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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Farm Diversification"”.
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AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATIONS AND BEEKEEPING: LESSONS FROM AN APICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN NORTHEASTERN EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA
… the production and sale of honey, is an on-farm diversification strategy that has significance to rural livelihoods in some of the most economically and environmentally marginalized regions of the world. Beekeeping also supports sustainable agriculture since it requires that vegetation and …
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AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATIONS AND BEEKEEPING: LESSONS FROM AN APICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN NORTHEASTERN EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA
… the production and sale of honey, is an on-farm diversification strategy that has significance to rural livelihoods in some of the most economically and environmentally marginalized regions of the world. Beekeeping also supports sustainable agriculture since it requires that vegetation and …
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Growth and performance of small and medium sized enterprises in rural peripheral locations
… There is little support for the notion that farm diversification will contribute in any meaningful way to LED. When non-agricultural SMEs in rural peripheral localities are compared with enterprises of a similar age and standard industrial classification (SIC) code in core localities, few …
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The impact of the 1992 MacSharry CAP reforms on agriculture in the Grampian Region.
… The reforms were innovative in that they shifted farm support away from high guaranteed prices for farm produce towards direct income payments to farmers. This thesis examines the MacSharry reforms in depth and attempts to determine their impact upon both Grampian agriculture and …
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Permaculture as farming practice and international grassroots network: a multidisciplinary study
… data at 48 self-identified permaculture farms in the US. This project develops a preliminary typology of permaculture farms based on livelihoods, and assesses the relationship between farm diversification and labor efficiency. Multilevel modeling shows that both diversification and …
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Understanding the farmer: An analysis of the entrepreneurial competencies required for diversification to farm tourism
… productivist to more entrepreneurial models of farming. In particular, the transition from the conventional role of the farmer as price taker, which requires appropriate technical and managerial competency, towards that of price maker, which calls for broader entrepreneurial competencies is …
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Climate change adaptation and sustainable agricultural intensification in developing countries
… exacerbated the inherent risks in smallholder farming such as soil degradation, resulting in an unprecedented decline in agricultural yields in developing countries. This has threatened the livelihoods of large segments of populations that are heavily dependent on agriculture for survival in …
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Deciding to Diversify: A Case Study of Seven Virginia Farm Businesses
Farm enterprise diversification is an important tool for agricultural producers with respect to risk management. As agricultural producers in Virginia look to prepare their farm businesses for the new millennium, they are increasingly considering non-traditional enterprises and activities for their …