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DETERMINANTS OF VERTICAL COORDINATION OPTION CHOICES AMONG SMALLHOLDER FRENCH BEANS PRODUCERS IN KENYA [PDF]

Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2021
Research background: With market liberalization and the introduction of the new Global GAP measures, several vertical coordination options have emerged, presenting smallholder farmers with multiple market outlets.
Naomi Chebiwot CHELANGA, Isaac Maina KARIUKI, Gideon Aiko OBARE   +2 more
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Smallholder farmers’ choice of irrigation systems: Empirical evidence from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa and its implications

Scientific African, 2023
Due to the rising demand for agricultural use and intensive crop management on existing croplands to meet the needs of a growing global population, water scarcity in agriculture is becoming increasingly important.
Eliaza Mkuna, Edilegnaw Wale
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Smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategy choices in Central Ethiopia [PDF]

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2021
Purpose – Smallholder farmers have always been profoundly the first to be impacted by climate change, and therefore, farmers understanding of climate change and accessibility to alternative adaptation strategies are crucial for reducing the effect of ...
Yonnas Addis, Solomon Abirdew
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Factor affecting outlet choice of onion producers Northwest Ethiopia in multivariate probit approach

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020
Onion is an important vegetable product for food security and income generation to a large proportion of the rural household of Ethiopia. Enhancing onion farmers to reach markets and actively engage in the markets as a key challenges influencing onion ...
Habtamu Mossie, Zewdu Berhanie, Getachew Alemayehu   +2 more
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Drivers and intensity of adoption of digital agricultural services by smallholder farmers in Ghana

Heliyon, 2023
The penetration of digital technologies to enhance market participation by farmers, and intensify farmers' access to support services such as finance, farm inputs, and agricultural production information is on the rise in developing countries.
Licarion Kunwedomo Miine, Angela Dziedzom Akorsu, Owusu Boampong, Shaibu Bukari   +3 more
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Adoption of drought tolerant maize varieties and farmers’ access to credit in Nigeria: Implications on productivity

Sustainable Futures, 2023
In this study, we examined the determinants of choice of variety including DTMV, local variety and combination of the two varieties using multivariate probit model.
Adetomiwa Kolapo, Opeyemi Abdulmumin Muhammed, Adeyera James Kolapo, Damilola Ezekiel Olowolafe, Abigeal Ikeoluwa Eludire, Adekunle John Didunyemi, Kayode Falana, Ifeoluwa Deborah Osungbure   +7 more
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Adoption of improved rice technologies in major rice producing areas of Ethiopia: a multivariate probit approach

Agriculture & Food Security, 2023
Background The need for adopting improved rice technologies and practices has become more important in Ethiopia as the national self-sufficiency gap has increased.
Abebaw Assaye, Endeshaw Habte, S. Sakurai   +2 more
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Prospects and constraints in smallholder farmers' adoption of multiple soil carbon enhancing practices in Western Kenya

Heliyon, 2020
Most smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by low soil fertility, land degradation and climate change-related shocks such as drought. These problems lead to low productivity and low household income.
George Magambo Kanyenji, Willis Oluoch-Kosura, Cecilia Moraa Onyango, Stanley Karanja Ng'ang'a   +3 more
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Determinants of Market Outlet Choices of Tef Producers in Western Ethiopia: Evidence of Multivariate Probit Model

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2022
This study was required to assess the existing tef market outlets and examine factors affecting market outlet choices among smallholder tef producers in western Ethiopia. For this study qualitative and quantitative data were collected from tef producers.
Kifle Degefa, Getachew Biru, Galmessa Abebe   +2 more
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Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Are Climate-Smart Practices Important in Burkina Faso? [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
ABSTRACT In Burkina Faso, smallholder farmers rely heavily on rain‐fed agriculture, which is affected by climate change. The adoption of climate‐smart practices is essential to strengthen the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change and improve household food security and, consequently, global food security.
Bado B, Thiombiano N, Tito NT.
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