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Resilience of small-scale farmers amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: a case study of small-scale farmers in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… examines the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on small-scale farmers in Limpopo, South Africa. The closure of various market channels such as street vendors, restaurants, hotels and large social gatherings by the government left these farmers susceptible to market shocks, given their reliance on …
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Essays on Labor Allocation by Small Scale Farmers in the Brazilian Amazon
… allocation and production choices of migrant smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon. We show that the impacts of illness on household decisions depend critically on labor market function in the rural areas of the tropics. Furthermore, results from a formal statistical test of the labor markets …
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The flow of credit information to small-scale farmers in Zambia : capacity building
Taxation from time in memorial has being a source of revenue for the state to provide social goods for use by the whole citizens. States have used different tax system in order to meet revenue needs. However, some individuals and corporations have not been willing to meet their tax obligations …
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The flow of credit information to small-scale farmers in Zambia : capacity building
Taxation from time in memorial has being a source of revenue for the state to provide social goods for use by the whole citizens. States have used different tax system in order to meet revenue needs. However, some individuals and corporations have not been willing to meet their tax obligations …
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Labor Mobilization and Utilization Among Small Scale Farmers in Chibale Chiefdom, Serenje, Zambia
Traditional diffusion models of agricultural technologies have been limited to evaluating the nature of technologies and the impacts technologies may have in societies, rather than the extent to which the structure of society may be compatible with the technology itself. Thus, labor-absorbing …
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Preparing for the future: assessing the vulnerability of small-scale farmers in Bushbuckridge
… the current coping and adaptation mechanisms of small-scale farmers in the South African Province of Mpumalanga are sufficient for dealing with projected climate change.
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Environmental learning for coping with drought among small scale farmers of Luangwa District, Zambia
… season (Luangwa District Council, 2007). Despite small scale farmers of Luangwa District employing various drought coping strategies, drought and floods continue to adversely affect them in terms of food security and the general livelihood of the population (Kaminsa, 2008). Although environmental …
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Climate literacy and adaptation to climate change among small-scale farmers in Chongwe, Zambia.
… the attitudes and adaption strategies of small-scale farmers in Chongwe. The report emphasizes how climate change has a substantial influence on the region's agricultural output and food security, particularly through extreme weather events like droughts and floods. The specific objectives …
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Environmental learning for coping with drought among small scale farmers of Luangwa District, Zambia
… season (Luangwa District Council, 2007). Despite small scale farmers of Luangwa District employing various drought coping strategies, drought and floods continue to adversely affect them in terms of food security and the general livelihood of the population (Kaminsa, 2008). Although environmental …
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Environmental learning for coping with drought among small scale farmers of Luangwa district,Zambia
… season (Luangwa District Council, 2007). Despite small scale farmers of Luangwa District employing various drought coping strategies, drought and floods continue to adversely affect them in terms of food security and the general livelihood of the population (Kaminsa, 2008). Although environmental …
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Environmental learning for coping with drought among small scale farmers of Luangwa District, Zambia
… season (Luangwa District Council, 2007). Despite small scale farmers of Luangwa District employing various drought coping strategies, drought and floods continue to adversely affect them in terms of food security and the general livelihood of the population (Kaminsa, 2008). Although environmental …
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Environmental learning for coping with drought among small scale farmers of Luangwa District, Zambia
… season (Luangwa District Council, 2007). Despite small scale farmers of Luangwa District employing various drought coping strategies, drought and floods continue to adversely affect them in terms of food security and the general livelihood of the population (Kaminsa, 2008). Although environmental …
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Climate literacy and adaptation to climate change among small-scale farmers in Chongwe, Zambia.
… the attitudes and adaption strategies of small-scale farmers in Chongwe. The report emphasizes how climate change has a substantial influence on the region's agricultural output and food security, particularly through extreme weather events like droughts and floods. The specific objectives …
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Environmental learning for coping with drought among small scale farmers of Luangwa District, Zambia
… season (Luangwa District Council, 2007). Despite small scale farmers of Luangwa District employing various drought coping strategies, drought and floods continue to adversely affect them in terms of food security and the general livelihood of the population (Kaminsa, 2008). Although environmental …
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Determinants of intention to adopt maize drying technologies among small-scale farmers in Kenya
… preserved through sun drying techniques among small-scale farmers. This method is prone to significant losses, which could be avoided through the use of mechanised drying technologies. Unfortunately, many farmers in developing countries such as Kenya have yet to adopt this technique on a large …
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Food security and erractic weather coping strategies of small scale farmers in rural Kitwe-Zambia
Small scale farmers produce 65% of the maize that constitutes national production (MAFF-1996) Although they contribute such a large percentage to National Food availability, their individual household food availability is constrained by space a number of factors, one of which is rainfall. The aim …
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Measuring risk aversion among asset poor small-scale farmers in the Western Cape, South Africa
… contentious issue regarding risk preferences of small-scale farmers in low-income countries. Resource-poor farmers have often been described as being inherently risk averse given their tendency to under-invest in risky yet profitable crop technologies. In contrast to this dominant view we argue …
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Maize seed variety awareness and sources of information among small-scale farmers in Kapipri Mposhi, Zambia
… about maize seed varieties among the small-scale farm households. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine from the farmer's point of view, the effects of changing the seed industry on small scale fanners' choice of maize seed.The study was conducted among the small-scale farm …
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Maize seed variety awareness and sources of information among small-scale farmers in Kapipri Mposhi, Zambia
… about maize seed varieties among the small-scale farm households. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine from the farmer's point of view, the effects of changing the seed industry on small scale fanners' choice of maize seed.The study was conducted among the small-scale farm …
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Lending to small - scale farmers in South Africa: a case for best practices in formal institutions
… credit is a constraint to the development of the small-scale segment of the agricultural sector. The challenge for formal financial institutions is to provide agricultural credit that meets the unique demands of the entire agricultural sector (both commercial and emerging sectors). Although …
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