the potential from crop models is wide. Reasons for the yield gap include low to nonapplication of appropriate fertilizers and inoculants, late planting, low plant populations, recycling seeds, etc. Methods: Here, we reviewed the literature on the yield gap and the technologies for narrowing it and modelled yields through the right sowing dates and suitable high-yielding varieties in APSIM. Results and Discussion: Results highlighted that between 2010 and 2020 in SSA, soybean production increased; however, it was through an expansion in the cropped area rather than a yield increase per hectare. Also, the actual smallholder farmers’ yield was 3.8, 2.2, and 2.3 times lower than the attainable yield in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique, respectively. Through inoculants, soybean yield increased by 23.8%. Coupling this with either 40 kg ha−1 of P or 60 kg ha−1 of K boosted the yields by 89.1% and 26.0%, respectively. Overall, application of 21–30 kg ha-1 of P to soybean in SSA could increase yields by about 48.2%. Furthermore, sowing at the right time increased soybean yield by 300%. Although these technologies enhance soybean yields, they are not fully embraced by smallholder farmers. Hence, refining and bundling them in a digital advisory tool will enhance the availability of the correct information to smallholder farmers at the right time and improve soybean yields per unit area.

Decision Support Tools Digital Tools Site-Specific Recommendations CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS LEGUMES YIELDS SOYBEANS

Pertinencia cultural del enfoque de graduación en mujeres en extrema pobreza en México 2019-2021

Benito Salvatierra Laura Itzel Ramírez Ramos Austreberta Nazar_Beutelspacher BARBARA CAROLINA LINARES BRAVO (2023, [Libro])

La presente obra expone los resultados de la evaluación de cinco indicadores de pertinencia cultural (expectativas, experiencias, estrategias, valores y decisiones) del proyecto “Empoderamiento de Mujeres y Jóvenes a través del Enfoque de Graduación en Inclusión Financiera en México”, instrumentado en Chiapas y Yucatán por la ONG internacional Trickle Up con el apoyo de cuatro organizaciones sociales locales. Este libro cobra relevancia en un contexto hasta este momento, caracterizado por 50 años de trayectoria de políticas públicas y programas sociales que no han logrado disminuir las desigualdades sociales y económicas que afectan principalmente a la población rural e indígena del país, por lo que pone en manos del lector un marco teórico conceptual, metodológico y de postulados sobre la importancia de la pertinencia cultural y la necesidad de integrarla a los proyectos y programas, ya sean de carácter público, social o privada, como una forma de garantizar su apropiación y continuidad por la población local. En ese sentido, el Enfoque de Graduación se presenta como una alternativa viable y factible para combatir la pobreza general y pobreza extrema, en la medida en que su diseño, como la instrumentación de cada uno de sus componentes (focalización, alfabetización financiera, acompañamiento, capacitación, transferencia de activos, protección social y apoyo al consumo) se realice tomando en cuenta las buenas prácticas, los aprendizajes y desde luego, considere reajustes que atiendan las barreras y recomendaciones derivadas de esta evaluación integral. Finalmente, podrán encontrar de forma detallada el proceso de construcción de variables e indicadores, la metodología (cuantitativa y cualitativa) utilizada por el equipo evaluador de ECOSUR, por lo que este libro puede ser una referencia metodológica y estadística para futuras evaluaciones de proyectos que buscan una incidencia socioeconómica en el bienestar de la población.

Organización Trickle Up Las Américas Organizaciones femeninas Pertinencia cultural Mujeres indígenas Programas de financiamiento Empoderamiento Pobreza Organizaciones no gubernamentales Indicadores económicos Yucatán (México) Chiapas (México) CIENCIAS SOCIALES SOCIOLOGÍA CAMBIO Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL DESARROLLO SOCIO-ECONÓMICO DESARROLLO SOCIO-ECONÓMICO