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Know your men and women farmers: Ensuring host farmers in participatory trials represent heterogeneity within the target environment

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Gender responsive and more socially inclusive breeding strategies are needed to ensure new crop varieties, which offer greater yields in an increasingly variable climate, meet the needs of a diverse range of smallholder farmers. Participatory varietal selection actively involves farmers in testing and selecting new varieties at the end of the breeding ...
Jill E. Cairns, Mainassara Zaman‐Allah, Frédéric Baudron, Rachel C. Voss, Kirsty L. Hassall, Michael Euler, Emily Amondo, Paswel P. Marenya, Boddupalli M. Prasanna   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors influencing smallholder farmers’ participation in collective marketing: micro-level evidence from Ehlanzeni, South Africa

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Engaging in markets is a critical step for smallholder farmers seeking to alleviate poverty, sustain their livelihoods, and contribute to local economic development. Collective market efforts is one of the promising pathways for transitioning smallholder
Nkhubedu Adelaide Magakwe, Oluwasogo Olorunfemi, Ally Sithole   +2 more
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Agroecological techniques: adoption of safe and sustainable agricultural practices among the smallholder farmers in Africa [PDF]

, 2023
Akinlolu Olalekan Akanmu, Anne M. Akol, Dennis Obonyo Ndolo, Funso Raphael Kutu, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola   +4 more
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Embracing new practices in plant breeding for agroecological transition: A diversity‐driven research agenda

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Plant breeding for agroecological transition (AET) holds the potential to transform agriculture by fostering crop diversification and empowering farmers through collaborative, inter‐ and transdisciplinary research. By adopting a systemic, co‐learning approach, we can deepen our understanding of the complex interactions between plant diversity ...
Myriam Adam, Hélène Fréville, Sophia Alami, Hélène Marrou, David Pot, Sébastien Ricci, Mathieu Thomas, Alexandre Guichardaz, Claire Billot, Nathalie Chantret, Brigitte Gouesnard, Sélim Louafi, Emmanuelle Muller, Joël Romaric Nguepjop, Christophe Pradal, Bénédicte Rhoné, Stéphanie Sidibé‐ Bosc, Muriel Tavaud, Kirsten Vom Brocke, Hélène Joly I   +19 more
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Effect of seed circulation systems on the spread and diversity of Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis infecting cassava crops of the Colombian Caribbean

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Cassava is a lifeline for millions of people across the tropics, but its productivity is at risk from a disease called Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB). In this study, we explore how the everyday practices of farmers exchanging cassava cuttings—a long‐standing tradition—can shape how the disease spreads and evolves in the Colombian Caribbean.
Darío Pérez, Laurence Blondin, Sophie Caillon, Olivier Pruvost, Boris Szurek, Christian Vernière, Carlos A. Zárate‐Chaves, Anne Duputié   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal Pesticides Exposure and Child Development Among Smallholder Tomato Farmers in Southern Corridor of Tanzania

, 2020
Peter Chilipweli, Aiwerasia Vera Ngowi, Karim Manji   +2 more
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Access to Dry Season Agricultural Content in the Broadcast Media and Dry Season Irrigation Farming among Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2023
Charity Ben-Enukora, Agwu A. Ejem, Charity Aremu, Babatunde Adeyeye, A Oloruntoba   +4 more
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Agroforestry and enhanced rock weathering: A dual strategy for sustainable cacao

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Cacao production is both economically vital and environmentally intensive, presenting a major sustainability challenge as a crop largely cultivated by smallholder farmers in climate‐vulnerable regions. This review synthesises evidence that integrating agroforestry with enhanced rock weathering (EW) may significantly reduce emissions from cacao ...
Isabella L. Steeley, Edson S. França, Dimitar Z. Epihov, Noah J. Planavsky, David J. Beerling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains: a perspective from the smallholder cocoa farmer

Frontiers in Sustainability
This research examines the potential outputs, outcomes, and impacts of the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (LkSG) on the smallholder cocoa farmers in West Africa. The study primarily relies on a literature review and an
Sarah Katharina Kraft, Matthew Quayson, Florian Kellner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The intertwined fate of agriculture and human expansion: Gaps and solutions for scalable space crop systems

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As humanity prepares for sustained life beyond Earth, developing resilient, resource‐efficient food systems is essential. This research outlines a strategic roadmap for scalable space agriculture, addressing key challenges in crop resilience, substrate performance, and autonomous life‐support integration.
Rafael Loureiro, Andrew Palmer
wiley   +1 more source