ABSTRACT

How does sustainable agricultural intensification’s (SAI) tenet of increased productivity on the same area of land relate to prevailing gender-biased land tenure systems? How can one conceptualize the interactions between intensified land use and control over land, labour, crops and benefits – and how can equitable outcomes be facilitated? These questions (which have not yet received sufficient attention in SAI research) are explored in this study using a qualitative methodology and a gender-transformative approach. Semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with a total of 248 respondents were conducted in matrilineal and patrilineal intensification contexts in Ghana and Malawi. We develop a conceptual framework that extends Kabeer’s institutional analysis to include gender implications of SAI. Selected cases reveal how farmers and key actors link land use intensification to existing land-related institutions with diverse outcomes. We conclude that SAI interventions should adopt gender-transformative approaches. These facilitate equitable outcomes by supporting consensus-based institutional changes and creating positive synergies between multiple scales.

摘要

在同一土地上提高生产力的可持续农业集约化 (SAI) 原则与普遍存在的具有性别偏见的土地所有权制度有何关联？如何将集约化土地利用与对土地、劳动力、作物和收益的控制之间的相互作用概念化——以及如何促进公平的结果？这些问题（在 SAI 研究中尚未得到足够重视）在本研究中使用定性方法和性别转化方法进行了探讨。在加纳和马拉维的母系和父系集约化背景下，对总共 248 名受访者进行了半结构化访谈和焦点小组讨论。我们开发了一个概念框架，将 Kabeer 的制度分析扩展到包括 SAI 的性别影响。选定的案例揭示了农民和主要参与者如何将土地利用集约化与现有的土地相关机构联系起来，并产生不同的结果。我们得出结论，SAI 干预应采用性别变革方法。这些通过支持基于共识的制度变革和在多个尺度之间创造积极的协同作用来促进公平的结果。