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Supporting the capacities and knowledge of smallholder farmers in Kenya for sustainable agricultural futures: a Citizen Science pilot project. [PDF]

UCL Open Environ, 2023
Davies M, Haklay M, Kiprutto T, Laws M, Lewis J, Lunn-Rockliffe S, McGlade J, Moreu M, Yano A, Kipkore W.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Choice of Smallholder Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Climatic Variability and Their Determinants in Crop Production: The Case of the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

, 2019
Adam Bekele, Yitayal Abebe
openalex   +2 more sources

Unpacking the Effects of Conflict on Fertilizer Use and Maize Yields: Empirical Evidence From Nigeria

Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Conventional recommendations emphasize increasing the use of inorganic fertilizer to enhance maize yields in African countries south of the Sahara, but it is not clear how smallholders’ exposure to violent conflicts affect demand, yield responses, and the profitability of fertilizers. Our study tackles this question. We analyze how maize yield
Mulubrhan Amare, Kwaw S. Andam, Bedru Balana, Opeyemi Olanrewaju, Steven Were Omamo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Confronting the uncertainty: Vulnerability to climate change among smallholder farmers in the Sidaama region, Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS One
Lankamo AA, R D, Bati BE, Dira SJ.
europepmc   +1 more source

The African Goat Improvement Network: a scientific group empowering smallholder farmers. [PDF]

Front Genet, 2023
Van Tassell CP, Rosen BD, Woodward-Greene MJ, Silverstein JT, Huson HJ, Sölkner J, Boettcher P, Rothschild MF, Mészáros G, Nakimbugwe HN, Gondwe TN, Muchadeyi FC, Nandolo W, Mulindwa HA, Banda LJ, Kaumbata W, Getachew T, Haile A, Soudre A, Ouédraogo D, Rischkowsky BA, Mwai AO, Dzomba EF, Nash O, Abegaz S, Masiga CW, Wurzinger M, Sayre BL, Stella A, Tosser-Klopp G, Sonstegard TS.   +30 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Digital Agricultural Extension and Productivity Impacts in Rice Farming: Lessons From Nigeria

Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of digital tools in farm management is increasing in developing countries, yet their effects on production, technology, and managerial performance remain underexplored. This study evaluates the impacts of RiceAdvice, a decision‐support mobile app that provides personalized recommendations to rice farmers.
Eric S. Owusu, Aminou Arouna, Wilfried G. Yergo, Clare Narrod, Boris Bravo‐Ureta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey data on determinants and barriers to the adoption of improved maize seeds among smallholder farmers in the Katangese Copperbelt. [PDF]

Data Brief
Balasha AM, Fiore A, Michel MK, Tambwe AN.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of cocoa agroforestry adoption by smallholder farmers around the Taï National Park in southwestern Côte d'Ivoire. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2023
Kouassi JL, Diby L, Konan D, Kouassi A, Bene Y, Kouamé C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Tree-crop diversification by smallholder farmers in Southern Sumatra to diversify sources of income [PDF]

, 2019
Bambang Tejo Premono, Sri Lestari, Bondan Winarno   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

Farm‐level agricultural productivity and adaptation to extreme heat

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Harnessing farm‐level fluctuations in weather over time, we investigate the impact of extreme heat on farm‐level agricultural productivity and adaptation strategies in Nigeria. We employ data from the Nigeria Living Standards Measurement Study‐Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS‐ISA) from the years 2010, 2012, and 2015.
Joaquin Mayorga, Alexis H. Villacis, Ashok K. Mishra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source