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Unique combinations of stakeholders in a transfrontier conservation area promote biodiversity-agriculture integration

Chitakira M., Torquebiau E., Ferguson W.. 2012. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 36 (3) : p. 275-295.

DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2011.611584

The world seeks to balance biodiversity protection and food production. Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) provide unique opportunities for strategies that combine agriculture with biodiversity conservation at a landscape level, known as ecoagriculture. We identified and consulted ecoagriculture stakeholders in a smallholder farming community within a TFCA. Data were obtained through key informant interviews and questionnaire surveys. Eighty-eight percent of key informants indicated that planned ecoagriculture was feasible in the area and 95% of interviewed farmers positively considered to plan the integration of biodiversity conservation and farming. Potential conflicts of interest were revealed among stakeholders but to a large extent, stakeholder roles and interests were complementary, creating an environment conducive to effective coordinated ecoagriculture planning.

Mots-clés : biodiversité; agriculture alternative; production alimentaire; développement agricole; paysage; agroécosystème; conservation des ressources; gestion des ressources; petite exploitation agricole; enquête sur les exploitations agricoles; agroécologie; afrique du sud

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