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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"Smallholder Farming"”.
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Household allocation of labor time in two types of smallholder farming systems in rural Kenya
The study analyzed the effects of gender and farming systems on time allocated to work by agricultural households in rural Kenya. A total of 289 participants were selected from Njoro and Kikuyu divisions. Spot observations, personal observations, questionnaires, and focus groups methods were used …
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Assessing the impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies on smallholder farming in the Vhembe District, South Africa
… of farmers globally is climate change. African smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable to changes in climate. In most parts of South Africa, empirical evidence indicates the level to which climate change has impacted negatively on agricultural production. Rising temperatures, prolonged …
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Examining the drivers of adoption of climate-smart practices in smallholder farming systems of Zvimba District in Zimbabwe
… adverse impacts on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, elevating the urgency to increase agricultural productivity and incomes, and resilience of food and agricultural systems. Discourse is dominated by how climate change risks drive smallholder farmer risk perception and adaptation …
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Development of an extension framework for smallholder farming in the Western Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Management Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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Importance of utilization of social capital in agro-based poverty reduction strategies in smallholder farming area in North-Eastern Zimbabwe
… in Zimbabwe aiming to reduce poverty in smallholder farming communities. However, limited success has been realized. This highlights the need for finding lasting solutions to this challenge. The current study investigated how poverty could be tackled considering its linkages with social …
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Exploring alternatives for milk quality improvement and more efficient dairy production in a smallholder farming context – case study: Mantaro Valley (Peru)
… that the improvement of milk quality in a smallholder farming context requires a more coordinated effort among stakeholders. Successful implementation of strategies will depend on the willingness of small-scale dairy processors to reward farmers producing high milk quality; but also on the …
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Digital Business Ecosystems: solving pain points for smallholder farmers and identifying opportunities for service providers
Smallholder farmers have difficulty accessing markets and market information necessary for them to be highly productive and profitable. Digital technologies and digital business ecosystems (platforms) have been solving longstanding problems across different sectors including commercial agriculture, …
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Understanding the resilience of local seed systems: a case study of Uzumba-Maramba Pfungwe and Chimanimani Districts, Zimbabwe
… concern, with some studies suggesting that smallholder farming systems could provide a more sustainable alternative. Local seed systems are at the core of smallholder agriculture and, although typically characterised as inefficient, can account for 60-100% of seed materials planted. Such …
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Legume integration and nutrient management impacts on soil health and cropping system productivity
… and livelihoods in sub-Sharan Africa and in smallholder farming systems globally. Thus, proper management of soil is critical for supporting long-term crop production and addressing multiple sustainability challenges in these agricultural systems. Integration of legumes into cropping systems, …
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Exploring the Potential of Multiple Use Water Services for Smallholder Farmers in the Western Middle Hills of Nepal
… (SUS) or multiple-use water systems (MUS). Smallholder farming communities in rural western hills of Nepal typically use such systems for both domestic and income-generating productive activities (e.g., agriculture, livestock, dairy, bio-gas, Rakshi), regardless of whether they were designed …
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Effects of Subsidized inputs on legume production in Zambia
One of the major causes of low crop yield in smallholder farming systems in Zambia is poor soil nutrients. In order to address this problem, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) introduced an input subsidy program aimed at making inorganic fertilizers and improved maize seed cheaply …
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Coping with Human-Elephant Conflict in Laikipia District, Kenya
… on human-elephant conflict in the subsistence smallholder farming areas in south-western Laikipia. The study investigated the human-elephant conflict patterns and the various measures deployed by smallholder farmers to protect their crops from elephant incursions. The results show that: 1) Crop …
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Land use intensity and trees on farms in Malawi
… agricultural land and the surrounding woodland. Smallholder agriculture is the dominant economic activity of Malawi’s rural population and many farmers have been forced to cultivate marginal lands with less fertile soils, making conditions much more difficult to grow crops. Natural woodland is …
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Investing for Impact: Finance and Farming in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania
… of agricultural development) interact with smallholder farming in Tanzania. I unpack how the concept of SII takes shape, how it is translated into the Tanzanian context, and how it interacts with farmer livelihoods through a case study of Cheetah Development in Lower Kilolo District. I take …
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Meeting Development Objectives with Agricultural Research: Priority Setting in Zimbabwe
… research priorities are different between smallholder farmers and large scale commercial farmers, with maize cotton, groundnuts, sunflower, goats, pulses and millets being of high priority for smallholder farmers, while maize, beef, cotton, coffee, wheat, dairy, stonefruit, soybeans and …
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Effects of green manure cover crops on weed population, peal, millet and maize productivity under conservation agriculture in Liselo and Mashare Namibia
Smallholder farming communities of northern Namibia are generally cash-constrained and theyare situated in marginal areas where poor soil fertility and land degradation are predominant. They find it difficult to purchase mineral fertilizers and herbicides. There is therefore a need to identify …
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Resources, Environment, and Rural Development in Uruguay, 1779-1913
… they greatly limited the resources for smallholder farming, completing a process of concentration and specialization which began during the ill-named ‘lost decades’ in the aftermath of independence. This profound transformation in working people’s relation to the land shaped the …
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Factors contributing to disadoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers in Petauke,Zambia
… promoted by government through the Conservation Farming Unit of the Zambia National Farmers Union and non-governmental organizations such as Land Management and Conservation Farming Project, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering …
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Factors contributing to disadoption of conservation agriculture among smallholder farmers in Petauke,Zambia
… promoted by government through the Conservation Farming Unit of the Zambia National Farmers Union and non-governmental organizations such as Land Management and Conservation Farming Project, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, the Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering …
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Social and ecological dimensions of supporting wild pollinators in tropical smallholder farms
Tropical smallholder farms support food security and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people and collectively shape vast areas of the tropics. In these landscapes, ecosystem services provided by wild insects, such as pollination services, play an important role in sustaining food security …
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