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Shifting cultivation and deforestation: A study from Indonesia

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About half of tropical deforestation is commonly explained by the expansion of traditional agriculture (shifting cultivation). This article first questions the share of responsibility assigned to traditional agriculture — it may well be overestimated because of unclear definitions, uncertain estimates, and potential political biases. Second, a simple framework based on a theory of land rent capture is developed to explain agricultural expansion. The framework is applied in the study of recent changes in shifting cultivators' adaptations in a lowland rainforest area in Sumatra, Indonesia. Increased rubber planting and expansion into primary forest are seen as a response to increased rubber profitability and (expected) land scarcity, and as a race for property rights. Government land claims have had significant multiplier effects on forest clearing through changes in farmers' expectations and in initiating a self-reinforcing land race.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-750X(95)00070-S
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    Année de publication

    1995

    Auteurs

    Angelsen, A.

    Langue

    English

    Mots clés

    deforestation, shifting cultivation, traditional farming, agriculture, land use

    Géographique

    Indonesia

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