Smallholder farming
Econometric analysis of factors affecting market participation of smallholder farming in Central Ethiopia
... It is evident that for a developing country, agriculture forms the basis for every economic activity. It plays an active role in determining the economic, social, and political system of a society of a developing world. ...
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Assessment of Crop Commercialisation among Smallholder Farming Households in Southwest Nigeria
... among smallholder farming households (ii) analyze variation in the level of commercialisation among smallholder farm households and (iii) determine factors influencing the extent of crop ...
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Evaluation of smallholder farming systems in the Western Highlands of Cameroon
... the farming population (FAO, 2002). Farming systems in the Western Highlands of Cameroon (WHC) have evolved over time yielding both positive and negative contributions to rural welfare and ...Conventional ...
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Conceptualizing Microfinance For Effective Smallholder Farming In Africa
... A holistic approach is required to achieve the full benefits of smallholder farming. A full package of resources should be given to the smallholder farmers so as to empower their productive efforts. ...
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Upscaling Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Related Agroecosystems Services in Smallholder Farming Systems
... cited. Smallholder farming systems form unique ecosystems that can protect beneficial soil biota and form an important source of useful genetic ...by smallholder farmers, which necessitate the need ...
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Access to and control over agricultural labor and income in smallholder farming households: a gendered look from Chipata, Eastern Zambia
... Decision making among men and women in the agricultural sector is embroiled in a complex web of cultural norms, tradi- tional practices, and patriarchal attitudes that are entrenched in society (Ministry of Gender and ...
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Assessing the users’ need for a spatial decision support system of smallholder farming in Kenya
... for smallholder agriculture in East Africa, is the Farm Manage- ment Handbook of ...for smallholder farming in Kenya based on a geographical information system ...
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Livelihood Activities and the Role of Livestock in Smallholder Farming Communities of Southern Zambia
... policy shocks. For most of these shocks and risks, food insecurity has been perceived mainly in terms of food crop availability and accessibility. The role of livestock, which touches upon the livelihoods of ...
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The "context" for smallholder farming is a political ecology of agrarian change
... Social sustainability or livelihood sustainability is the essential element of interest to small scale farmers. Farming is not just about producing, but about living. This means having sufficient food and water ...
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Intermittently Flooded (Dambo) Rice under Different Tillage Practices in Chiota Smallholder Farming Area of Zimbabwe
... tion strategy, smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe and south- ern Africa have been cultivating seasonal wetlands (dam- bos) [7,8]. Therefore, presently, dambos are a valuable resource for crop production due to their ...
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A compelling case for seed enterprises as a tool for rural development in the smallholder farming sector
... for smallholder farmers, especially women, to produce seed as well as increase business capacity (Malcom, 2016), and similar success has been experienced in Cameroon (Guei et ...for smallholder farmers can ...
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Weed Management in Zimbabwean Smallholder Conservation Agriculture Farming Sector
... Zimbabwe smallholder farming sector contributing to smallholder poor yields, hence there is need to identify cropping systems that have potential to reduce weed pressure while improving crop ...
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Comprehending smallholder maize enterprises` profitability with the current maize marketing system in Zimbabwe: A case of Mazowe district
... the smallholder farming ...of smallholder maize farmers in Mazowe District of ...tobacco farming adoption on maize enterprise profitability using propensity score ...Tobacco farming ...
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Maximizing nutrient utilisation and soil fertility in smallholder coffee and food garden systems in Papua New Guinea by managing nutrient stocks and movement
... Smallholder farming systems in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are intensifying and becoming increasingly reliant on cash cropping. In the Highlands of PNG, coffee is the main cash crop and sweet potato the ...
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Livelihood resilience in the face of recurring floods: an empirical evidence from Northwest Ethiopia
... (i.e., smallholder communities in sub Saharan Africa) and similar sample size based on primary data obtained through a cross-sectional ...of smallholder farming communities in the face climate ...
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Challenges and Prospects of Zimbabwe’s Command Farming in Unlocking the Country’s Smallholder Agricultural Economy
... deprived smallholder farmers of the opportunity to participate in free open marketing systems when selling their agricultural ...the smallholder farming communities of ...
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Rural tourism as a development strategy : case studies from Chile : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Rural Development at Massey University
... Therefore , for rural tourism to become a __viable strategy for smallholder farming households assistance needs to take into account such things as provision of credit, technical assista[r] ...
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A study of non commercial dairy farming systems in the Western Division of Fiji : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Agricultural Science in Farm Management at Massey University, New Zealand
... The main aims of this study are to describe the smallholder farming systems and assess the role and contribution of non-commercial dairy cows to the income, nutrition and cultural well-b[r] ...
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A study of non commercial dairy farming systems in the Western Division of Fiji : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Agricultural Science in Farm Management at Massey University, New Zealand
... The main aims of this study are to describe the smallholder farming systems and assess the role and contribution of non-commercial dairy cows to the income, nutrition and cultural well-b[r] ...
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Transitory coping strategies of food-insecure smallholder farmer households: the case of Ilu Gelan District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Reginal State, Ethiopia
... (at t value 0.180) were observed between food-insecure households and coping mechanisms in the surveyed district (Table 1). These values were disagreement with those result obtained. However, today abject poverty and ...
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