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Determinants of commercialization among smallholder maize farmers in Tanzania: a Tobit regression analysis

Cogent Food & Agriculture
Agriculture is fundamental to Tanzania’s economic development with smallholders producing 85% of the nation’s maize. However, their market participation remains constrained.
Angela Burton Mboma, Fredy T. M. Kilima, Alban D. Mchopa, Joachim G. Schäfer   +3 more
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Determinants of market participation and intensity of marketed surplus of smallholder chickpea producers in Este woreda

Legume Science, 2022
In Ethiopia, chickpea is an important legume crop, particularly in Este district. It is a source of food and provides cash income for majority of smallholder farmers.
Chernet Worku, Marlign Adugna, Essa Chanie Mussa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

How does who-you-sell-to affect your extent of market participation? evidence from smallholder maize farmers in Northern Ghana

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023
This study examines the effect of marketing channel choice on the extent of market participation, with the goal of helping farm managers and policymakers to identify ways of enhancing market participation outcomes.
Agness Mzyece, Aleksan Shanoyan, Vincent Amanor-Boadu, Yacob Abrehe Zereyesus, Kara Ross, John N. Ng’ombe   +5 more
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Commercialization of Moringa: Evidence from Southern Ethiopia

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2020
The policies in Ethiopia to advance the commercial orientation of farmers need identification of challenges at farmer level and exhaustive actions to shift the farm sector.
Alula Tafesse, Degiye Goshu, Fekadu Gelaw, Alelign Ademe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smallholder Commercialization and Urban-Rural Linkages: Effect of Interest-Free Agriculture Credit on Market Participation of Rice Growers in Pakistan

Land, 2020
This study estimates the effect of interest-free agriculture credit on the market participation and urban-rural linkages of rice growers in Pakistan. A survey was conducted to collect primary data using purposive and simple random sampling techniques ...
Ali Sher, Saman Mazhar, Hossein Azadi, Guanghua Lin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increasing smallholder farmers’ market participation through technology adoption in rural Timor‐Leste

Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 2021
This study examines the role of high‐yielding maize varieties as one of the key drivers of smallholder farmers’ market participation in a highly subsistence rural economy.
Sonia Akter, Namrata Chindarkar, William Erskine, Luc Spyckerelle, Julie Imron, Lucia Viana Branco   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Market Participation on Household Food Security among Smallholder Irrigators in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Agriculture, 2022
Food insecurity is a global challenge. The reduction of hunger is a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target widely seen as a measure for evaluating the progress of the well-being of rural people.
Thobani Cele, Maxwell Mudhara
doaj   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovation platform for improving rice marketing decisions among smallholder farmers in Homa-Bay County, Kenya

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020
Smallholder farmers are normally faced with making a decision on market participation and consequently choosing the appropriate marketing channel for their agricultural produce.
Matilda A. Ouma, Christopher A. Onyango, Justus M. Ombati, Nelson Mango   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The skills required for transition to university and study in biological sciences: A student perspective

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Bioscience students were asked for their opinions on the value and teaching of skills. 204 responded that teamwork, time management and study skills are necessary to reach University, that scientific writing, research, laboratory and presentation skills are taught effectively during their studies, while other skills are gained inherently through study ...
Janella Borrell, Susan Crennell
wiley   +1 more source