Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines

Currently, smallholder farmers in the Philippines and elsewhere are being engaged in the production of rubber and oil palm for global consumption. Among these smallholder farmers are indigenous peoples who continue to practice traditional forms of swidden agriculture. There is then a propensity for...

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Main Authors: Josol, Ma. Rose Cristy, Montefrio, Marvin Joseph F.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-88602023-02-08T02:51:59Z Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines Josol, Ma. Rose Cristy Montefrio, Marvin Joseph F. Currently, smallholder farmers in the Philippines and elsewhere are being engaged in the production of rubber and oil palm for global consumption. Among these smallholder farmers are indigenous peoples who continue to practice traditional forms of swidden agriculture. There is then a propensity for emerging agro-industrial production regimes to increasingly interact with and affect traditional swidden agroecosystems. In this article, we endeavor to explore the application of the resilience concept in analyzing and comparing the persistence of swidden agroecosystems enmeshed in globally integrated agro-industrial production in the province of Palawan, the Philippines. Drawing from six months of ethnography, we compare the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes using indicators developed specifically to evaluate the social and ecological resilience of agroecosystems. Our findings suggest that swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber production indicate greater resilience as compared to those with oil palm. This difference can be attributed to the greater tolerance of the rubber production regime to swidden agriculture, as well as the regime's more flexible production management systems. However, we caution that any plans of the rubber production regime to follow the oil palm contract model may result in the decline of resilience of swidden agroecosystems in rubber-producing communities. 2013-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8320 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Shifting cultivation—Philippines Rubber plantations—Philippines Oil palm—Philippines Resilience (Ecology) Agricultural and Resource Economics
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
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topic Shifting cultivation—Philippines
Rubber plantations—Philippines
Oil palm—Philippines
Resilience (Ecology)
Agricultural and Resource Economics
spellingShingle Shifting cultivation—Philippines
Rubber plantations—Philippines
Oil palm—Philippines
Resilience (Ecology)
Agricultural and Resource Economics
Josol, Ma. Rose Cristy
Montefrio, Marvin Joseph F.
Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines
description Currently, smallholder farmers in the Philippines and elsewhere are being engaged in the production of rubber and oil palm for global consumption. Among these smallholder farmers are indigenous peoples who continue to practice traditional forms of swidden agriculture. There is then a propensity for emerging agro-industrial production regimes to increasingly interact with and affect traditional swidden agroecosystems. In this article, we endeavor to explore the application of the resilience concept in analyzing and comparing the persistence of swidden agroecosystems enmeshed in globally integrated agro-industrial production in the province of Palawan, the Philippines. Drawing from six months of ethnography, we compare the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes using indicators developed specifically to evaluate the social and ecological resilience of agroecosystems. Our findings suggest that swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber production indicate greater resilience as compared to those with oil palm. This difference can be attributed to the greater tolerance of the rubber production regime to swidden agriculture, as well as the regime's more flexible production management systems. However, we caution that any plans of the rubber production regime to follow the oil palm contract model may result in the decline of resilience of swidden agroecosystems in rubber-producing communities.
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author Josol, Ma. Rose Cristy
Montefrio, Marvin Joseph F.
author_facet Josol, Ma. Rose Cristy
Montefrio, Marvin Joseph F.
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title Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines
title_short Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines
title_full Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines
title_fullStr Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the Philippines
title_sort understanding the resilience of swidden agroecosystems interacting with rubber and oil palm production regimes in the philippines
publisher Animo Repository
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url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/8320
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