The Revolution of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Agricultural Development (m-Agri Services) in Africa: The Challenges for Sustainability [PDF]
, 2020 The provision of information through mobile phone-enabled agricultural information services (m-Agri services) has the potential to revolutionise agriculture and significantly improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods in Africa.
Dehnen-Schmutz, Katharina +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
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Smallholder farmers’ awareness of biofuel crops in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa [PDF]
Environmental Economics, 2016 In this study, 157 smallholder farmers from the OR Tambo and Chris Hani district municipality in South Africa were purposively sampled to participate in a survey.
Priviledge Cheteni
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The effects of public private partnerships on smallholder cocoa farmers' livelihoods in Indonesia : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2018 Public private partnerships (PPPs) have emerged as a development strategy in various sectors in several developed countries since the late 1970s. In the Indonesian context, however, PPPs in the agriculture sector are relatively new.
Permanasari, Yurika A
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Discover SoilComposting is a sustainable waste management technique that transforms organic matter into a valuable, soil amendment through processes such as thermophilic decomposition.
Felix Matheri +4 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 ConferencesIndonesian 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 +3 more
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Determinants of Wheat Commercialization among Smallholder Farmers in Debre Elias Woreda, Ethiopia
Advances in Agriculture, 2020 Even though wheat commercialization has got great emphasis, smallholder farmers face challenges to participate in the wheat market. As a result, understanding the intensity of smallholder farmers’ wheat commercialization and factors affecting wheat ...
Birara Endalew +3 more
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From theory to reality: Evaluating smallholder farmers’ attitudes toward nature in Tanzania
Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023 This paper contributes to the understanding of the value base of smallholder farmers' relationships with their environment. It aims to identify and analyze Tanzanian smallholder farmers’ attitudes toward nature.The field was approached with a combined ...
Kerstin Schopp
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Profitability of Organic Agriculture in a Transition Economy: the Case of Organic Contract Rice Farming in Lao PDR [PDF]
, 2008 Poverty is prevalent among smallholder farmers in transition economies where market failures prevail and where the capacity of the public sector is limited.
Cai, Junning +3 more
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