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Market participation decision of smallholder farmers and its determinants in Bangladesh [PDF]

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2015
This paper explores the market participation decision of smallholder farmers in Bangladesh and tries to sort out the most important factors that influence smallholder farmers' decision to participate in the output market to sell their produce in ...
Gani Osmani Ataul, Hossain Elias
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Sources of wheat production technical inefficiency among smallholder farmers in Northwestern Ethiopia: Beta regression approach

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023
Wheat production is dominated by a subsistence smallholder production system. Additionally, more than 4.7 million smallholder farmers are engaged in wheat production. However, poverty is chronic and pervasive among smallholder farmers.
Birara Endalew, Mezgebu Aynalem, Adugnaw Anteneh, Habtamu Mossie   +3 more
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Psychological profiles of South African smallholder farmers

PLOS ONE, 2023
The present study examined smallholder farmer profiles based on key psychological variables associated with farm business performance in the South African context. A sample of 471 beef farmers (mean age = 54.15 years; SD = 14.46; men = 76%) and 426 poultry farmers (mean age = 47.28 years; SD = 13.53; women = 54.5%) provided data on a range of measures ...
Navjot Bhullar, Nkhanedzeni B. Nengovhela, Livhuwani Mudau, Renato A. Villano, Isaac Koomson, Heather M. Burrow   +5 more
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Opportunities and challenges for seasonal climate forecasts to more effectively assist smallholder farming decisions

South African Journal of Science, 2020
The ability of smallholder farmers to utilise seasonal climate forecast (SCF) information in farm planning to reflect anticipated climate is a precursor to improved farm management.
Bright Chisadza, Abbyssinia Mushunje, Kenneth Nhundu, Ethel E. Phiri   +3 more
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Agrometeorological services for smallholder farmers in West Africa [PDF]

Advances in Science and Research, 2018
Abstract. Climate variability and change are recognised as a major threat for West African agriculture, particularly for smallholder farmers. Moreover, population pressure, poverty, and food insecurity, are worsening the vulnerability of production systems to climate risks. Application of Climate Services in agriculture, specifically Agrometeorological
Vieri Tarchiani, José Camacho, Hamidou Coulibaly, Federica Rossi, Robert Stefanski   +4 more
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Smallholder Farmers Contribution to Food Production in Nigeria

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Several studies have shown that smallholder farmers produce most of the food in low-income and developing countries and form the backbone of the country’s food supply. This study examines the extent these smallholder farmers in Nigeria can put the country on the path to self-sufficiency and ensure satiety for household food consumption through their ...
Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka, Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka, Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka, Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen, Hu Yunfeng, Hu Yunfeng, Yu Xiao, Yu Xiao, Fabien Muhirwa, Fabien Muhirwa, Tingting Lang, Tingting Lang   +12 more
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Assessing the adaptive capacity of smallholder cocoa farmers to climate variability in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Heliyon, 2023
This study assessed the adaptive capacity of smallholder cocoa farmers to address the adverse effects of climate variability in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Frank Baffour-Ata, Philip Antwi-Agyei, Louisa Boakye, Lester Simon Nii Aryee Tettey, Muriel Nana Efua Fosuaa Forson, Albright Ewenam Abiwu, Emmanuel Gyenin, Rebecca Naa Merley Larbi   +7 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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Smallholder farmer resilience to water scarcity [PDF]

Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021
AbstractWater scarcity poses one of the most prominent threats to the well-being of smallholder farmers around the world. We studied the association between rural livelihood capitals (natural, human, social, financial, and physical) and resilience to water scarcity.
Francisco X. Aguilar, Dienda Hendrawan, Zhen Cai, James M. Roshetko, Judith Stallmann   +4 more
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Determinants of market participation and intensity among smallholder sorghum farmers in Western Kenya: Implications for agricultural commercialisation and food security

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Despite Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) potential to enhance food security and livelihoods, the commercialisation of sorghum remains limited, with most production occurring under subsistence farming systems.
Collins M. Musafiri, Milka Kiboi, Onesmus K. Ng'etich, Abdirahman Zeila, Felix K. Ngetich   +4 more
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