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What Drives Smallholder Farmers [PDF]

, 2014
Smallholder potato farmers in Uganda can be described as subsistence and in some cases self sufficient characterised with low or no surpluses for sale into the market.
Sebatta, Christopher, Mugisha, Johnny, Kasharu, Apolo, Katungi, Enid, Kyomugisha, Harriet   +4 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping and Interrelationships of the Drivers of Sustainable Agricultural Practice Adoption Among Smallholder Rice Farmers: A Multi‐Criteria Decision‐Making Analysis for Climate Resilience

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice production sustains food security and rural livelihoods across many low‐income countries but remains highly vulnerable to climate‐related hazards, including floods, droughts, salinity intrusion and heat stress, which reduce yields and threaten the long‐term sustainability of rice production.
Apurbo Sarkar, Md. Ali Akber, Julius H. Kotir, Risti Permani, Ammar Abdul Aziz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Extension Services and Climate Adaptive Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Extension
Climate adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through agricultural extension and climate information sources in Ebonyi State, Nigeria was evaluated.  Sample sizes of 428 smallholder farmers were selected through multi-stage sampling procedure.
Emeka Emmanuel Osuji, Michael Olatunji Olaolu, Ngozi Eucharia Okereke-Ejiogu, Peter Agu Onoh , Chidinma Adanna Peter-Onoh , Lilian Chinaenye Emma-Okafor , Ogueri Chukwuma, Chizoma Olivia Osuagwu , Bernadine Ngozi Aririguzo , Alagba Rosemond Adaohuru   +9 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Effect of socio-technical innovation bundles on male and female smallholder farmers’ empowerment in selected counties in Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Smallholder farmers’ vulnerability to systemic barriers, weather variability and climate change has resulted in low farm productivity, derailing farmers’ chances for empowerment.
Victor Ouma Onyango Nyamolo, Oscar Ingasia Ayuya, Kweyu Lutomia Cosmas, Eileen Bogweh Nchanji   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deforestation‐Free Cocoa: Implications for Organizational Adaptation and Compliance Costs

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mandatory due diligence is an emerging policy instrument for addressing global environmental challenges, yet how such regulations reshape firm‐level organizational structures and generate compliance costs remains poorly understood. Drawing on organizational theory, this study examines how companies in the German cocoa and chocolate sector ...
Daniel Braun, Jan Börner, Daniel Hermann   +2 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
doaj   +1 more source

Village Agronomy Model: Connecting smallholder farmers with agriculture extension services and markets to enhance income and productivity

, 2019
The Village Agronomy Model (VAM) is a package of extension and agriculture input supply services devised and implemented by Oxfam to reach out to smallholder farmers in remote, underserved regions of rural Tajikistan.
Izzatov, Kiyomiddin, Karimov, Abbos, Khalikov, Farhod, Hayat, Seyed Faiz   +3 more
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Chakula bila kulima? : trade-offs concerning soil and water concervation in heterogeneous smallholder [PDF]

, 2011
Soil and water conservation practices need to be tailored to suit the diverse local conditions in smallholder farms.Using a combination of survey methods, field experimentation over several seasons and farm scale analysis, this research explored the ...
Guto, S.N.
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Biodiversity Action Planning Within a Global Agricultural Supply Chain

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture is a primary driver of biodiversity loss through habitat conversion and degradation. Companies are increasingly being asked to investigate, disclose, and act on their biodiversity impacts by both regulatory policies and voluntary commitments.
Lyndsey Dowell, Michael Wironen, Neil Crescenti, Jennifer McGowan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source