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Challenges for fruitful participation of smallholders in large-scale water resource management organisations: Selected case studies in South Africa [PDF]
In South Africa, the 1998 National Water Act has created two user-driven water resource management organisations, namely the Water User Association at the local level and the Catchment Management Agency at a larger catchment level. The paper investigates
Faysse, Nicolas
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Agribusiness: From Automation to Augmentation in a Global Context
Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Alexis H. Villacis
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates whether, under what conditions, and how community development—conceived as a form of engagement with secondary stakeholders—affects firms' emissions performance. Specifically, we examine the moderating role of Environmental Management Teams (EMTs) and the mediating role of product responsibility capability.
Misagh Tasavori +2 more
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Research and development on the smallholder rubber sector in Cameroon and Ghana [PDF]
, 2005 Since 1999, Cameroon and Ghana have been conducting research to improve the production conditions and income of small and medium-sized rubber plantations. This paper provides a brief description of the work undertaken, focusing on the methodology adopted
Chambon, Bénédicte +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While industry platforms are widely recognized as enablers of circular innovation, we still know little about how they evolve to scale and sustain innovation as economic conditions tighten and circular economy funding schemes become more selective.
Eva Qi Wang +3 more
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Smallholder compliance with private standard certification: the case of GlobalGAP adoption by mango producers in Peru [PDF]
, 2012 The prevalence of food quality standards in international trade is constantly increasing and has a growing influence on developing countries. A wide range of literature in development economics has focused on the debate of whether international standards
Lemeilleur, Sylvaine
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) in emerging economies through the case of Black Cacau, a Brazilian bean‐to‐bar enterprise integrating agroforestry, direct trade, and Afro‐Brazilian cultural empowerment. Adapting the Patagonia‐based framework of Allal‐Chérif et al., the study explores how SE operates under conditions of ...
Marcelo Dionisio
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Assessment of agricultural contacts for market access in South Africa a smallholders' perspective [PDF]
, 2011 1. Objectives: This project intends to contribute to the on-going debate about whether and how restructured agri-food markets can provide viable market opportunities for small-scale farmers in Africa.
Anseeuw, Ward +5 more
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Identifying barriers and opportunities for transitions towards more sustainable agriculture through system analysis: the case of Vereda La Hoya, Colombia [PDF]
, 2010 The paper presents the results of studies which investigated farmers’ reasoning and behaviour with regards to the mis‐use of personal protective equipment and pesticide among smallholders in Colombia. First, the research approach is described.
Binder, Claudia R. +2 more
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Cereal Chemistry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Sitophilus zeamais (Mostschulsky), the maize weevil, and Prostephanus truncatus (Horn), the larger grain borer, are two notorious insect pests of farm‐stored products in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). The goal of this study was to determine whether there were interactions between P. truncatus and S. zeamais during storage.
Rashid Suleiman, Kurt A. Rosentrater
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