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Title: Agrobiodiversity and smallholder resilience: A scoping review.
Authors: Bravo-Peña, F.1 (AUTHOR) felbravo@iu.edu, Yoder, L.1 (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Environmental Management. Feb2024, Vol. 351, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
Subjects: Agrobiodiversity, Farmers, Biodiversity, Climate change adaptation, Physiological adaptation, Agricultural diversification, Agriculture
Abstract: Agrobiodiversity is often touted as a crucial adaptation strategy to mitigate risks linked to climate change by increasing the response capability of a system to external shocks and, consequently, the smallholder's resilience. This scoping review, conducted following the PRISMA protocol, aims to elucidate how agrobiodiversity's effect on resilience has been conceptualized, analyzed, and reported in the literature and to identify knowledge gaps. We systematically examined 193 articles, with 63 selected for full review based on predefined criteria. Notably, only 16 studies featured actual measurements of the effect of agrobiodiversity on resilience. Our findings indicate that articles often operationalize these complex theoretical concepts using limited variables. Agrobiodiversity is typically measured by crop count, while resilience is assessed through economic, ecological, and/or social dimensions. We identified key attributes expected in resilient systems and found that agrobiodiversity's impact on resilience was positive in 10 cases, negative in 9, and contingent on production types and system shocks in others. This review emphasizes the context-dependent agrobiodiversity-resilience relationship and the need for tailored agricultural diversification strategies. We discuss how inconsistencies between theoretical concepts and practical measures may compromise study validity and comparability and how smallholder context can influence resilience conceptualization. Based on our findings, we propose guidelines for future research and emphasize the need for improved metrics, empirical evidence generation, and mixed-method approaches. Our findings prompt further exploration of key questions to advance our understanding of agrobiodiversity's role in fostering agricultural resilience. • Agrobiodiversity-resilience link is context-dependent; mixed outcomes were found. • Gap between theoretical concepts and operational measures may impact study validity. • Tailored diversification strategies are needed considering socioeconomic outcomes. • Certain resilience types can have trade-offs with agrobiodiversity. • Some guidelines are proposed to improve the analysis of resilience in smallholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Agrobiodiversity is often touted as a crucial adaptation strategy to mitigate risks linked to climate change by increasing the response capability of a system to external shocks and, consequently, the smallholder's resilience. This scoping review, conducted following the PRISMA protocol, aims to elucidate how agrobiodiversity's effect on resilience has been conceptualized, analyzed, and reported in the literature and to identify knowledge gaps. We systematically examined 193 articles, with 63 selected for full review based on predefined criteria. Notably, only 16 studies featured actual measurements of the effect of agrobiodiversity on resilience. Our findings indicate that articles often operationalize these complex theoretical concepts using limited variables. Agrobiodiversity is typically measured by crop count, while resilience is assessed through economic, ecological, and/or social dimensions. We identified key attributes expected in resilient systems and found that agrobiodiversity's impact on resilience was positive in 10 cases, negative in 9, and contingent on production types and system shocks in others. This review emphasizes the context-dependent agrobiodiversity-resilience relationship and the need for tailored agricultural diversification strategies. We discuss how inconsistencies between theoretical concepts and practical measures may compromise study validity and comparability and how smallholder context can influence resilience conceptualization. Based on our findings, we propose guidelines for future research and emphasize the need for improved metrics, empirical evidence generation, and mixed-method approaches. Our findings prompt further exploration of key questions to advance our understanding of agrobiodiversity's role in fostering agricultural resilience. • Agrobiodiversity-resilience link is context-dependent; mixed outcomes were found. • Gap between theoretical concepts and operational measures may impact study validity. • Tailored diversification strategies are needed considering socioeconomic outcomes. • Certain resilience types can have trade-offs with agrobiodiversity. • Some guidelines are proposed to improve the analysis of resilience in smallholders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:03014797
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119882