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Implications of Human-Wildlife Conflict on Food Security among Smallholder Agro-Pastoralists: A Case of Smallholder Maize (Zea mays) Farmers in Laikipia County, Kenya [PDF]

, 2016
Ronald Orare Nyamwamu
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Extreme Weather Events and Agricultural Total Factor Productivity Growth

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The productivity of the agricultural sector is crucial for food security in a changing climate. This study estimates the impacts of extreme weather events on agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the effects of climate change on agriculture.
Wei Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis of Collective Entrepreneurship of Smallholder Farmers In Zimbabwe In Realizing Market Opportunities: A Case of Chipinge District

, 2017
Benjamin Mudiwa
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Assessing the Income Effects of Group Certification for Smallholder Coffee Farmers: Agent‐based Simulation in Uganda [PDF]

, 2017
Evgeny Latynskiy, Thomas Berger
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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in sesame production: Evidence from Diga, Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2013
Considering that agriculture remains a key sector in Ethiopia, commercialization of the sector necessitates improving participation of smallholder farmers in markets, hence improving their incomes and livelihoods.
Kefyalew, G.
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General practice veterinarians’ attitudes towards avian influenza: A COM‐B analysis of barriers to backyard poultry treatment

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The recent expansion of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 to non‐avian species in the United States has intensified public health‐related concerns. In Great Britain, low veterinarian confidence in seeing and treating birds creates potential barriers to HPAI diagnosis and reporting.
Sol Elliott, Sarah Jewitt, Emma McClaughlin, Matthew Smallman‐Raynor, Sioux Fisher, Michael Clark, Rachael Tarlinton   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Borich’s Needs Model Analysis of Smallholder Farmers’ Competence in Irrigation Water Management: Case Study of Nkomazi Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province in South Africa [PDF]

, 2023
Mfanufikile Mabuza, Jorine Tafadzwa Ndoro   +1 more
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Adoption of Minimum Tillage and Mid‐Season Drainage in Rice Production and Their Impacts on Farm and Economic Performance

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effects of two greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation practices—minimum tillage and mid‐season drainage—on rice farmers' farm performance (e.g., crop yield and risk) and economic outcomes (e.g., income and vulnerability).
Hongyun Zheng, Wanglin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

Smallholder farmers' challenges and opportunities: Implications for agricultural production, environment and food security.

Journal of Environmental Management
Van Touch, Daniel K. Y. Tan, B. Cook, De Li Liu, Rebecca Cross, T. Tran, Ariane Utomo, Sophea Yous, Clemens Grunbuhel, Annette Cowie   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Environmental Total Factor Productivity and the Cost‐Effectiveness of GHG Emission Reduction: The Case of Crop Production in China

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's diversified agricultural policies have effectively improved both the yield and environmental performance of the crop sector. Quantifying productivity trends and their drivers is key to formulating strategies for high‐quality and low‐carbon crop development.
Yang Liu, Maria Vrachioli, Johannes Sauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source