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Is agricultural digitization a reality among smallholder farmers in Africa? Unpacking farmers' lived realities of engagement with digital tools and services in rural Northern Ghana

Agriculture & Food Security, 2023
Background Digital technologies are promoted as transformational for smallholders in Africa through the potential to enhance access to knowledge, increase productivity and food security. Despite the anticipations for agricultural digitalization in Africa,
A. Abdulai, Philip Tetteh Quarshie, Emily Duncan, E. Fraser   +3 more
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Exploring the Barriers to the Adoption of Climate-Smart Irrigation Technologies for Sustainable Crop Productivity by Smallholder farmers: Evidence from South Africa

Agriculture, 2023
Climate change continues to impact the livelihoods of smallholder farmers due to low adaptive capacity. In South Africa, the challenge is exacerbated by water scarcity and shortened crop-growing seasons.
Batizi Serote, S. Mokgehle, G. Senyolo, Christian du du Plooy, S. Hlophe-Ginindza, S. Mpandeli, L. Nhamo, H. Araya   +7 more
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Smallholder farmers access to climate information and climate smart adaptation practices in the northern region of Ghana

Heliyon, 2022
In Ghana over 70% of people who are employed in the agricultural sector are smallholder farmers' living in less developed communities engaging in rudimentary agriculture. Climate change poses a serious threat to smallholder farmers which impacts on their
Abdul-Fatah Alidu, Norsida Man, Nurul Nadia Ramli, Nur Bahiah Mohd Haris, Amin Alhassan   +4 more
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Digital Literacy of Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania

Sustainability, 2023
The objective of this study was to assess the digital literacy of smallholder farmers in their agricultural production activities. Based on six proposed factors, the researchers developed questions to guide studying and measuring digital literacy (DL) of
M. Magesa, Joane Jonathan, J. Urassa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unlocking credit access for farmers (Case study of dairy farmers in East Java, Indonesia) [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences, 2023
Access to credit is crucial for the economic development and sustainability of smallholder farmers in rural areas. In the context of Malang, East Java, Indonesia, this study delves into the factors that influence smallholder farmers' access to credit ...
Purwanti Tina Sri, Nugroho Eko, Febrianto Nanang, Siswijono Suprih Bambang   +3 more
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Can Drones Help Smallholder Farmers Improve Agriculture Efficiencies and Reduce Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa? Local Perceptions from Malawi

Agriculture, 2023
Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role in achieving food security and nutrition, yet they are often overlooked by development policies and lack access to the technology and information needed to increase their agricultural ...
C. McCarthy, Yamikani Nyoni, D. Kachamba, Lumbani Benedicto Banda, B. Moyo, Cornelius Chisambi, James Banfill, Buho Hoshino   +7 more
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Impact of Agricultural Drought Resilience on the Welfare of Smallholder Livestock Farming Households in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

Land, 2021
Recurring agricultural droughts are of concern to smallholder livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study determined the impact of agricultural drought resilience on smallholder livestock farming households’ welfare in the Frances Baard District ...
Ringetani Matlou, Yonas T. Bahta, Enoch Owusu-Sekyere, Henry Jordaan   +3 more
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Partnership 4.0: smallholder farmer partnership solutions

Heliyon, 2022
The current pseudo-partnership pattern causes the farmers' income to be low from the results of their farming activities, so a partnership pattern is needed that is able to create a mutual partnership. The research which was conducted in Cikarawang Village, Bogor Regency, West Java Province - Indonesia aims; (1) recognize the existing condition of ...
Sofyan Sjaf, Ahmad Aulia Arsyad, Afan Ray Mahardika, Rajib Gandi, La Elson, Lukman Hakim, Zessy Ardinal Barlan, Rizki Budi Utami, Badar Muhammad, Sri Anom Amongjati, null Sampean, Danang Aria Nugroho   +11 more
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Factors Influencing the Perceptions of Smallholder Farmers towards Adoption of Digital Technologies in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Agriculture, 2023
The objective of the study was to determine the factors that influence the perceptions of smallholder farmers towards the adoption of digital technologies.
N. Bontsa, A. Mushunje, S. Ngarava
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Timberland and the Smallholder Farmers Alliance [PDF]

, 2021
Abstract Timberland designs, manufactures and sells footwear, clothes, and accessories for the outdoor. It is a good example of a business–nonprofit partnership. It has partnered with a Haitian non-profit organization, the Smallholder Farmers Alliance, with a view to creating a new supply chain to reintroduce organic Haitian-grown cotton
Hugh Locke, Atlanta McIlwraith, Lionel Khalil, Kate Roll   +3 more
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