Blog: Ian Scoones writes about the latest buzzword in agriculture \’sustainable intensification\’ (SI) and whether it can help address global food security.
Paper: In a recent paper, Loos et al. (2014) critique the current definition of SI and highlight the need to look at issues of equity (who gains what?) and individual empowerment (to secure food). They conclude that in it\’s current framing, SI is a \’a vaguely defined global vision\’ that needs \’revisiting earlier, regionally grounded, bottom-up approaches\’. Importantly, the paper also highlights the need for maintaining the multi-functionality of agro-ecosystems if SI has to be sustainable. All in all, a crucial reading for those interested in agricultural intensification and farming systems research.
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