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The Adoption and Dissemination of Soil Conservation Technologies Among Sorghum Farmers in Burkina Faso: Perspectives on Innovation, Network, and Risk Aversion

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil degradation threatens agricultural productivity across Africa, necessitating effective conservation strategies. However, gaps remain in understanding the mechanisms that drive agricultural technology adoption and dissemination. This study applies the theories of innovation diffusion, social networks, and risk aversion to examine the ...
Guenwoo Lee, Evéline M. F. W. Sawadogo‐Compaoré, Kenta Ikazaki, Rie Muraoka   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic drivers of mobile phone adoption for marketing among smallholder irrigation farmers in South Africa

Cogent Social Sciences, 2018
Lack of access to markets occasioned by missing market information has constrained market participation among smallholder farmers in developing countries.
T. Sikundla, A. Mushunje, B.E. Akinyemi
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Extreme vulnerability of smallholder farmers to agricultural risks and climate change in Madagascar [PDF]

, 2014
Célia A. Harvey, Zo Lalaina Rakotobe, Nalini S. Rao, Radhika Dave, Hery Razafimahatratra, Rivo Hasinandrianina Rabarijohn, Haingo Rajaofara, James L. MacKinnon   +7 more
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Understanding smallholder decision‐making to increase farm tree diversity: Enablers and barriers for forest landscape restoration in Western Kenya

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Integrating diverse trees and shrubs (hereafter ‘trees’) in agricultural landscapes has emerged as a crucial nature‐based solution to the triple challenge of biodiversity loss, climate change and food security. The potential benefits of on‐farm trees for both people and nature, however, are often constrained by inadequate consideration of ...
Ennia Bosshard, Harrison Carter, Lillian Aluso, Reuben Chumba, Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Chris J. Kettle, Ana Nuno   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Use of Biofertilizer by Smallholder Farmers and its Impact on Productivity of Pulse- Cereal Cropping System in Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Southeastern Ethiopia

, 2020
Nigussie Alemayehu
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Training needs assessment of smallholder farmers in rice post-harvest value addition technologies in the Southern Region of Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 2022
Jimia Kamanda Philip, Laryea Okorley Ernest, Veronica Motaung Masa   +2 more
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Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

Visions of sustainable development and the future of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (and beyond)

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Smallholder farmers are widely touted as essential to sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. But what exactly is meant by sustainable development, and how are smallholder farmers expected to contribute to it?
Chad S. Boda, Angela Dziedzom Akorsu, Frederick Ato Armah, Adrine Atwiine, Ronald Byaruhanga, Walter Chambati, Bernard Ekumah, Turaj Faran, Charles Tetteh Hombey, Ellinor Isgren, Ellinor Isgren, Anne Jerneck, Freedom Mazwi, Elizabeth Mpofu, Delmah Ndhlovu, Laury Ocen, Michaelin Sibanda   +16 more
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Social network analysis among German farmers reveals potentials to overcome the production–conservation dichotomy in land use

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract For agriculture to become more sustainable, farming needs to incorporate biodiversity conservation practices. However, farmers must largely choose between agricultural production and biodiversity conservation in their land‐use decisions, and accordingly, seek knowledge and support for either of these goals.
Tobias Naaf, Maria Kernecker, Heike Weidt, Stefanie Bülow, Andreas Vierling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting smallholder farmers for climate information services adoption in Africa: A systematic literature review

Climate Services
Seventy percent of smallholder farmers in Africa depend on rainfed farming systems, making them vulnerable to climate variability and extremes. Climate information services (CIS) adoption by smallholder farmers in Africa presents a promising solution for
Rejoice S. Nyoni, Guillaume Bruelle, Regis Chikowo, Nadine Andrieu   +3 more
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