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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Small Farmers"”.
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Small farmers and the transition to non-traditional agriculture in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment among Small Farmers: A Case Study in Western Honduras
… change is now affecting every known society. Small farmers in Low Income Countries (LICs) are especially vulnerable to climate change patterns because they depend heavily on rain, seasonality patterns, and known temperature ranges. To help build climate change resilient communities among rural …
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Big business works with small farmers : the case of the Buabin Oil Palm Outgrower Project
Globally, there are about 500 million small farms from which two billion people derive their livelihoods. These farmers face a host of challenges to access both domestic and international markets. This thesis examines the Buabin Oil Palm Outgrower Project as a case of small holder integration into …
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Small Farmers and the Agro-Industrial Production and Services Cooperative of Coronel Oviedo: Opportunities for Growth
… a debt default crisis. I spoke individually with small farmers and staff members about their experiences working with the Cooperative and their opinions about the future of the organization. Their responses grouped into themes that suggested ways to improve the relationship between farmers and …
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Effect of Publicly Supported Credit Programs on Economic Growth of Small Farmers in District Budaun (India)
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Rice Production and Small Farmers' Adaptation: A Case of Guyana
… in insects and pests, diseases, and weeds. As a small developing country, Guyana is highly vulnerable to climate change despite its insignificant contribution to global warming. Guyana heavily relies on rice cultivation for food, employment, and export earnings. While generally increasing, rice …
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Socioeconomic stratification and differentiation of the modern peasantry: a longitudinal analysis of small farmers in Röndonia, Brazil
… changes raise questions about the extent of small farmer participation in capitalist economies, whether these farmers are a socioeconomically homogenous group, and about their future viability as distinct social and economic formations. The primary focus of this micro-level analysis is to …
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Impact of Credit and Extension on Women Participants in the Small Farmers Development Program: A Gendered Case Study in Lombok, Indonesia
In short, the credit to low-income women provides opportunities to increase income per capita to cross the poverty line (320 kg rice). The income showed positive relationship between the Project Members' contribution to many important issues such as (a) children's opportunities to get education and …
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Small farmer participation in the institutional credit market : a Thai case study
… in developing countries tends to by-pass the small farmers to whom it is frequently directed. In undertaking this task, a number of secondary research objectives are pursued, notably, the measurement of credit demand and the investigation of credit-rationing procedures.The case for RCPs is …
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Development for whom? : an analysis of a rural intervention and its interaction with agricultural policies
… affect the socio economic conditions of small farmers? And 2) How do nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that embrace the neoliberal approach to development interact with local communities in their land struggles? To explore these questions, this thesis focuses on a rural intervention by …
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Why aren't we looking for lessons about producer-buyer relationships and niche markets in non-export cases? : farmers and wholesalers in El Salvador's central wholesale market
… trends in the development field slow resolving small farmers' difficult entry into marketplaces. The first is that in seeking to enhance small farmer competitiveness, analysts and policy makers tend to look towards production rather than marketing improvements, missing growth linkages to other …
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A study of the Masagana 99 Rice Production Program in the Philippines
… improving welfare could naturally be achieved by small farmers in the Philippines if all the resources required - including manpower, material and capital - were made available to them. In practice, unlimited support for the agricultural sector is not available from the government, so effective …
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A study of the Masagana 99 Rice Production Program in the Philippines
… improving welfare could naturally be achieved by small farmers in the Philippines if all the resources required - including manpower, material and capital - were made available to them. In practice, unlimited support for the agricultural sector is not available from the government, so effective …
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Patrick County, Virginia and the Civil War, 1860-1880
… to own the most and most valuable real estate. Small farmers before the war generally remained small farmers. Free blacks did not gain much status over the decades, and freedmen owned scarcely any land nor personal property; neither group by 1880 had achieved literacy. In Patrick County the rich …
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Economic Analysis of Conjunctive Use of Water: The Case of Mahi-Kadana Irrigation Project in Gujarat, India
… are typically operated so all water demands of farmers are not met. This has lead to private investments in groundwater. Since private well capacity often exceeds the water needs of farm-well owners a significant portion of the ground irrigation water is sold to neighboring farmers at prices …
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Designing for Informational Needs Among Small Producers in Panama: A Human-Centered Approach
… of income for communities living in poverty. Small farmers that own less than 10 hectares account for 82% of the total farmers in Panama and are responsible for the majority of the agricultural production in the country. While only 32% of farmers are below 45 years old, this younger generation …
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PLANTING RESISTANCE: A history of seed sovereignty
… century. By centring the collective knowledge of small farmers and indigenous groups who safeguard crop diversity, seed sovereignty activists highlight the socioeconomic and ecological significance of the diverse food landscapes created, tended, and reproduced through farmers’ everyday practices. …
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Infrastructure investment and policy management of water resources for small-scale irrigated agriculture
… the options for enhancing the welfare of small farmers in Thailand through subsidies of irrigation infrastructure. Enhanced water storage and irrigation can significantly improve yield and the welfare of the farm community by providing a more reliable water supply during growing periods. …
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Farmer Preferences for Attributes of Conservation Agriculture in Eastern Uganda
… agriculture has many potential benefits for small farmers. This study seeks to estimate the value that farmers in eastern Uganda place on some these benefits. Data from a choice experiment study are analyzed with a mixed logit model to determine farmers' willingness to pay for increases in …
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