Colliding paradigms and trade-offs: Agri-food systems and value chain interventions

Mausch, K and Hall, A and Hambloch, C (2020) Colliding paradigms and trade-offs: Agri-food systems and value chain interventions. Global Food Security (TSI), 26. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2211-9124

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Abstract

Managing trade-offs for ‘do no harm’ outcomes is central to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and requires an understanding of impact processes within agri-food systems. However, agricultural programming continues to rely on single point interventions framed by earlier development paradigms at odds with the systemic change goals of the SDGs. The implications of these colliding paradigms are explored using an agri-food systems lens to highlight trade-offs in interventions for pro-poor value chains, nutrition-sensitive value chains and greening of value chains. Analysis reveals problematic assumptions and limited supporting evidence and points to conflicting logics and targets that require societal negotiations about goals and priorities. Steps are outlined to embed a ‘do no harm’ principle in intervention design and evaluation.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Research Program : East & Southern Africa
CRP:	CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pro-poor growth, Green value chains, Nutrition, Sustainable production, Agriculture, Do no harm
Subjects:	Others > Food and Nutrition Others > Sustainable Development Others > Value Chains
Depositing User:	Mr Arun S
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2020 09:07
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2020 09:07
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11630
Official URL:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100439
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Acknowledgement:	This work was undertaken as part of, and funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Grain Legumes and Dryland Cereals (GLDC) and supported by CGIAR Fund Donors
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