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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"family farming"”.
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The survival and re-emergence of family farming: A study of the Holsworthy area of west Devon
… hundred farmers in the area. The way in which family labour farming has adapted to the changing economic and social conditions of the twentieth century is analysed. The process of specialisation of production, the rise of owner-occupation of land and the continued shedding of farm labour are …
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Dinâmica intraburocrática e a internacionalização de dois modelos agrícolas distintos na cooperação técnica agrícola brasileira
… agricultural models, one directed towards the family farming and one for the promotion of agribusiness. By their characteristics, these two models are apparently contradictory, however the Brazilian agricultural technical cooperation internationalize both models. Thus, by analyzing Brazil’s …
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A agricultura familiar do Seridó potiguar: vulnerabilidade, percepção e adaptação às mudanças climáticas
… and 241 questionnaires were applied with the family farmers. It was found that in addition to environmental factors such as the scarcity of water resources and climatic conditions, other factors such as the environmental degradation, the small size of the properties, the lack of technical …
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Análise do programa de aquisição de alimentos (paa) na comunidade negra de Camará
Family farming is considered an extremely important sector for a country’s domestic supply, and also for the income of thousands of Brazilians. However, that kind of farming has faced many difficulties in relation to market accessibility, as the less fortunate farmers have had problems to sell …
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O uso da roçadeira mecânica e seus beneficios como alternativa para o manejo dos pomares de citros no agreste paraibano.
Family farming in Brazil in recent years has shown good results, especially for food production for the domestic market, the activity occupies 75% of the economically active population in the agricultural sector, and is responsible for 80% of the food consumed in the domestic market for their …
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Population dynamics and succession strategies of rural industry producers
Sheep farming in Australia has a long tradition, built up over several generations, of inheritance of the family farm, the occupation of sheep farming and the personal identity around being a sheep farmer. This tradition appears to be under threat, due to a combination of hard times and the …
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Desenvolvimento econômico local: o caso do município de Livramento-PB
… realized building projects of local culture and family agriculture, aiming to achieve, especially young people. Besides the issue of family farming, do not see much encouragement of public management to production in the city, and as the location is not a major highlight in production, the city …
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Agricultural revolutions in America’s heartland: the corn belt and the making of American capitalism
<p>The family farm has been the foundation of America’s cheap food model. This research examines how cheap food from the Corn Belt was produced from 1840s to the late twentieth century. It investigates how the interrelationships between family farming, proletarianization-housewifization, and …
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Redistribution within a Democratic society : the 'finished business' of he Italian agrarian reform
… has re-vitalized land markets and promoted family farming. The following factors explain the unexpected effectiveness of the Italian agrarian reform. First, the concessions that the government chose to make to the landowning class - necessary within a democratic power-sharing system - …
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CENÁRIO DA AGRICULTURA ORGÂNICA NO SEMIARIDO BRASILEIRO
… this paper aims to present a characterization of family and organic agriculture in the Brazilian Semi - arid, identifying among the units of the federation those that present a better consolidation of these productive activities in the agricultural establishments. For this purpose, a survey of the …
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Caracterização hidrossedimentológica dos trechos aluviais da Bacia Riacho do Tigre - PB.
… to the development in the region through family farming. the mappings of different alluvial stretches were performed, making the identification of land use and occupation. Different alluvial stretches passed sedimentological analysis and ratings, and then making up the grouping of three …
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Rural territorial dynamics in northeast Brazil: the Jiquiriçá Valley in Bahia
… is an agricultural region characterised by family farming, and forms one of 26 clusters of municipalities in Bahia designated as Territórios de Identidade under policies promoting participation in development planning. The study applied geographical and social science concepts of …
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EXTRATO E ÓLEO DE CAFÉ VERDE: FITOQUÍMICA, DESENVOLVIMENTO DE SISTEMAS NANOESTRUTURADOS E AVALIAÇÃO IN VITRO DO POTENCIAL ANTIMICROBIANO ASSOCIADO À TERAPIA FOTODINÂMICA
… stimulating the bioeconomy and contributing to family farming, considering the economic importance of coffee in Brazil
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Rendimento do quiabo adubado com nitrogênio e esterco bovino.
… mainly by small and medium producers, having family farming important role in the production of this vegetable.The study was conducted at the Federal University of Paraíba, Areia-PB, in the period from November 2011 to January 2012, with the object of to evaluate the behavior of okra …
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Farming by Satellites: how West Country farmers were being driven to, and by, precision agricultural systems
Precision farming integrates satellite coordination and information communication technologies into farming practices to deliver self-driving and auto-regulating machinery and equipment to farmers, who can afford to invest, right across the globe. It is often sold on the basis that it can help …
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Social ties and farmers’ market access in Ghana: Structural Characteristics, Sociocultural Motives and Consequences of Social Capital-Facilitated Exchanges in a Subsistence Marketplace
… action plan from the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 campaign to create a supportive policy environment to strengthen the viability of small-scale farmers, exploring the mechanisms underlying support networks in the agri-market is more important than ever. While value chain …
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Evaluation of the unique challenges facing family farms in South Africa
… landscape of most nations remains dominated by family businesses. Therefore, it is fitting that academia has begun to recognise the importance of family business studies. Family businesses are here to stay. Families who work together and live together face certain unique challenges that other …
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Industrial pollution control down on the farm : integrated pollution prevention & control and intensive pig farming
… and has entered the realm of intensive pig farming. This research has revealed the problems that face pig farmers when confronted by the Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control (IPPC) Directive (1996/61/EC). It has developed approaches that could assist intensive pig farmers in making …
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Efecto de la aplicación de guano rojo en las propiedades de un suelo de origen volcánico en la Región de Los lagos
El presente estudio se enfocó en evaluar los efectos de la aplicación de guano rojo (GR) como enmienda orgánica (EO) en suelos de origen volcánico en la zona sur de Chile, en comparación con la aplicación de guano de pesebrera (GP) comúnmente usado en la zona. El estudio se realizó en tres predios …
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A Importância do uso de cisternas no Assentamento Oziel Pereira – Remigio PB.
… region, where tanks, control access to water and farming family in the settlement Oziel municipality of Remigio Pereira PB. The semi-arid region characterized by spatio-temporal variability of rainfall. Periodic droughts become vulnerable water systems, with strong negative impact on thousands of …
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