Why social inclusion matters in sustainable intensification
Sustainable Intensification (SI) interventions focus on increasing agricultural productivity and system resilience and lowering environmental footprint, while their social equity implications remain largely overlooked. Through a literature review and two case studies from India, we examine (a) how the dissemination and impacts of SI technologies vary across gender and caste groups and (b) why targeting must be treated as an explicit objective in the design and promotion of SI interventions.
Authors
- Surjit Vikraman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3365-2422)
- Vijesh V. Krishna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2191-4736)
- A G Adeeth Cariappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8920-1586)
- Timothy Krupnik
- Monica Fisher
Institutions
- Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization (IN)
- Clinical Research Organization (BD)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (KE)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Sustainable Agriculture
- Published
- 2026-06-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-026-00162-9
- Primary Topic
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers