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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
energy
Rethinking study and management of agricultural systems for policy design
Sustainability (Switzerland), Volume 5, No. 9, Year 2013
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There is a concern that agriculture will no longer be able to meet, on a global scale, the growing demand for food. Facing such a challenge requires new patterns of thinking in the context of complexity and sustainability sciences. This paper, focused on the social dimension of the study and management of agricultural systems, suggests that rethinking the study of agricultural systems entails analyzing them as complex socio-ecological systems, as well as considering the differing thinking patterns of diverse stakeholders. The intersubjective nature of knowledge, as studied by different philosophical schools, needs to be better integrated into the study and management of agricultural systems than it is done so far, forcing us to accept that there are no simplistic solutions, and to seek a better understanding of the social dimension of agriculture. Different agriculture related problems require different policy and institutional approaches. Finally, the intersubjective nature of knowledge asks for the visualization of different framings and the power relations taking place in the decision-making process. Rethinking management of agricultural systems implies that policy making should be shaped by different principles: learning, flexibility, adaptation, scale-matching, participation, diversityenhancement and precaution hold the promise to significantly improve current standard management procedures. © 2013 by the authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rivera-Ferre, Marta G.
Spain, Castelldefels
Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia
Spain, Vic
Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya Uvic-ucc
Ortega-Cerdà, Miquel
Spain, Cerdanyola Del Valles
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Baumgärtner, Johann U.
United States, Kensington
Center for the Analysis of Sustainable Agricultural Systems Casas
Statistics
Citations: 50
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/su5093858
ISSN:
20711050
Research Areas
Food Security
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Case-Control Study