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Smallholder Farmers Access to Climate Information and Climate Smart Adaptation Practices in the Northern Region of Ghana

Heliyon, 2022
In Ghana over 70% of people who are employed in the agricultural sector are smallholder farmers' living in less developed communities engaging in rudimentary agriculture. Climate change poses a serious threat to smallholder farmers which impacts on their
Amin Alhassan, Norsida Man, Nurul Nadia Ramli   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Assessing Smallholder Farmer's Participation in the Wheat Value Chain in North-West Mt. Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Wheat is the second most important carbohydrate staple in Kenya and is produced by both smallholder and large-scale farmers. Smallholders are the majority, but produce <20% of the total national production.
Markus Giger, Samuel Owuor, Veronica Mwangi   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Livelihood strategies of smallholder coffee farmers: case study in Simalungun, North Sumatera [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
The majority of coffee in Simalungun is produced by smallholder coffee farmers who have several issues, including limited working capital, access to knowledge, technology and market information. These issues have impacted on low productivity that further
Hartatri Diany Faila Sophia, Neilson Jeffrey   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking credit access for farmers (Case study of dairy farmers in East Java, Indonesia) [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences, 2023
Access to credit is crucial for the economic development and sustainability of smallholder farmers in rural areas. In the context of Malang, East Java, Indonesia, this study delves into the factors that influence smallholder farmers' access to credit ...
Purwanti Tina Sri, Nugroho Eko, Febrianto Nanang, Siswijono Suprih Bambang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The determinants of crop productivity and its effect on food and nutrition security in rural communities of South Africa

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
IntroductionHigh crop productivity has the potential to improve the food and nutrition security status of not only smallholder farmers but also households in general.
Simphiwe Innocentia Hlatshwayo, Simphiwe Innocentia Hlatshwayo, Mjabuliseni Simon Cloapas Ngidi, Mjabuliseni Simon Cloapas Ngidi, Mjabuliseni Simon Cloapas Ngidi, Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo, Temitope Oluwaseun Ojo, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Rob Slotow   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of access to extension services on milk productivity among smallholder dairy farmers in Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya

Heliyon, 2023
Inaccessibility to extension services by smallholder farmers remains one of the impediments to achieving high agricultural productivity and food security. Extension services play a critical role in information dissemination that can avert food insecurity
Prisca Akinyi Ogola, Fredrick Ngesa, Dickson Lubanga Makanji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Agricultural Drought Resilience on the Welfare of Smallholder Livestock Farming Households in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

Land, 2021
Recurring agricultural droughts are of concern to smallholder livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study determined the impact of agricultural drought resilience on smallholder livestock farming households’ welfare in the Frances Baard District ...
Ringetani Matlou, Yonas T. Bahta, Enoch Owusu-Sekyere, Henry Jordaan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of teff commercialization among smallholder farmers: Beta regression approach

Cogent Social Sciences, 2023
In Ethiopia, agricultural commercialization is not well developed. Smallholder farmers with a subsistence farming system dominate crop production, resulting in incompetent and less commercialized produce.
Adugnaw Anteneh, Birara Endalew
doaj   +1 more source

INCOME DIVERSIFICATION AND DRIVERS OF RURAL SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ INCOME IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2021
Rural smallholder farmers in developing countries were faced with the challenge of low income which disposed them to malnutrition and high poverty rate. This affects their productivity, livelihood and wellbeing.
Ridwan MUKAILA, Abraham FALOLA, Lynda Ogechi EGWUE   +2 more
doaj  

Operational challenges faced by smallholder farmers: a case of Ethekwini Metropolitan in South Africa [PDF]

Environmental Economics, 2016
The study is aimed at establishing the impact of access to capital, access to markets, access to information and access to technology on competitiveness of smallholder farmers on the market in Ethekwini Metropolitan in South Africa.
Joel Mutero, Elias Munapo, Phemelo Seaketso   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source