Unique combinations of stakeholders in a transfrontier conservation area promote biodiversity-agriculture integration

Chitakira Munyaradzi, Torquebiau Emmanuel, Ferguson Willem. 2012. Unique combinations of stakeholders in a transfrontier conservation area promote biodiversity-agriculture integration. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 36 (3), spec. : 275-295.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10440046.2011.611584

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Quartile : Q2, Sujet : AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY / Quartile : Q3, Sujet : AGRONOMY

Résumé : The world seeks to balance biodiversity protection and food production. Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) provide unique opportunities for strategies that combine agriculture with biodiversity conservation at a landscape level, known as ecoagriculture. We identified and consulted ecoagriculture stakeholders in a smallholder farming community within a TFCA. Data were obtained through key informant interviews and questionnaire surveys. Eighty-eight percent of key informants indicated that planned ecoagriculture was feasible in the area and 95% of interviewed farmers positively considered to plan the integration of biodiversity conservation and farming. Potential conflicts of interest were revealed among stakeholders but to a large extent, stakeholder roles and interests were complementary, creating an environment conducive to effective coordinated ecoagriculture planning.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : biodiversité, agriculture alternative, production alimentaire, développement agricole, paysage, agroécosystème, conservation des ressources, gestion des ressources, petite exploitation agricole, enquête sur les exploitations agricoles, agroécologie