Can agricultural intensification help attain Sustainable Development Goals? Evidence from Africa and Asia |
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Authors: | Neil Dawson Adrian Martin Laura Camfield |
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Institution: | School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Agricultural policy food security land tenure poverty social inequality gender |
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