ABSTRACT Farmers' capabilities, a core component of social sustainability, have been largely neglected in sustainable agriculture discourse. Using a relational approach to capabilities and autonomy, this study explores how women farmers translate the opportunity of agricultural innovation into their valued outcomes, and which factors shape their ...
Dawn D. Cheong, Bettina Bock
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Factor structure and psychometric properties of an adapted HIV stigma tool for measuring disability-related stigma among smallholder farmers in Western Kenya - Findings from a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Jeyam A +7 more
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A Hero's Journey to Systemic Change: Developing Expertise in Agricultural Development
ABSTRACT Experts in rural development and agrarian change wield considerable influence over programme design and delivery, directing resources and shaping trajectories towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet the pathways through which such expertise develops remain under‐examined. This study examines the journey to expertise among experts
Kirt Hainzer +7 more
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A sustainable approach for smallholder farmers: evaluation of plant by-products and industrial waste in wheat cultivation. [PDF]
Oguz MC.
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ABSTRACT The global food system faces sustainability, safety, and equity challenges. Agroecological practises offer solutions through sustainable production and resource conservation. This study examines apricot producers' willingness to adopt agricultural practises in Malatya, Türkiye, focusing on their attitudes, behaviours and the factors ...
Deniz Sarica, Seydanur Albayrak
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Educational Intervention Effects on Pesticide-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Exposure, and Health Among Ugandan Smallholder Farmers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
Ssekkadde P +9 more
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ABSTRACT Social considerations are often overlooked in efforts to achieve sustainable development, despite being critical for building equitable and resilient global value chains. This study addresses this gap by applying a social life cycle assessment to three key Portuguese forest wood supply chains—uncoated woodfree paper, natural cork stoppers, and
Andreia Santos +3 more
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Sleep patterns, sociodemographic correlates, and their association with economic preferences among Indian smallholder farmers. [PDF]
Luo H, Bruns S, Musshoff O, Hermann D.
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ABSTRACT Geopolitical conflicts are increasingly threatening global food security, economic stability, and peace, impacting Tanzania's tea agrifood system. This study develops a quantitative Resource Nexus‐based system dynamics simulation model assessing the feedbacks and interdependencies among key environmental and socioeconomic resources shaping ...
Ally Mkumbukiy +3 more
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Understanding the Impact of Livelihood Diversification on Food Security Among Smallholder Farmers in West Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]
Zewudie SE.
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