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The Impact of Agricultural Drought on Smallholder Livestock Farmers: Empirical Evidence Insights from Northern Cape, South Africa

Agriculture, 2022
The Northern Cape Province of South Africa faces drought that limits human endeavours, and which explains the unpredictable progress in livestock production over time.
Yonas T. Bahta, Vuyiseka A. Myeki
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

Land, 2021
In the past decade, to improve crop production and productivity, Ethiopia has embarked on an ambitious irrigation farming expansion program and has introduced new large- and small-scale irrigation initiatives.
Markose Chekol Zewdie, Michele Moretti, D. B. Tenessa, Zemen Ayalew Ayele, J. Nyssen, E. Tsegaye, A. S. Minale, Steven Van Passel   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Can ecosystem-based adaptation address the adaptation needs of smallholder farmers? Insights from smallholder coffee and subsistence farmers in central America [PDF]

, 2015
In many regions, climate change is having significant adverse impacts on the agricultural production and livelihoods of smallholder farmers, with important consequences for global food security..
Alpizar, Francisco, Avelino, Jacques, Bautista Solis, Pavel, Cardenas, Jose Mario, Donatti, Camila I., Martinez-Rodriguez, Ruth, Rapidel, Bruno, Saborio-Rodriguez, Milagro, Vignola, Raffaele, Viguera, Barbara   +9 more
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The Impact of Agricultural Socialized Services to Promote the Farmland Scale Management Behavior of Smallholder Farmers: Empirical Evidence from the Rice-Growing Region of Southern China

Sustainability, 2021
Farmland scale management (FSM) is an essential strategy to establish an appropriate management scale for agricultural production, enhance smallholder farmer production efficiency, and improve the utilization rate of farmland.
Baozhong Cai, Fang Shi, Yuan-Fu Huang, Meseret Abatechanie   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich, Tim Ölkers, Vanessa Bonke, Oliver Musshoff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Mezegebu Aynalem, Fenta Assefa, Zemen Ayalew   +3 more
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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 Determinants of Adoption and Intensity of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices among Smallholder Maize Farmers

Sustainability, 2022
Smallholder farmers’ maize production is highly susceptible to climate change. Higher temperatures may result in reduced yields while encouraging weed, pest, and disease infestation.
Khethiwe Naledi Mthethwa, M. Ngidi, T. Ojo, S. I. Hlatshwayo   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Did the Indian Green Revolution Change the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the relationship between farm size and productivity during India's Green Revolution, a period of rapid technological transformation. Using a unique panel of over 5000 Indian farm households that spans the Green Revolution (1971–1999), we show that the classic (linear) inverse farm size–productivity relationship gradually evolved ...
Rabail Chandio, Leah E. M. Bevis
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source