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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Production and nutrition rates of piatã grass and hybrid sorghum at different cutting ages - doi: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v35i3.18016

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences, 2013
The influence of cutting age on yield and nutrition rates of piatã grass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. BRS Piatã) and hybrid sorghum (Sorghum spp. cv. BRS 801) under an integrated crop-livestock system was evaluated. The trial was carried out at the Embrapa
Andréia Da Cruz Quintino, Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu, Roberto Giolo de Almeida, Manuel Cláudio Motta Macedo, Luciano da Silva Cabral, Rosemary Laís Galati   +5 more
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Availability of phosphorus for maize in crop-livestock integration system

Revista Ciência Agronômica
The objectives of this study were to assess the concentrations of available phosphorus (P) extracted using the Mehlich-1 (M1), ion exchange resin (IER) and modified Morgan (MM) methods after 36 months of experimentation with the application of phosphates
Shivelly Los Galetto, Adriel Ferreira da Fonseca, Silvano Harkatin, André Carlos Auler, Igor Quirrenbach de Carvalho   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of allocative and economic efficiency in crop-livestock integration in western part of Ethiopia evidence from Horro district: data envelopment approach. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2021
Tesema T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Climate‐Friendly Food Production: The Role of Production Method Information and Social Norms

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether information about production methods and social norms can increase consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for food produced using climate‐friendly farming methods. A randomized survey experiment was conducted with 1568 respondents across Denmark, Lithuania, and Spain, who were assigned to one of four ...
Kassa Tarekegn Erekalo, Tove Christensen, Sigrid Denver, Marilena Gemtou, Spyros Fountas, Søren Marcus Pedersen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Crop-Livestock Integration Systems among Rural Farm Families at NAERLS Adopted Villages

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2015
It is important to note that there exist an interaction between resources in crop and livestock integrated system. Recycling allow for maximum use of available resources. Such integration is often considered as a step forward in effective utilization of
Iyiola-Tunji Oroye Adetunji
doaj   +4 more sources

Soil Temperature Associated with Crop-Livestock Integration System

Revista Brasileira de Geografia Física
A agricultura está em permanente busca de alternativas de produção que sejam ao mesmo tempo produtivas e ambientalmente sustentáveis. Dentre essas alternativas está a utilização do sistema integrado lavoura-pecuária, no entanto, ainda há algumas lacunas no conhecimento quando da adoção desse sistema.
Bernadete Radin, Guilherme Ari Ferreira de Oliveira, Denise Cybis Fontana, Vlamir Belfante Junior, Carolina Bremm   +4 more
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Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source