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Enhancing Reliable Irrigation–Water Supply in Poverty‐Ridden and Drought‐Prone Areas: Pre‐2017 Baseline Evidence From the Tawona Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates farmers' willingness to pay for a reliable irrigation water supply in Zimbabwe's Tawona irrigation scheme, where intermittent water supply caused by funding shortages threatens irrigation sustainability. Using contingent valuation and logit regression analysis, data were collected from 313 farmers during the 2016/2017 ...
Edgar Muhoyi, Josue Mbonigaba
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming Agricultural Water Management for Healthy People and Planet: Thinking Beyond Water

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops the concept of Thinking Beyond Water, a transdisciplinary paradigm that reframes agricultural water management (AWM) as a systems catalyst for planetary health, equity, justice and resilience. Moving beyond conventional irrigation‐centric models, we reimagine AWM through integrative frameworks such as the planetary ...
Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Cuthbert Taguta, Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli, Aidan Senzanje, Kaveh Madani, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai   +6 more
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Are certain CSA business models stimulating or stunting smallholder resilience and entrepreneurship?

, 2020
Agri-food systems in East and Southern Africa are undergoing rapid transformation due to climatic changes, urbanization and changing consumer preferences.
Organisational Structures for Smallholder Resilience
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Beyond ENSO: Temperature, Rainfall Variability and Emerging Climate Risks in Belize

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study analyses 50 years (1975–2024) of Belize's climate data to evaluate ENSO's influence. Results show negligible ENSO impact on rainfall but a moderate signal in nighttime dry‐season temperatures, with El Niño years 0.5°C–1.0°C warmer than La Niña years.
Martha Guzman, James Renwick
wiley   +1 more source

Survey data on challenges and resilience capacities of smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. [PDF]

Data Brief
Ranasinghe AK, Lam LM, Miller KK, Bryan BA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Priorities and Preconditions for Successful Investment in Smallholder Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

In the past couple of years, there has been resurgence in interest in smallholder agriculture as a potential driver for growth and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Peacock, C., Poulton, Colin, Jowett, A., Urey, Ian, Dorward, Andrew   +4 more
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Edaphic Controls Override Climatic and Management Effects on Soil Organic Carbon in Southern African Agroecosystems

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Understanding the relative importance of climatic, edaphic, and management controls on soil organic carbon (SOC) is essential for improving SOC prediction and land management in data‐scarce agroecosystems. Aim This study quantified SOC drivers across Southern African agroecosystems using 655 observations covering climatic variables,
Samuel Ayodele Mesele, Abosede B. Babatunde, Andrei Rozanov, Ádám Csorba, Mary Steverink‐Mosugu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges to the adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in semi-arid Ghana. [PDF]

PLoS One
Toboyee J, Molle MN, Peprah K, Aabeyir R, Saaka SA, Luginaah I.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Farmers Union All-State Camp

Teens at the Farmers Union All-State Camp at Camp Judson in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Highlights include the Badlands, flag raising, Badger Clark visit, national board members visit, and a puppet theater.
Farmers Union Education Service
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Challenges faced by smallholder macadamia farmers.

Challenges faced by smallholder macadamia farmers.
Emmanuel Junior Zuza (11414210), Kadmiel Maseyk (5056745), Shonil Bhagwat (774702), Rick L. Brandenburg (16487139), Edwin Kenamu (17020954), Yoseph N. Araya (7064429), Will Rawes (16487142), Andrew Emmott (11414213), Patrick Phiri (17674406), Ken Mkengala (17674436)   +9 more
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