Assessing farmer perceptions on livestock intensification and associated trade-offs using fuzzy cognitive maps; a study in mixed farming systems in the mid-hills of Nepal

Alomia‐Hinojosa Victoria, Groot Jeroen C. J., Andersson Jens A., Speelman Erika N., McDonald Andrew J., Tittonell Pablo. 2023. Assessing farmer perceptions on livestock intensification and associated trade-offs using fuzzy cognitive maps; a study in mixed farming systems in the mid-hills of Nepal. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 40 (1) : 146-158.

Url - jeu de données - Entrepôt autre : https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16640470 / Url - jeu de données - Entrepôt autre : https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16640461

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Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Psychologie-éthologie-ergonomie

Résumé : Intensified livestock production is considered as a promising pathway for smallholder farmers. Nevertheless, this pathway may entail prohibitive investment requirements of labour, capital or trade-offs at farm level that preclude sustainable intensification. We used fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) to assess farmers' perceptions of changes in the farm household system resulting from adding livestock to their mixed farms. Farmers identified trade-offs between the increased income and farmyard manure production versus increases in labour requirements for fodder imports. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis performed on the FCMs showed that an increase in milk market demand could have strong positive effects on livestock production and income. We conclude that FCM is a good tool to rapidly identify trade-offs and analyse perceptions of farmers which revealed that although they consider intensification a promising strategy, the perceived deepening of labour constraints and increasing dependency on fodder import makes a concurrent (sustainable) intensification of these farm systems unlikely.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : production animale, revenu de l'exploitation, système d'exploitation agricole, intensification, élevage intensif, polyculture élevage, participation des agriculteurs, force de travail, cartographie

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Népal

Mots-clés libres : Livestock intensification, Farming systems, Nepal, Decision-making, Ex-ante methods, Household farm systems analysis, Intensification constraints, Smallholder farmer

Classification Agris : F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture
E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles
L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 2 (2019-) - Transitions agroécologiques

Auteurs et affiliations

• Alomia‐Hinojosa Victoria, Wageningen University (NLD) - auteur correspondant
• Groot Jeroen C. J., Wageningen University (NLD)
• Andersson Jens A., CIMMYT (NLD)
• Speelman Erika N., Wageningen University and Research Centre (NLD)
• McDonald Andrew J., CIMMYT (NPL)
• Tittonell Pablo, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR AIDA (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/601259/)

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