气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): From fix to fitting: Connecting low-emission development with multilevel smallholder dairy practices in Kenya

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DOI	10.1080/27685241.2024.2334965
	From fix to fitting: Connecting low-emission development with multilevel smallholder dairy practices in Kenya
	Vernooij, Vera; Schoneveld, George; Vellema, Sietze; Crane, Todd; Kihoro, Esther
发表日期	2024
EISSN	2768-5241
起始页码	96
结束页码	1
卷号	96 期号:1
英文摘要	Smallholder livestock production systems are targeted for climate change mitigation via Low-Emission Development Strategies (LEDS). LEDS promote the adoption of so-called best agricultural practices for mitigation gains, while also expecting to contribute to socio-economic development. However, the assumed alignment between LEDS and varied realities of smallholder farmers is not self-evident. This study argues for a shift away from problematizing the adoption of ideal-type and uniform LED-practices (or a fix) to fitting LEDS to diverse smallholder priorities and capabilities embedded in specific regional histories and conditions. To make this shift, we assess the plausibility of fit of LED-practices into diverse smallholder realities in Kenya's dairy sector. A mixed-methods approach exposes variation in the use of LED-practices in diverse dairy practices at household and regional levels. We characterize smallholder heterogeneity by distinguishing six clusters through a multivariate analysis of data from 1009 households in three regions of Kenya, and present patterns in uptake and intensity of the use of LED-practices for each household type. Next, the combination of quantitative and qualitative data shows variation in uptake of LED-practices at the level of the three counties, which suggests the importance of regional conditions in shaping the uptake of LED-practices and places the adoption focus beyond household-level decision-making. Subsequently, we identify starting points for LEDS design attuned to variation in smallholder dairy realities at multiple levels, where we consider scale at the start, and shift attention from the adoption of fixes to the creation of spaces conducive to fitting LED-practices into diverse realities.
英文关键词	East Africa; livestock; household typology; agriculture; sustainable intensification
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Agriculture
WOS类目	Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
WOS记录号	WOS:001199399800001
来源期刊	NJAS-IMPACT IN AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/300717
作者单位	CGIAR; International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Wageningen University & Research; CGIAR; World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Vernooij, Vera,Schoneveld, George,Vellema, Sietze,et al. From fix to fitting: Connecting low-emission development with multilevel smallholder dairy practices in Kenya[J],2024,96(1).
APA	Vernooij, Vera,Schoneveld, George,Vellema, Sietze,Crane, Todd,&Kihoro, Esther.(2024).From fix to fitting: Connecting low-emission development with multilevel smallholder dairy practices in Kenya.NJAS-IMPACT IN AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES,96(1).
MLA	Vernooij, Vera,et al."From fix to fitting: Connecting low-emission development with multilevel smallholder dairy practices in Kenya".NJAS-IMPACT IN AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES 96.1(2024).