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Marketing Channel Selection by Smallholder Farmers

Journal of Food Products Marketing, 2014
This article aims at analyzing Beninese smallholder famers' selection of high value markets, such as export and processing-oriented marketing channels, in the pineapple supply chain. Four main marketing channels were investigated: rural, urban, and export fresh pineapple markets and processing-oriented markets. Primary data collected from 285 pineapple
Arinloye, D.D.A.A., Pascucci, S., Linnemann, A.R., Coulibaly, O., Hagelaar, J.L.F., Omta, S.W.F.   +5 more
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Effect of farmer management strategies on spatial variability of soil fertility and crop nutrient uptake in contrasting agro-ecological zones in Zimbabwe [PDF]

, 2010
Variability of soil fertility within, and across farms, poses a major challenge for increasing crop productivity in smallholder systems of sub-Saharan Africa.
Delve, R.J., Giller, K.E., Masvaya, E.N., Nyamangara, J., Nyawasha, R.W., Zingore, S.   +5 more
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Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions, Adaptation Constraints, and Determinants of Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change in Chengdu

SAGE Open, 2021
This study assessed smallholder farmers’ perceptions, adaptation constraints, and determinants of adaptive capacity to climate change. The study used severity and problem confrontation index estimations to examine the farmers’ perceptions of climate ...
Robert Becker Pickson, G. He
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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

Commercialization pathways for climate services for small holder farmers in the global South

Climate Services, 2023
Climate change disproportionally affects many countries in the Global South where smallholder farmers make up the majority of the agricultural sector.
Spyridon Paparrizos, Yvette Baggen, Myrthe van Dalen, Lisa Ploum, Fulco Ludwig   +4 more
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Smallholder farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategy choices in Central Ethiopia

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 2021
Purpose Smallholder farmers have always been profoundly the first to be impacted by climate change, and therefore, farmers understanding of climate change and accessibility to alternative adaptation strategies are crucial for reducing the effect of ...
Yonnas Addis, Solomon Abirdew
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic effect of biochar and post-thermophilic stage application of supplemental Tithonia diversifolia on compost nutrient dynamics

Discover Soil
Composting is a sustainable waste management technique that transforms organic matter into a valuable, soil amendment through processes such as thermophilic decomposition.
Felix Matheri, Collins Musafiri, David Bautze, Chloé Durot, Milka Kiboi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health impacts of climate change on smallholder farmers

One Health, 2021
The health of smallholder farmers is crucial for ensuring food and nutritional security for two billion people. However, their health is in jeopardy for several reasons including challenges from climate change impacts. Using a narrative literature review supported by field observations and informal interviews with key informants in India, Bangladesh ...
Byomkesh Talukder, Gary W. van Loon, Keith W. Hipel, Sosten Chiotha, James Orbinski   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources