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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

Challenges of Extension Workers in Reaching Rural Women Farmers in Enugu State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2017
The study was undertaken to assess the challenges of extension workers in reaching rural women farmers in Enugu State Nigeria. Questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample size of 52 extension workers.
Oluwole Matthew Akinnagbe, Onyinye Paschalene Ezeuzo, Elizabeth Amechi Onwubuya   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Effectiveness of the farmer-field-school approach in small-scale mixed crop-livestock systems in Burundi

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
Dairy farming is one of the means to meet the growing demand for milk and reduce rural poverty in developing countries. To improve its productivity, many agricultural approaches have been tried, including the Farmer-Field-School (FFS) approach.
Manirakiza Josiane, Ntirandekura Jean Bosco, Munyaneza Napoléon, Ndayikengurukiye Dévote, Hatungumukama Gilbert   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

["Farmer Field School", a participatory educational approach for improving the fight against malaria vectors in irrigated rice-growing areas in Benin]. [PDF]

Med Trop Sante Int, 2023
Djègbè I, Loko YLE, Hessou-Djossou D, Gounou Boukari MKY, Gbaguidi B, Adéoti R, Akogbéto M, Djouaka R, Chandre F.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Problem Confrontation of the FFS Farmers in Participating Farmer Field School Training Session

Progressive Agriculture, 2014
The study was conducted to identify and describe the problems of FFS farmers in participating FFS training sessions. Data and information were collected from 100 FFS farmers of selected three unions of Muktagacha Upazila of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh from 10 to 30 April, 2013. Among ten selected problems “Inadequate trials and training materials”
MZ Rahman, MG Farouque, D Roy
openaire   +2 more sources

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

IMPACT OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER ON PRODUCTIVITY OF RICE FARMING IN NGAWI REGENCY OF EAST JAVA, INDONESIA

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2020
This study aimed to analyze the decisions of farmers in the use of organic fertilizer and analyze the impact of the use of organic fertilizers on productivity and farm income. This study was conducted in Ngawi regency of East Java Province. A total of 88
Saeri M., Rahman M.S.
doaj   +1 more source

Farmer Field School on Nutrient Management.

, 2003
In Kenya Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) is being used to make the best use of local resources and to optimise the effects of external inputs. In Mbeere, a district that lies in the dryland area of Eastern Kenya the Farmer Field School (FFS) has been in operation during one season and work is being done to integrate INM into local farming ...
Onduru, D., Muchena, F.N., Gachimbi, L.N., de Jager, A.   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

“We Live Subject to their Orders”: A Three-Province survey of Forced Child Labor in Uzbekistan’s 2008 Cotton Harvest [PDF]

, 2009
This report highlights the continued use of forced child labor in the cotton industry in Uzbekistan in the fall 2008 harvest. While international pressure from retailers and consumers has had some effect in curbing forced child labor in the production of
International Labor Rights Forum
core   +1 more source

Smart Flexible Tactile Sensors: Recent Progress in Device Designs, Intelligent Algorithms, and Multidisciplinary Applications

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Flexible tactile sensors have considerable potential for broad application in healthcare monitoring, human–machine interfaces, and bioinspired robotics. This review explores recent progress in device design, performance optimization, and intelligent applications. It highlights how AI algorithms enhance environmental adaptability and perception accuracy
Siyuan Wang, Ming Dong, Rongrong Bao, Caofeng Pan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source