Promoting more sustainable land use in the semi-arid tropics through improved market infrastructure: A Malian case study

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dc.contributor.authorVitale, J.en
dc.contributor.authorWoodward, R.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialSouthern Malien
dc.coverage.spatialWest Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:07:18Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:07:18Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.description.abstractThis paper is concerned with the extent to which semi-arid regions should remain involved in food production. Current low-input farming practices in these drier areas have pushed cultivation onto the marginal lands, threatening the sustainability of their already fragile ecosystems. With higher productive zones available, such as the Sikasso region of Mali, increased food flows into the semi-arid areas could be used to relieve land pressure. Central to this question is the priority that farmers place on satisfying subsistence food needs with on-farm production, a strategy that avoids risk from high market prices should drought conditions ensue. To determine the feasibility of increased food flows, a farm model was developed that detailed the additional risk farmers would need to incur if they increased their reliance on food markets. The model included an environmental subcomponent (EPIC) to estimate the degradation costs from continued expansion onto marginal areas. Policies to improve market infrastructure resulted in a significant decrease in the use of marginal lands. The modeling activities suggest a reduced, but more sustainable, role for food production for the semi-arid areas.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier191en
dc.identifier.citationPaper presented at the SANREM CRSP Research Scientific Synthesis Conference, Athens, GA, 28-30 November 2001en
dc.identifier.other191_Vitale.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65275en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectSemiarid zonesen
dc.subjectFood strategyen
dc.subjectSoil degradationen
dc.subjectEnvironmental impactsen
dc.subjectLand use managementen
dc.subjectFood securityen
dc.subjectModelingen
dc.subjectEconomic modeling and analysisen
dc.subjectLow input agricultureen
dc.subjectLand pressure reliefen
dc.subjectDegradation costsen
dc.subjectMarginal areasen
dc.subjectSustainable food productionen
dc.subjectFood production lossesen
dc.subjectAgro-ecological systemsen
dc.subjectSocioeconomic factorsen
dc.subjectEcosystem Governance Watersheden
dc.titlePromoting more sustainable land use in the semi-arid tropics through improved market infrastructure: A Malian case studyen
dc.typePresentationen
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