Subsistence Farming, Agrobiodiversity, and Sustainable Agriculture: A Case Study

Subsistence farming still predominates in many places across the globe including India. Crops and livestock are often integral key components of subsistence farming practiced generally by smallholder farmers. A precise documentation of traditional farming practices involving native diversity with ov...

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Published in:Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2014-01, Vol.38 (8), p.890-912
Main Authors: Bisht, I. S, Pandravada, S. R, Rana, J. C, Malik, S. K, Singh, Archna, Singh, P. B, Ahmed, Firoz, Bansal, K. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
"add-value" interventions to biodiversity
Agricultural policy
Agriculture
agrobiodiversity
agroecosystems
Biodiversity
case studies
Conservation
Crops
Farmers
Farming
future of small farms
India
issues and policy
livelihood
livestock
subsistence farming
sustainable agriculture
traditional farming
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Summary:Subsistence farming still predominates in many places across the globe including India. Crops and livestock are often integral key components of subsistence farming practiced generally by smallholder farmers. A precise documentation of traditional farming practices involving native diversity with overall objectives of their conservation and showcasing their role in addressing livelihood security of farmers was done in the present study. This case study was undertaken in three underprivileged districts of India representing specific agroecosystems. The outcome of the study could help develop a policy framework for bringing sustainable agricultural development to subsistence farming agroecosystems. It could also help in exploring and advocating the potential of various suggested “add-value” interventions to native agrobiodiversity in addressing livelihood security of farmers.
ISSN:2168-3573
2168-3565
2168-3573
DOI:10.1080/21683565.2014.901273