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Unlocking climate change resilience: socioeconomic factors shaping smallholder farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies in Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Africa regions

Regional Sustainability
Climate change poses substantial challenges to agricultural productivity and sustainability, particularly in Mediterranean and Sub-Saharan Africa regions. Local smallholder farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate change are crucial for mitigating these
Osama Ahmed, Mourad Faiz, Laamari Abdelali, Safwa Khoali, Cataldo Pulvent, Sameh Mohamed, Mame Samba Mbaye, Thomas Glauben   +7 more
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Institutional structures and transaction costs in Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified smallholder palm oil value chains [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification aims to improve competitiveness and governance within the sustainable palm oil value chain. However, compliance with ISPO standards often creates complex institutional interactions, thereby increasing ...
Khaliqi Muhammad, Nurmalina Rita, Rifin Amzul, Falatehan A. Faroby   +3 more
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Determinants of Knowledge and Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Agricultural Extension: Evidence From Tennessee Extension Personnel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of generative AI (GenAI) knowledge and usage among agricultural extension professionals. Drawing on survey data from agricultural extension personnel in Tennessee, we employ regression analyses and latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) for topic modeling of open‐ended responses to study the knowledge and usage ...
Abdelaziz Lawani, Jason de Koff, James Muriuki, Anna‐Liisa Ihuhwa   +3 more
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Smallholder farmers’ perceived motivations for the adoption and implementation of climate information services in the Atwima Nwabiagya District, Ghana

Climate Services
This study investigated smallholder farmers’ perceived motivations for the adoption and implementation of climate information services (CIS) in the Atwima Nwabiagya District, Ghana. Specifically, the study answered the following research questions.
Frank Baffour-Ata, Louisa Boakye, Kenneth Asare Okyere, Benedicta Boatemaa Boafo, Sylvia Amaniampong Ofosuhene, Audrey Owusu Tawiah, Isaac Odei, Selima Woriya Watara   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Profiling Smallholder Farmers Goals and Aspirations for Enhanced Agricultural Development: a Case of Smallholder Maize Farmers

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 2017
The intervention of government in the development of smallholder agriculture is still grappling and has not yielded the desired results, despite the huge investment from government. This has been a source of concern to government and policy makers. This paper sought to analyze the socio-demographic features of the smallholder maize farmers; profile the
Zhou Leocadia, Fakunle Olufemi Oyedokun
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Ecosystem-based adaptation for smallholder farmers: Definitions, opportunities and constraints [PDF]

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2015
AbstractDespite the growing interest in Ecosystem-based Adaptation, there has been little discussion of how this approach could be used to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change, while ensuring the continued provision of ecosystem services on which farming depends. Here we provide a framework for identifying which agricultural practices could
Vignola, Raffaele, Harvey, Celia Alice, Bautista-Solis, Pavel, Avelino, Jacques, Rapidel, Bruno, Donatti, Camila, Martinez, Ruth   +6 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is there a future for smallholder farmers in bioeconomy?

, 2023
Smallholder farmers are key players in agrarian value chains, particularly in the Global South. In the planning of technology-oriented agricultural interventions featured prominently in bioeconomy policies they are however often neglected. As global demand for food and biomass is expected to rise, production increase through (bio)technological means is
Zuberi, Mehwish, Spies, Michael, Nielsen, Jonas Ø.   +2 more
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Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Does Participating in Agricultural Global Value Chains Promote Agricultural Growth?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between GVC participation and agricultural value‐added growth in 43 countries over the period 1995–2022. In contrast to prior literature, we disaggregate the agricultural sector into four sub‐sectors namely crop cultivation, animal production, forestry and fishing.
Taner Turan, Halit Yanıkkaya, Hüseyin Alperen Özer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source