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Chiwaula, Levison S. "Poverty, vulnerability and livelihoods in small scale fishing communities in Nigeria." Hannover Technische Informationsbibliothek und Universitätsbibliothek Hannover, 2009. http://d-nb.info/1001050754/34.

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Boateng, Seth Dankyi. "Analysis of entrepreneurship activities among small-scale farming communities in Ghana." Thesis, University of Reading, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485502.

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The purpose of this research is to determine why some people in rural communities of Ghana establish new enterprises while others continue in traditional farming. Both individuals who have established their enterprises and those who have not were interviewed using interview schedules and recording of life stories, and the data was analysed qualitatively. Findings indicate that through social interaction rural entrepreneurs identify opportunities to acquire expertise, opportunity to apply the expertise to produce new goods and services, and opportunities to regenerate latent skills for new ente

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Niemelä, A. (Antton). "Sustainability of small-scale renewable energy solutions in northern rural communities." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201701121048.

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This thesis aims to make a proposal for an economically and socially justified and environmentally sustainable of a small-scale hybrid energy generation system for a community of ten houses. The work was performed in frames of the Renewable Community Empowerment in Northern Territories (RECENT) project, financed by the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme. The aim of the project was to improve the energy efficiency and self-sufficiency of northern communities by utilizing local energy sources. The chosen pilot site of this work was the conceptual eco-district of Päivänpaisteenmaa, to be bui

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Mushongera, Darlington D. "Poverty dynamics and livelihood challenges among small-scale fishing communities on lake Kariba - Zimbabwe." University of the Western Cape, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4272.

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Magister Philosophiae - MPhil<br>Poverty dynamics and livelihood challenges among small-scale fishing communities on Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe) The aim of this study was to assess poverty among small-scale fishing communities on Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe) as well to as identify livelihood challenges that confront them. Two fishing communities were used as case studies and were uniquely selected from among the many fishing camps/villages dotted along the Zimbabwean shoreline of Lake Kariba. Depending on gear type, fishing activities on Lake Kariba target both the smaller-sized Kapenta species an

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Aswani, Shankar, Putten Ingrid Van, and Sara Miñarro. "Environmental and social recovery asymmetries to large-scale disturbances in small island communities." Springer Netherlands, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/67325.

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publisher version<br>People’s livelihoods in tropical small-island developing states are greatly dependent on marine ecosystem services. Yet services such as fisheries and coastal buffering are being degraded at an alarming rate, thus making people increasing vulnerable to protracted and sudden environmental changes. In the context of the occurrences of extreme events such as earthquakes and tsunamis, it is vital to uncover the processes that make people in these island states resilient, or not, to environmental disruptions. This paper compares people’s perceptions of social and environmental

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Schlosser, Gary L. "Gendered Production Roles and Integrated Pest Management in Three Jamaican Farming Communities." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34197.

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In the promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) as an alternative to pesticides, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Office of International Research and Development (OIRD) at Virginia Tech, and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) supported my research to uncover the socio-economic constraints to IPM adoption and to determine the amount of gendered participation in three rural Jamaica farming communities. The thesis examines the gendered participation in crop production, marketing, and decision making as well as the abilit

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Chiwaula, Levison S. [Verfasser]. "Poverty, vulnerability and livelihoods in small scale fishing communities in Nigeria / Levison S. Chiwaula." Hannover : Technische Informationsbibliothek und Universitätsbibliothek Hannover, 2009. http://d-nb.info/1001050754/34.

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Kelley, Leah C. (Leah Camille). "Model based prognostic maintenance as applied to small scale PVRO systems for remote communities." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100127.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147).<br>Many systems degrade as functions of their operation and require maintenance to extend their productivity. When operating under steady conditions, prescheduled maintenance can be used to ensure such systems meet their required levels of productivity at lowest cost. However, using pre-scheduled maintenance on systems that degrade as functions of their operation under uncertain, varying conditions wi

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Abbiw, Edward. "Small-Scale Gold Mining and Livelihood Vulnerability: A Case Study of Juaboso District, Ghana." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1588851516509876.

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Siegel, Shefa. "The needs of miners: political ethics, mercury abatement, and intervention in artisanal gold mining communities." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/435.

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This dissertation examines the role of donor-funded international projects to reduce mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM). ASM is the second largest source of anthropogenic global mercury pollution, accounting for roughly 1000tonnes of atmospheric emissions and releases to the environment per annum. The artisanal mining economy involves 10-15 million people across the developing world, and supports 80-100 million people directly and indirectly. In 2003 the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program reached consensus that there is sufficient scient

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Horn, Sebastian [Verfasser]. "Rules of acquisition: small-scale field studies on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal and plant communities / Sebastian Horn." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1071843397/34.

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Swanepoel, Isabelle Marie. "A small scale enterprise a temporal and spatial stopgap for development in Marabastad /." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06262007-092310.

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Martins, Ivan Machado. "Vulnerability to and perception of climate change among small-scale fishing communities from the South Brazil Bight." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/21/21134/tde-15022019-142903/.

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Fishing is one of the main extractive activities of marine resources and constitutes an important source of food, income and livelihood for millions of people around the world. Fishing communities are highly susceptible to economic, social, natural and climate changes. Climate change has affected the livelihoods of fishing communities, and the impacts and consequences are still poorly understood. Therefore, this thesis sought to provide a better understanding of the impacts of climate change on small-scale fishing communities, using an analytical approach focusing on perception and vulnerabili

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Netshifhefhe, Shandukani Rudolf. "The compilation of indigenous knowledge regarding insect pests in small-scale farming communities in North Eastern South Africa." Pretoria: [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06302005-113354.

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Lister, Debbie. "Small-scale erosion-driven nutrient dynamics in different vegetation communities in Jornada, New Mexico : implications for land degredation." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441353.

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Black, Nicola Helen. "The contribution of small-scale, rural festivals to the social sustainability of their host communities in Northumberland, UK." Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/3040.

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Small-scale festivals, as occasions for communal gathering and celebration, have long held a place in the respective local calendars of many towns and villages throughout the United Kingdom. By their nature, they are sites for social interaction, performance and participation on many levels. Some have an historic precedent going back several centuries, while a great many arose post 1980 as a result, in part, of the burgeoning tourism and heritage industries and the regeneration policies and development strategies of the pre-millennium era. The proliferation of the UK festival field raises ques

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Santos, Mateus Costa. "Towards understanding the impact of climate change on livelihoods, local knowledge and agriculture-based climate change coping practices of small-scale farmers of the Ebenhaeser community." University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4796.

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Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS)<br>Climate Change (CC) is arguably the most pressing topic of our modern society. The acceleration in magnitude and frequency of climate variability associated with it, along with the overall change of climate patterns threatens to push their adaptive capacity to breaking point, hinting at the significant impact that CC will have on the livelihoods of small-scale farmers of the developing world, and on South Africa in particular. This research project aims to investigate how local knowledge and agriculture-based coping practices of small-scale fa

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Orbuch, Susan R. (Susan Rachel). "Built communities? : a social evaluation of the built environment in three small scale mixed-use developments in suburban/town locales." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76419.

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Moore, G. E. "The effectiveness of small-scale urban public open space regeneration processes at delivering sustainable communities : UK case study - Groundwork North London." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2010. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/774340/.

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The essence of engagement-driven regeneration is the involvement of a range of stakeholders, including local people, in the planning and delivery of regeneration schemes to improve their local area. This approach rests upon the assumption that involving a range of stakeholders in decision-making has a key role in making the regeneration of urban areas sustainable. The intention of this research is to investigate whether the processes used to deliver sustainable communities in the urban environment are effective. Specifically, the scope of this thesis is the regeneration of small, open, urban p

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Tisselli, Eugenio. "Reciprocal technologies : enabling the reciprocal exchange of voice in small-scale farming communities through the transformation of information and communications technologies." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/5134.

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This dissertation claims that the reciprocal exchange of voice—an element for constructing community and strengthening political recognition—may be fostered in small-scale farming communities by (1) the appropriation and transformation of information and communications technologies, (2) artistic intervention, and (3) cross-community research. This study contributes to participatory research methodologies, particularly those that seek to tackle the diverse challenges faced by small-scale farmers from a broad, complex perspective. The main issue identified in this dissertation is as follows: The

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Islam, Mohammad Mahmudul [Verfasser], Michael [Akademischer Betreuer] Flitner, and Svein [Akademischer Betreuer] Jentoft. "Poverty in small-scale fishing communities in Bangladesh: Contexts and responses / Mohammad Mahmudul Islam. Gutachter: Michael Flitner ; Svein Jentoft. Betreuer: Michael Flitner." Bremen : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1072046261/34.

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Krutwa, Annika [Verfasser], Matthias [Akademischer Betreuer] Wolff, and Kai [Akademischer Betreuer] Bischof. "Small-scale differences in tropical subtidal rocky reef communities of Floreana Island, Galápagos / Annika Krutwa. Gutachter: Matthias Wolff ; Kai Bischof. Betreuer: Matthias Wolff." Bremen : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1072226782/34.

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Asif, Furqan. "Coastal Cambodians on the Move: The Interplay of Migration, Social Wellbeing and Resilience In Three Fishing Communities." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/40420.

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Small-scale fishing communities along Cambodia’s coast have relied on marine resources as a mainstay of their livelihood for decades. However, in the last ten to fifteen years, a confluence of shocks such as increased fishing pressure, the rapid rise of commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Thailand, illegal, underreported and unregulated fishing, climate change and, more recently, sand mining, have contributed to a progressive decline in catch. Such challenges demand that fishers harness social traits of adaptability, responsiveness, persistence, planning, inter alia. In other words, there is a

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Atinuke, Jimoh Rashidat. "Investigating the use of social networking via mobile phone as an extension tool in small-scale (emerging) agriculture in selected farming communities in the Cacadu District." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/18398.

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We live in the era in which the internet is now available on the majority of mobile phones at a very cheaper rate. This advancement in technology has created a boom in the use of mobile phone social networking as a primary communication tool - not only for individuals but also commonly used by professionals in most fields. The trends and growing usage of social networking via mobile phone indicate a potentially effective new platform for increasing production especially in agricultural sectors. In this age of information technology, farming communities can be empowered with the latest informat

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Pritchard, Rosemary Claire. "Woodland transitions and rural livelihoods : an interdisciplinary case study of Wedza Mountain, Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31427.

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Tropical woodlands play a key role in the livelihoods of rural communities in southern Africa, but exist in contexts of constant ecological and socioeconomic change. With research into tropical woodlands neglected compared to tropical forests, it is important to improve understanding of the consequences of tropical woodland change for rural wellbeing. The aim of this thesis is to examine the dynamic interactions between woodland change and rural livelihoods through an interdisciplinary case study of a miombo woodland landscape on and around Wedza Mountain, Zimbabwe. The thesis is organised int

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Garrido, Campos Marie Astrid [Verfasser], and Katja [Akademischer Betreuer] Radon. "Basic occupational safety and health for small-scale fishing workers in rural communities in Latin America using a community-based approach / Marie Astrid Garrido Campos ; Betreuer: Katja Radon." München : Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1241963576/34.

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Ordóñez, Andrade Jose Abdon [Verfasser]. "Small-scale water supply system (SSS) for remote and rural areas in developing countries : A case study of the use of Ultra-Low Pressure Ultrafiltration (ULP-UF) as main technology on a decentralised small-scale water treatment plant for remote and rural communities in Colombia / Jose Abdon Ordóñez Andrade." Kassel : Kassel University Press, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1170416969/34.

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Warsame, Idil. "Practices for co-productive planning modes: Urban development in Cape Town : A case study based on the implementation of a design and building development incubator." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-259678.

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Together with a steadily increasing urban population, South Africa and the city of Cape Town is facing continuously expanding informal settlements and communities with no access to basic human services or adequate housing. There’s an urgent need to design, plan and implement alternative and creative approaches to help stimulate an equal, inclusive and sustainable urban development and strategic spatial planning. Integrating methods and processes that includes participation, communication and collaboration by incorporating civil society and local community members in urban planning practices is

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Gatonye, Margaret. "Social Inclusivity and Equitable Development: Women in Fisheries and Aquaculture in Rural Communities of Kenya." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1586540674871228.

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Netshifhefhe, Shandukani Rudolf. "The compilation of indigenous knowledge regarding insect pests in small-scale farming communities in North Eastern South Africa." Diss., 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25943.

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Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document<br>Dissertation (M Inst Agrar (Sustainable Insect Management))--University of Pretoria, 2005.<br>Zoology and Entomology<br>unrestricted

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Adams, Shamsiya. "Managing property rights of common-pool resources in the fishing industry, to ensure economic growth and development of the local communities through institutional models." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44216.

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The fishing industry provides direct and indirect livelihoods for over 140 000 people in South Africa and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has identified 150 fishing communities. Industrial boats employ some 200 people for every 1 000 tons of fish caught, while small-scale fishing methods employ some 2 400 people for the same amount of fish. There are various means of managing the fishing industry, which operates in a common-pool resource. Small-scale fishers, however, live in poverty. The way in which the fishing industry is currently being managed, through the individual

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Sabelli, Andrea. "Carbon Opportunities and Carbon Losses in the Peruvian Amazon: Farmers' Interests in the Offset Business." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/18862.

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Carbon-based forestry (CBF) projects for the carbon market have been proposed with the aim of mitigating climate change, enhancing forest cover and improving livelihoods in developing countries. Debate has ensued regarding the validity of applying market-based mechanisms to climate mitigation in the form of CBF activities. Through in-depth interviews and focus groups, this study explores the various stakeholders’ involvement in the development of CBF projects in the Peruvian Amazon and reveals how their interests influence the types of activities that are established. Farmers’ perceptions on

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Padi, Mokibelo Deborah. "Small Scale Business Ventures in Rural Areas: A Case of Molemole Local Municipality in Capricorn District of the Limpopo Province." Diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1001.

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"An assessment of the effects of small-scale farming on macro-invertebrate and diatom community structure in the Vhembe District, Limpopo." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13838.

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M.Sc. (Zoology)<br>The Limpopo Province covers an area of 12.46 million hectares and these accounts for 10.2 per cent of the total land area of the Republic of South Africa. The province is endowed with abundant agricultural resources and it is one of the country’s prime agricultural regions noted for the production of fruits and vegetables, cereals, tea, and sugar. A key feature of the agricultural industry of Limpopo Province is its dualism. There are two distinct types of agricultural production systems. The large scale commercial farming system occupies approximately 70% of the total land

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Divakarannair, Nandakumar. "Livelihood assets and survival strategies in coastal communities in Kerala, India." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/260.

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Marine fish stocks are under serious threat of depletion due to increasing numbers of resource users with competing interests, resulting in degradation and the decline of fish catch. Using qualitative and quantitative techniques such as in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, household surveys and remote sensing and GIS, this study addresses: (1) the complex and inter-related nature of resource dependency, (2) the role of assets in determining survival strategies of households in artisanal fishing communities in Ponnani, India, (3) how asset degradation impacts resource-dependent househo

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Mugisha, Emmanuel. "Delivery and utilisation of voluntary HIV counselling and testing services among fishing communities in Uganda." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2954.

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The study explored, described and explained the current models of voluntary counselling and testing services delivery and analysed the extent to which a given VCT model had influenced uptake of VCT services in the fishing communities along the shores of Lake Victoria, in Wakiso District, with an aim of designing optimal VCT service delivery strategies. The study was therefore exploratory, descriptive and explanatory, and collected both qualitative and quantitative data in a three-phased approach. Phase I involved the Kasenyi fishing community respondents, while phases II and III involved VCT m

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Mudau, Mafulo Stenley. "Evaluation of community based irrigation scheme: The case study of Tshiombo irrigation scheme." Diss., 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1151.

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MENVSC<br>Department of Geography and Geo-Information Sciences<br>Agricultural abandonment is a challenge in areas of South Africa more especially in rural areas. The study employs both qualitative and quantitative methods of in sampling and collection and analysis. It adopted a case cross-sectional study design. This design is a case study in nature, hence this study compared the active and none active farmers in identifying the causes and effects of the phenomenon studied. Comparatively, the study sought to find out if there are factors influencing farm abandonment and its consequences in Ts

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