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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable livestock projects in Honduras: Specialists' insights on current challenges, effective strategies, and successful experiences

Advancements in Agricultural Development
In Honduras, sustainable livestock practices [SLPs] are gaining attention as strategies to address environmental degradation and improve rural livelihoods. However, their implementation and scaling remain uneven.
José Molina, Renzo Ceme, Pablo Lamino
doaj   +1 more source

Farmer research and extension [PDF]

In this brief, we learn that "combining technical innovations with collective action initiatives has been shown to lead to substantial farmer benefits.
Knox, Anna, Lilja, Nina
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spider plant (Cleome gynandra) breeding priorities and preferences among landraces in Zimbabwe

Journal of Underutilised Crops Research
Background: Participatory approaches such as participatory rural appraisal (PRA) and participatory variety selection (PVS) methods empower farmers to play a greater role in the decision-making process and in shaping the future improvement of crops ...
Munyaradzi Mativavarira, Kennedy Simango, Edmore Gasura, Patrick Kasasa, Hilton Mbozi, Priscah Makamure   +5 more
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Participatory Research for Scientific, Educational, and Community Benefits

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018
Supporting community food production is a key strategy for all the community-based partners in Food Dignity, a community-university research partnership dedicated to supporting and learning from food justice organizations.
Megan M. Gregory, Scott J. Peters
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Sustainable tea production : an assessment of farmer field schools in Kenya [PDF]

This report presents the results of the KTDA/Lipton Sustainable Agriculture Project. The aim of the KTDA/Lipton Sustainable Agriculture Project is to increase the sustainability of tea production by increasing the rate of adoption of Good Agricultural ...
Hiller, S.R.C.H., Jager, A., de, Onduru, D.D.   +2 more
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Community farmer field school animal health facilitators: hybridizing private animal health care and capacity building in remote pastoralist areas [PDF]

, 2009
This study is conducted to evaluate the inherent capacity of the Livestock Farmer Field Schools (LFFS) approach to contribute to the development goals of VSF-Belgium in Turkana, Kenya; to evaluate current strengths and weaknesses of the community-based ...
Watson, D.J.
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adoption and integration of climate smart and nutrition sensitive agriculture practices: evidence from farmer field school approaches in southern Malawi

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionClimate change and malnutrition are interlinked challenges that demand integrated climate and nutrition action for building more resilient food systems.
Tchiyiwe Thandiwe Moyo, Andrew John Dougill, Eleanor K. K. Jew, David Dalison Mkwambisi   +3 more
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