Results 31 to 40 of about 686,231 (386)

INCOME DIVERSIFICATION AND DRIVERS OF RURAL SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ INCOME IN ENUGU STATE NIGERIA [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2021
Rural smallholder farmers in developing countries were faced with the challenge of low income which disposed them to malnutrition and high poverty rate. This affects their productivity, livelihood and wellbeing.
Ridwan MUKAILA, Abraham FALOLA, Lynda Ogechi EGWUE   +2 more
doaj  

Assessing Smallholder Farmer's Participation in the Wheat Value Chain in North-West Mt. Kenya

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Wheat is the second most important carbohydrate staple in Kenya and is produced by both smallholder and large-scale farmers. Smallholders are the majority, but produce <20% of the total national production.
Veronica Mwangi, Veronica Mwangi, Samuel Owuor, Boniface Kiteme, Markus Giger   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to the effects of climate change: Evidence from northern Uganda

Agriculture & Food Security, 2021
Climate change poses a threat to the sustainability of food production among small-scale rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa that are dependent on rain-fed agriculture.
Francis Atube, G. Malinga, M. Nyeko, D. Okello, S. Alarakol, I. Okello-Uma   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Influence of access to extension services on milk productivity among smallholder dairy farmers in Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya

Heliyon, 2023
Inaccessibility to extension services by smallholder farmers remains one of the impediments to achieving high agricultural productivity and food security. Extension services play a critical role in information dissemination that can avert food insecurity
Prisca Akinyi Ogola, Fredrick Ngesa, Dickson Lubanga Makanji   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors That Influence the Intention of Smallholder Rice Farmers to Adopt Cleaner Production Practices: An Empirical Study of Precision Agriculture Adoption

Evaluation review, 2023
Sustainable agriculture is crucial for achieving SDG2 and building a resilient climate-food system. This study provides a nuanced understanding of factors that influence the adoption of precision agriculture technology by Vietnamese smallholder rice ...
Long Le Hoang Nguyen, Duong Thuy Khuu, Alrence S. Halibas, Trung Quang Nguyen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Smallholder farmers’ engagement with climate smart agriculture in Africa: role of local knowledge and upscaling

Climate Policy, 2022
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an important discourse among national governments in Africa and international policy circles to increase food productivity, build smallholder farmers’ resilience to climate change, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
Ayorinde Ogunyiola, Maaz Gardezi, S. Vij
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Climate-Smart Agriculture in African Countries: A Review of Strategies and Impacts on Smallholder Farmers

Sustainability, 2022
The agricultural sector contributes approximately 10–20% of the total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Consequently, climate change can negatively affect crop yields and livestock production thus threatening food security, especially in a ...
Thaddaeus Obaji Ariom, Elodie Dimon, Eva Nambeye, Ndèye Seynabou Diouf, O. Adelusi, S. Boudalia   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices by smallholder farmers in rural Ghana: An application of the theory of planned behavior

PLOS Climate, 2022
Climate-Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices are crucial in managing climatic shocks faced by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. However, evidence on the socio-psychological drivers of farmers’ adoption of CSA practices remains limited.
Jonathan Atta‐Aidoo, Philip Antwi‐Agyei, A. Dougill, C. Ogbanje, E. K. Akoto-Danso, S. Eze   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Use of inorganic fertilizer on climate-smart crops improves smallholder farmers' livelihoods: Evidence from Western Kenya

Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023
The main challenges facing smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are soil fertility decline and climate change, culminating in increased food insecurity.
Collins M. Musafiri, Milka Kiboi, Joseph Macharia, Onesmus K. Ng'etich, Michael Okoti, Betty Mulianga, David K. Kosgei, Abdirahman Zeila, Felix K. Ngetich   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening Farmer Organization for Smallholder Farmers

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2023
Abstract One of Smallholder farmers face various obstacles in developing their farming business including access to capital one of the efforts to answer the challenge is to strengthen farmer organizations. In Tuban, there is a HIPPA or Water User Farmers Association that is able to provide capital for farmers and contribute to Village ...
openaire   +1 more source