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Ubach, Andrés Miguel Cosialls. "Farmers’ Organisations." Uniform Law Review 17, no. 1-2 (2012): 177–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ulr/17.1-2.177.

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Vaznonis, Vytautas. "Creation of producer organisations as opportunity of agricultural cooperation development in Lithuania." Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development 36, no. 2 (2014): 435–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/mts.2014.040.

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The imperfection of the agri-food market determines the low power of single farmer in the market; therefore it creates the need of cooperation. The creation of producer organisations generates the new opportunities for development of farmers’ cooperation. The aim of the research is to evaluate effects and possibilities of producer organisations creation in Lithuania. For achieving the research aim the analysis of the essence and the content of the producer organisation was done, the results of support application for producer organisations creation in Lithuania were analysed, the creation and

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Orozco, Fadya, Eduardo Mota, and Donald C. Cole. "Organisational participation and health among smallholder farmers: a longitudinal study in a Latin American context." BMJ Open 4, no. 10 (2014): e004641. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004641.

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ObjectiveTo understand the impact of social organisation affiliation and farmers’ agricultural production practices on farmer health. Organisations facilitate the acquisition and exchange of forms of social capital which can influence the adoption of practices with potential health impacts. In countries such as Ecuador, smallholder agriculture is practised by socially vulnerable populations. Agricultural production often involves the use of extremely hazardous pesticides, while practices that reduce the use of chemicals through integrated pest management (IPM) remain uncommon.DesignLongitudina

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Galvan, Dennis C. "The social reproduction of community-based development: syncretism and sustainability in a Senegalese farmers' association." Journal of Modern African Studies 45, no. 1 (2007): 61–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x0600228x.

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This article traces the rise and decline of a grassroots community organisation in rural Senegal. It has three aims. First, it problematises the sometimes idealistic nature of the rhetoric and literature on community-based development. Second, it suggests three factors that contribute to the effectiveness of rural self-help organisations: educated and technocratically skilled leadership, unintentionally benevolent state neglect, and a willingness to syncretically recycle elements of ‘traditional' social order and culture in the service of contemporary development tasks. Finally, the demise of

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Alho, E. "Survey evidence of members’ willingness to invest in agricultural hybrid cooperatives." Journal on Chain and Network Science 16, no. 1 (2016): 41–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2014.0006.

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Agricultural producer organisations face tight competition in global food and agricultural markets. The opportunities for cooperatives to acquire growth capital are restricted to member contributions, which poses a financial handicap in competition against investor-owned firms. Innovative cooperative structures have emerged as a response to the competitive pressures. For many, gaining access to growth capital from investors has been the reason for departing from the traditional cooperative organisational structure. This study examined whether farmers, as members and owners of agricultural prod

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DOKUZLU, SERTAÇ. "The Agricultural Credit System in the Ottoman Empire between 1863 and 1888." Rural History 28, no. 2 (2017): 177–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0956793317000139.

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AbstractAgricultural credit organisations are paramount to every country because agriculture must operate under threats of risk and uncertainty. When small-scale family farms are dominant, all types of agricultural organisations become important to keep farmers’ incomes at a reasonable level and encourage agricultural development. Midhat Pasha understood the importance of agricultural organisations, and he created a well-designed system for agricultural credit. He is the founder of Homeland Coffers that distribute credits to farmers. The original side of these credit organisations was capital

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Manchón, Beatriz Gonzalez, and Morna Macleod. "Challenging gender inequality in farmers' organisations in Nicaragua." Gender & Development 18, no. 3 (2010): 373–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552074.2010.521984.

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Domagalska-Grędys, Marta. "FACTORS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPORTANCE IN THE PROCESS OF KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN THE CONSERVATIVE ANIMALS NETWORK OF BREEDERS AND INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS. THE POLISH CASE." Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists XXI, no. 2 (2019): 38–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.2082.

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Knowledge is a key resource to support European agriculture in meeting today’s challenges such as global competition, food safety, human, animal and plant health as well as environmental protection requirements. The question arises as to which organisations in the current institutional system of agriculture provide knowledge to farmers who keep livestock of conservative breeds at the expected level of quality and exchange (frequency)? The aim of the research was to identify a new role of industry organisations in the transfer of knowledge and indicate variables determining the importance and e

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Ratinger, T., and I. Bošková. "Strategies and effects of milk producers’ organisations in the Czech Republic." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 59, No. 3 (2013): 113–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/66/2012-agricecon.

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In the Czech Republic, milk producers&rsquo; organisations arose spontaneously from farmers&rsquo; initiatives in the late 1990s as a&nbsp;response to the need to secure fair market conditions for dairy farmers. At present, there are 39 milk producers&rsquo; organisations operating locally, nationwide or even on the central European markets. The paper aims at a better understanding what market conditions and transaction attributes have favoured the emergence and the success of the Czech milk marketing cooperatives as well as if their current objectives and strategies are suffic

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Ooi, Sue Chern, Siti Seri Delima Abdul Malak, and Ayoib Che Ahmad. "The manager’s conundrum in governing a farmers’ association." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 11, no. 1 (2021): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-03-2020-0080.

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Learning outcomes The main objectives of this case are to provide an opportunity for case users to understand the organisational governance framework in a farmers' association and how to build an effective organisational board. More specifically, the teaching objectives of this case are as follows: to provide an overview of the functions of different types of governance structures in a farmers' association. To understand the importance of good governance practices in a farmers' association and for its stakeholders. To relate democratic theory, stakeholder theory, agency theory and stewardship

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Ager, Charlie. "Addressing gender disparities through farming organisations in Malawi." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 9, no. 4 (2015): 361–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-09-2013-0027.

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Purpose – This study aims to explore how Farming Organisations (FOs) have utilised collective action to overcome the barriers that undermine women farmers’ participation in the agrarian economy in Malawi. Design/methodology/approach – Key informant interviews were conducted with 17 stakeholders from across relevant governmental departments, non-governmental agencies, commercial agricultural organizations and FO officials. Focus groups discussions were conducted with women participants from five FOs. Findings – Analysis identified barriers to women farmer’s full participation in the agricultura

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Chauhan, Jitendra Kumar, Ankur Adhikary, and K. Pradhan. "Identification of Constraints Associated with Farmers’ Producer Organisations (FPOs)." International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 10, no. 01 (2021): 1859–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.217.

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Ndou, Portia, Bridget Taruvinga, Christian P. du Plooy, Tshililo Ramusandiwa, and Michael Mokwala. "Enabling Environment for Inclusive Horticultural Value Chain for Smallholders in Gauteng Province, South Africa." Journal of Agricultural Science 13, no. 2 (2021): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n2p66.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the enabling environment within which smallholder farmers operate amidst the uneven playing field in the agricultural sector and the stringent demands of the consumer driven market. Most of the smallholder farmers utilise informal vegetable markets and these offer higher prices for the leafy vegetables. The study is based on data collected from 56 smallholder vegetable producers in Gauteng Province of South Africa. The study unveiled that the business environment has many challenges for the smallholder to competitively function in formal marketing c

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Domagalska-Grędys, Marta. "Relational Premises in the Cooperation Between Farms with Conservative Breeds and Industry Organisations." Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie - Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego 17(32), no. 4 (2017): 52–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.22630/prs.2017.17.4.81.

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The main aim of the study was to indicate relational premises in the cooperation between industry organisations and farms with conservative breeds (cattle, pigs, and sheep). It has been assumed that the processes of integration of domestic animal breeders depend on the state of the relationships established (in terms of quality, sustainability, dependence and uniqueness) with industry organisations. The research was carried out on the basis of an interview questionnaire (in 2017) with farmers from south-eastern Poland, representatives of organisations, and a review of secondary sources describ

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Dowsing, Miki, and Sarah Cardey. "Smallholder Farmers’ Perspectives on Advisory Extension Services: A Case Study of the Gamo Communities of Southern Ethiopia." Social Sciences 9, no. 9 (2020): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci9090159.

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This is a case study-based research project investigating the status of Advisory Extension Services in southern Ethiopia. The goal was to determine whether available service provisions meet the requirements of smallholder farmers and enabled them to improve their farming practices and livelihoods. A combination of an exploratory inductive approach and mixed methods was used (e.g., questionnaire survey, focus group discussions, key informant interviews). Participants included members of farming households, and agents, experts, and providers working in the agricultural rural sector. The key find

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Jona, Cecilie N., and Margareth N. Nghixulifwa. "Farmers involvement in farmer-based organization and perceived challenges: a case of Oshikoto region, Namibia." International Journal of Agricultural Extension 6, no. 2 (2018): 61–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.33687/ijae.006.02.2255.

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Farmer-based organisations (FBOs) are formed in the communal farming communities, mostly by Agricultural Support Services (ASS) providers with the aim that rural communities will become sustainable and manage their own community development activities. However, too often these FBOs do not receive sufficient support and training from the ASS providers and do not advance from being mere participants to being self-reliant as organisations so that they can make their own decisions as a group. This paper will analyse farmer participation and involvement in FBOs and the challenges faced by FBOs. Usi

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KILELU, CATHERINE W., LAURENS KLERKX, and CEES LEEUWIS. "SUPPORTING SMALLHOLDER COMMERCIALISATION BY ENHANCING INTEGRATED COORDINATION IN AGRIFOOD VALUE CHAINS: EXPERIENCES WITH DAIRY HUBS IN KENYA." Experimental Agriculture 53, no. 2 (2016): 269–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0014479716000375.

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SUMMARYRecent literature suggests that to make value chains in changing agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa more inclusive, intermediary institutions should foster coordination. The hub concept has been applied as such an intermediary institution that coordinates advisory services, input supply and smallholder access to markets. This study unravels hub coordination in smallholder dairy in Kenya, conceptualising the hub as a mix between a broker of relationships, a one-stop-shop for services and a cluster of producers and service providers, enabling horizontal coordination (between smallhold

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Ton, Giel, Karin de Grip, Frédéric Lançon, Gideon E. Onumah, and Felicity J. Proctor. "Empowering Smallholder Farmers in Markets: strengthening the advocacy capacities of national farmer organisations through collaborative research." Food Security 6, no. 2 (2014): 261–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0339-3.

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Teixeira, Heitor, Leonardo van den Berg, Irene Cardoso, et al. "Understanding Farm Diversity to Promote Agroecological Transitions." Sustainability 10, no. 12 (2018): 4337. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10124337.

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Agroecology is increasingly promoted by scientists, non-governmental organisations (NGO’s), international organisations and peasant movements as an approach to foster the transition to sustainable and equitable food systems. The challenges to agroecological transitions are not the same for all farmers, as they can face different social and bio-physical conditions. We developed a farm typology combining participatory and quantitative methodologies to assess and categorise farm diversity and its implications for developing strategies to promote agroecological transitions. The participatory typol

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Moustier, Paule, and Dao Thê Anh. "Farmers organisations and quality chains in Vietnam: Promoting information and cooperation." Perspective, no. 5 (2010): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.19182/agritrop/00057.

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Constantine, John, Kallunde P. Sibuga, Mawazo J. Shitindi, and Angelika Hilberk. "Awareness and Application of Existing Agroecological Practices by Small Holder Farmers in Mvomero and Masasi Districts-Tanzania." Journal of Agricultural Science 13, no. 1 (2020): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n1p30.

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A survey study was conducted to assess the level of awareness and application of existing agro-ecological practices by small holder farmers in Mvomero and Masasi districts in Tanzania. The selection of farmers to interview and the villages in the respective districts was based on their long history of producing cassava and maize. A structured questionnaire was used to identify the type of agro-ecological practices, agricultural information sources accessed by farmers, training on agro-ecological practices, type of crops grown in the study areas and kind of livestock kept. Results indicated tha

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Anang, Benjamin Tetteh, and Joseph A. Awuni. "Effect of Training on Small-Scale Rice Production in Northern Ghana." Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce 12, no. 3-4 (2018): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.19041/apstract/2018/3-4/2.

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Training in modern farming methods enables farm households in developing countries to improve agricultural productivity. Notwithstanding the efforts of governmental and non-governmental organisations to provide farmers with agricultural training, productivity remains low. The existing literature provides little empirical evidence of the effect of training on agricultural productivity in Ghana. This study therefore seeks to bridge this gap by investigating small scale rice farmers’ participation in agricultural training programmes and its effect on productivity in northern Ghana. A treatment ef

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Kenfack Essougong, Urcil Papito, Guillaume Hensel Fongang Fouepe, and Ann Degrande. "Can community-based organisations deliver adequate agricultural information to farmers? Evidence from rural resources centres in Cameroon." Information Development 35, no. 3 (2018): 435–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0266666918754937.

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Rural Resources Centres (RRCs) managed by community-based organisations, where farmers come together for training and demonstration, have been an innovative extension approach in Cameroon since 2006. This paper describes information flow in RRCs and farmers’ assessment of RRCs as information sources. All the RRCs in Cameroon were studied and 29 group interviews, involving 118 producers and 7 individual interviews with RRC managers, were performed. RRCs share information with several stakeholders including farmers, research institutions, and educational and religious institutions; and interpers

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Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh, Yaw Osei-Asare, and Emmanuel Kodjo Tetteh. "Do farmer and credit specific characteristics matter in microfinance programmes’ participation? Evidence from smallholder farmers in Ada west and east districts." Agricultural Finance Review 79, no. 3 (2019): 353–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/afr-05-2018-0044.

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Purpose Users of smallholder farmer microfinance are able to make enough returns to repay credits advanced to them. However, they are in dire need of financial capital such that they are inconsiderate of farmer- and credit-specific characteristics when participating in a microfinance programme. This study analyses perceptions of stakeholders regarding select farmer and credit characteristics within the microfinance industry. The study identifies and analyses the factors that influence participation in a microfinance programme by farmers using the logistic regression model. The purpose of this

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Walgrave, Stefaan. "'Maatschappelijk draagvlak' als alibi : macht en tegenmacht inzake milieubeleid op het middenveld." Res Publica 39, no. 3 (1997): 331–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.21825/rp.v39i3.18581.

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Social, political and commercial organisations are stakeholders in the environmental policy decision making. Their mobilised power and counter power determine to a large extent the content of the decisions taken. Lately, the environmental movement in Flanders has grown stronger in members, professionals, financially,... but it remains relatively weak in comparison with the traditional, strong and aften pillarised intermediary organisations like unions, farmers and employers organisations. Especially its limited informal access tothe policy makers is incomparable with the exclusive and privileg

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Bošková, Iveta, Samuel Ahado, and Tomáš Ratinger. "The effects of the participation in producer organisations on the performance of dairy farmers in the Czech Republic and future challenges." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 66, No. 8 (2020): 345–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/2/2020-agricecon.

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This study focuses on milk producer organisations (MPOs) acting in the Czech Republic, examines in counterfactual design economic benefits of MPO members, explores the expectations and satisfaction of farmers with services provided by MPOs and discusses changes in MPO strategies in response to market developments. The economic benefits were evaluated econometrically using a direct matching method, while for the assessment of MPOs services and strategies we designed a survey among the members which was complemented by interviews with managers of the three largest MPOs. The results confirm posit

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Hassan, Mehmood Ul, Yameen Memon, and Abdul Hamid. "Returns to Facilitating Farmers’ Organisations for Distributary Maintenance: Empirical Results from a Pilot Project in Southern Punjab." Pakistan Development Review 38, no. 3 (1999): 253–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.30541/v38i3pp.253-268.

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Institutional reforms currently underway in Pakistan’s irrigation and drainage sector require that farmers take over the operation and maintenance responsibilities of their secondary canals. However, the farmers need to be organised first, for which investments are a prerequisite. A great deal of skepticism about the farmers’ collective ability and willingness to undertake the needed tasks exists, even now when they are actually organised. This skepticism originates from past experiences when direct subsidies were offered to induce collective action. Theoretically, collective action can be mor

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Bodiguel, Luc. "Spirit and Limits of The European and French (New?) Approach on Production Contracts, Interbranch and Producers Organisations." EU agrarian Law 2, no. 1 (2013): 4–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eual-2013-0001.

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Abstract From the Single CMO Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organization of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products), the European common law is looking for a new challenge when the French law has been already partially reformed (Law n° 2010 - 874 of 27th of July 2010 and Décret n° 2010 - 1753 of 30th of December 2010). In both cases, Legislators would like to firstly fight against the dispersion of organizing farmer’s concentration in front of food processors (agro processing industry) and sup

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Eriksen, Steffen, Clemens Lutz, and Getaw Tadesse. "Social Desirability, Opportunism and Actual Support for Farmers’ Market Organisations in Ethiopia." Journal of Development Studies 54, no. 2 (2017): 343–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1299138.

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Tijani, SA, and HB Mudashir. "Attitude of farmers towards Non-Governmental Extension Organisations in Oyo-State, Nigeria." Journal of Agricultural Extension 17, no. 2 (2014): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v17i2.17.

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van den Ban, A. W. "Agricultural development; Opportunities and threats for farmers and implications for extension organisations." Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension 6, no. 3 (1999): 145–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13892249985300291.

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Halabi, Abdel K., and Brendan Carroll. "Increasing the usefulness of farm financial information and management." Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal 10, no. 3 (2015): 227–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qrom-07-2014-1240.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how farm management and farm accounting may be improved from the accountant’s perspective. Design/methodology/approach – There has been a dearth of qualitative studies examining accountant’s attitudes to financial reports. This study therefore interviews 13 rural accountants regarding their opinions on the usefulness of financial information they provide to farmers, and what types of financial information could aid farm management. Findings – Accountants generally agree that the present financial reports provided to farmers are of little decisi

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Doherty, Bob, and Pichawadee Kittipanya-Ngam. "The Role of Social Enterprise Hybrid Business Models in Inclusive Value Chain Development." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (2021): 499. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020499.

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This study contributes to the growing interest in hybrid organisations, sustainable business models and inclusive value chain development (IVCD). Recent work has identified that of some 570 million farmers in the world, more than 475 million farmers are smallholders in low-middle-income countries experiencing increasing food insecurity and rural poverty. Research argues that there is a lack of research that provides work on appropriate solutions for smallholders. This paper answers this call by a qualitative study of ten case studies, which draws on hybrid organising, sustainable business mode

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Doherty, Bob, and Pichawadee Kittipanya-Ngam. "The Role of Social Enterprise Hybrid Business Models in Inclusive Value Chain Development." Sustainability 13, no. 2 (2021): 499. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13020499.

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This study contributes to the growing interest in hybrid organisations, sustainable business models and inclusive value chain development (IVCD). Recent work has identified that of some 570 million farmers in the world, more than 475 million farmers are smallholders in low-middle-income countries experiencing increasing food insecurity and rural poverty. Research argues that there is a lack of research that provides work on appropriate solutions for smallholders. This paper answers this call by a qualitative study of ten case studies, which draws on hybrid organising, sustainable business mode

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Heinisch, Elinor Lynn. "West Africa versus the United States on cotton subsidies: how, why and what next?" Journal of Modern African Studies 44, no. 2 (2006): 251–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x06001625.

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Developing countries face considerable disadvantages in trade disputes with their more powerful and wealthier counterparts. Nonetheless, Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali successfully challenged US cotton subsidies, a watershed event in international trade relations. This article explores how the West African governments and cotton farmers confronted US policy, why they succeeded, and the campaign's likely implications. Drawing on interviews with representatives in West Africa and Geneva, public statements, documents filed with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), media coverage, and materials from

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Reetsch, Kapp, Feger, Schwärzel, and Dornack. "Transforming Degraded Smallholder Farmland into Multi-Functional Land Use Systems: A Case Study From Tanzania." Proceedings 30, no. 1 (2019): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030016.

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In our research, we have studied smallholder farmers in degraded farming systems in Northwest Tanzania and have compared them with farm households who were trained in sustainable land management by a local Farmer Field School. Both groups of farmers were affected by severe environmental degradation and poor soil fertility, but trained farmers have transformed degraded farmland into fertile, multi-functional land use systems. In this presentation, we discuss the successes and failures of both groups of farmers and draw conclusions towards restoring degraded land use systems. Farmers without tra

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Mabuie, Maltez, Matias Siueia Júnior, and Artimísia Jaime Monjane Mabuie. "Information-seeking behaviour: A case study on farmers in Maputo City, Mozambique." Technium Social Sciences Journal 14 (November 23, 2020): 680–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v14i1.2085.

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In the agricultural sector, which is a pillar for the development of the world economy, and for family subsistence, having information is critical. The objective of this study is to analyse the information-seeking behaviour of farmers in Maputo City, Mozambique. A case study was conducted involving ten farmers from the KaMbukwana and KaMovata Municipal Districts. For the practice of agriculture, farmers in Maputo City largely depend on information from their fellow farmers and on government institutions as a reliable source. Other sources of information include television, workshops and non-go

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Ribašauskienė, Erika, Diana Šumylė, Artiom Volkov, Tomas Baležentis, Dalia Streimikiene, and Mangirdas Morkunas. "Evaluating Public Policy Support for Agricultural Cooperatives." Sustainability 11, no. 14 (2019): 3769. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11143769.

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Creation of a sustainable agricultural sector involves boosting the cooperation activities as these contribute to the societal and economic development of the farms, farmers and rural societies. This paper contributes to the literature on the analysis of the drivers and obstacles of cooperation development in agriculture. The case of Lithuania is considered as the cooperation activities are lagging behind the European Union (EU) practice here. Specifically, analysis of the public support measures and the expert survey are carried out to analyse the effectiveness of the public policy measures a

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Parodi, Gabriela. "Agroecological transition and reconfiguration of horticultural work among family farmers in Buenos Aires, Argentina." Cahiers Agricultures 27, no. 3 (2018): 35003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2018020.

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In Argentina, family farmers who engage in horticultural production have recently adopted the process of agroecological transition into their work. The process involves organisations, such as the Land Workers’ Union (UTT) cooperative, located in the horticultural belt in the province of Buenos Aires. The case study under analysis shows family farmers’ challenges with the agroecological transition process. These challenges include the reconfiguration of horticultural work, which impacts the skills needed to perform the work; the organisation of work; and the sustainability conditions involved i

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Ridley, A. M., E. J. Seymour, K. J. Huhn, and G. Park. "Priority environmental issues for monitoring - mismatch between farmers and catchment management perspectives." Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47, no. 3 (2007): 356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ea06028.

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Monitoring is an essential part of an environmental management system (EMS) if landholders are to demonstrate improved environmental performance. This paper reports results of two surveys to determine environmental issues and priorities for monitoring. The first survey was conducted on 12 EMS pilot projects, and the second on 18 catchment management organisations in Australia. With the exception of pastoral zones, EMS facilitators identified moderate to major issues in land condition, water balance, riparian zone, native vegetation condition and pests. Water quality issues were rated as minor

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Teresa, Hooks, Macken-Walsh Áine, McCarthy Olive, Power Carol, and Henchion Maeve. "Co-Operation among Irish Beef Farmers: Current Perspectives and Future Prospects in the Context of New Producer Organisation (PO) Legislation." Sustainability 10, no. 11 (2018): 4085. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10114085.

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Irish beef farms have experienced poor viability longitudinally, with industry and policy actors citing ‘crisis’ levels in 2013. A crucial differentiator between the beef sector and the dairy sector, which has higher farm incomes, is well-developed infrastructure of farmer-owned dairy processing and marketing co-operatives. To address the lack of representative farmer organisations and power imbalances in the beef supply chain, in 2016 the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) legislated for the establishment of beef Producer Organisations (POs), facilitating beef producers to c

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Duvaleix, Sabine, Marie Lassalas, Laure Latruffe, Vasilia Konstantidelli, and Irene Tzouramani. "Adopting Environmentally Friendly Farming Practices and the Role of Quality Labels and Producer Organisations: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Two European Case Studies." Sustainability 12, no. 24 (2020): 10457. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su122410457.

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Various drivers behind the adoption of environmentally friendly practices have been investigated at the farm level in the literature, e.g., farmers’ motivations and attitudes, farms’ structure, and management or policies. Yet, the way in which quality labels and producer organisations influence the adoption of environmentally friendly practices by farmers is still under-researched. We contribute to this topic and present the results of qualitative interviews with producer organisations, conducted in 2019 in two contrasting case studies: the pig sector in Brittany (western France), and the oliv

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Ul Hassan, Mehmood. "Financial Capacity and Willingness of Farmers to Pay for Irrigation Services in the Post-reform Scenario in Pakistan: Two Case Studies." Pakistan Development Review 41, no. 1 (2002): 49–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.30541/v41i1pp.49-67.

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To eliminate the subsidy on the canal irrigation system, the Government of Pakistan has decided to reform the management, intending to make it more efficient, equitable, transparent, and able to take care of the sustainability of the world’s largest contiguous irrigation network. The water users are being entrusted with greater role in the management through the formation of Farmers’ Organisations (FOs) to operate and maintain secondary canals and pay for full cost of water delivery. Ultimate payer will be the farmer. The economic viability of the reforms, therefore, much depends on farmers’ a

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Nyanga, Progress H. "Factors Influencing Adoption and Area under Conservation Agriculture: A Mixed Methods Approach." Sustainable Agriculture Research 1, no. 2 (2012): 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v1n2p27.

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<p>Adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) is quite low in most parts of Africa. However, Zambia has been quite successful in increasing adoption of CA among smallholder farmers. Few studies using both quantitative and qualitative approaches have been conducted in Zambia to determine factors influencing adoption of CA. This study uses mixed methods approach to document factors influencing adoption of CA among smallholder farmers under the Conservation Agriculture Project (CAP) in Zambia. From a random sample of 415 smallholder farmers, results showed that 71% had adopted CA. Quantitati

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Nettle, Ruth, Mark Paine, and John Penry. "Aligning farm decision making and genetic information systems to improve animal production: methodology and findings from the Australian dairy industry." Animal Production Science 50, no. 6 (2010): 429. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/an10005.

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To date there has been little research into the way genetic improvement decisions are made in practice on Australian farms. This type of knowledge is important for guiding the design of programs to increase the use of genetic information and thereby the rate of genetic gain in animal production systems. This paper describes an approach to understanding farm decision making in order to improve the design of services to increase the use of genetic information in the Australian dairy industry. A mixed-method approach involving a national survey and regional focus groups was used to determine farm

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Sirdey, Ninon, and Benoit Lallau. "How do producer organisations enhance farmers’ empowerment in the context of fair trade certification?" Oxford Development Studies 48, no. 2 (2020): 166–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2020.1725962.

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Ha, Tuan M., Tuyet Truong, Huong Hoang, and Bac Ho. "Drivers, Barriers and Success Factors in Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers: A Case Study in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam." Current World Environment 15, no. 3 (2020): 454–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/cwe.15.3.09.

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This paper aims to identify appropriate approaches and interventions of local governments and extension services through identifying the most potential adaptive measures in agricultural production of local farmers in Thai Nguyen province (Vietnam) and analyses of key drivers, barriers and success factors for climate change adaptation (CCA).The study was conducted during October 2019 – April 2020 in Thai Nguyen and two selected communes with 92 smallholder farmers and relevant stakeholders from the provincial to commune levels using both quantitative and qualitative methods.Results showed a hig

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Rykovska, Oksana. "New market opportunities for farmers: state and community support." ED/2019/1, no. 1 (March 2019): 37–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.36742/2410-0919-2019-1-4.

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Introduction. The agrarian sector of most countries is developing with large state support. Its directions are different and depend on the priorities of intergovernmental policies, such as the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU and strategic goals that are in line with national interests. At the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, a Resolution United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019–2028) is approved. The importance of farming problems on the international level aims to provide the basis for promoting a more effective state policy in the field of family farming and contributing to

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DE ROO, NINA, JENS A. ANDERSSON, and TIMOTHY J. KRUPNIK. "ON-FARM TRIALS FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT? THE ORGANISATION OF RESEARCH AND THE SCALING OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES." Experimental Agriculture 55, no. 2 (2017): 163–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0014479717000382.

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SUMMARYChanges in donor priorities have meant that agronomists working in the tropics find themselves in a fundamentally new operational space, one that demands rapid improvements in farmers' livelihoods resulting from the large-scale adoption of new technologies and crop management practices. As a result, on-farm trials in contemporary Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) are increasingly implemented both to collect data and to spur farmer adoption. We examine the different interpretations and organisational practices of AR4D organisations in this new operational space, and reflect on

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Akinwale, Jonathan Akinsola, and Olamide Victoria Oyeyemi. "Effectiveness of linking vegetable farmers to formal markets in Lagos State, Nigeria." Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 4, no. 2 (2021): 273–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/janr.v4i2.33920.

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The study assessed how smallholder vegetable farmers are linked to formal markets in Lagos state, Nigeria. The study specifically described the socioeconomic characteristics of the smallholder vegetable farmers, ascertained perceived benefits from the linkage and constraints in linking smallholder vegetable farmers to formal markets. A random sampling technique was used to sample 120 vegetable farmers from Agbowa and Epe clusters. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The results revealed that smallholder vegetable farmers were relatively young with mean age

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