Can agricultural intensification help attain Sustainable Development Goals? Evidence from Africa and Asia. Issue 5 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dawson, Neil; Martin, Adrian; Camfield, Laura
• Is Part Of: Third world quarterly. Volume 40:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: 926
• Page End: 946
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: Agricultural policy -- food security -- land tenure -- poverty -- social inequality -- gender; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 909.09724
• DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2019.1568190
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0143-6597

Abstract

Abstract: Market-oriented agricultural intensification is a major development strategy, yet its alignment with sustainable development goals (SDGs) is unclear. We apply indicators for SDG 2 (eradicate hunger) regarding income, food production, food security and land tenure to recent intensifications in Rwanda and Laos to reveal their disaggregated impacts. We find while market-oriented intensification may generate poverty reduction, it also exacerbated marginalisation and poverty through various forms of land tenure insecurity. Ethnicity and gender were influential factors in Rwanda, and post-conflict resettlement policies in Laos. We discuss implications for development practice and selection of suitable indicators to reflect the ambition of the SDGs.