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Aiba, Aksen, J. C. Loing, B. Rorimpandey, and L. S. Kalangi. "ANALISIS PENDAPATAN USAHA PETERNAK SAPI POTONG DI KECAMATAN WEDA SELATAN KABUPATEN HALMAHERA TENGAH." ZOOTEC 38, no. 1 (2018): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.35792/zot.38.1.2018.18622.

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ABSTRACT INCOME ANALYSIS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS FOR BEEF CATTLE IN SOUTH WEDA DISTRICT OF CENTRAL HALMAHERA REGENCY. Objective of this study was to evaluate the income and factors affecting income of smallholder farmer of beef cattle on the high land and low land at South Weda district of Central Halmahera regency. Samples of these smallholder farmers were defined by purposive method based on high population of beef cattle. Quantitative data were analyzed by multiple regression model. Results showed that the average production costs were IDR 37,310,606.00 on high land location and IDR 25,597,3

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Silvert, Colby, John Diaz, Laura Warner, and Willis Ochieng. "To work alone or with peers: Exploring smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions influencing collective actions." Advancements in Agricultural Development 2, no. 2 (2021): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.37433/aad.v2i2.95.

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This study examines how smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions may influence their engagement in peer mobilization and collective action. Forty smallholder coffee farmers were interviewed in the Central Highlands region of Peru using a closed-ended instrument. The sample of smallholder farmers was achieved using purposive and snowball sampling methods. Quantitative data on farmers’ attitudes and aspirations regarding working with peers, autonomy, and external support as well as knowledge, skills, and behaviors pertinent to collective actions were collected and analyzed using descriptive and c

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Esekhade, T. U., S. O. Idoko, Chioma U. Abolo, and S. Igberase. "Sustainability of rubber agroforestry strategies in boosting smallholders’ resilience to cope with the realities of new global challenges." E3S Web of Conferences 305 (2021): 02004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202130502004.

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In the face of a global pandemic, the ever-present threat of climate change and the highly unstable economic and social global systems the resource poor smallholder farmer is increasingly finding it harder to meet with the daily challenges of sustaining the livelihood of the farmer and his family. This paper is a review of the challenges of smallholder’s rubber farmers, strategies adopted to build the resilience of the farmers and technological adaptations to sustain the resilience of the smallholder’s rubber farmers in Nigeria. The work looked at the manipulation of space or spacing technique

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Indrawirawan, B. Suwignyo, and T. A. Kusumastuti. "Smallholder planning for Bali cattle fattening in Barru Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 951, no. 1 (2022): 012020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/951/1/012020.

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Abstract This study aims to analyse enterprise budgeting and the factors that affect the smallholder Bali cattle fattening income in Barru Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The total respondents were 46 farmers include 11 farmers at Bali cattle fattening enterprise six-month period and 35 farmers at fattening enterprise nine-month period. Respondents were selected using a purposive method. The data of the research was collected using interviews with questionnaires. Analysis of economic potential as follows net income and return to labour and management used enterprise budgeting analysis. The

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Saroj Mahapatra and Rajeev Ranjan. "Smallholder Farmer Prosperous Farmer." Agricultural Engineering Today 48, no. 2 (2025): 51–54. https://doi.org/10.52151/aet2024482.1754.

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Agriculture is the backbone of our country. Close to 100 million smallholder farmers with less than 2 hectares of landholdings represent 83% of all Indian farmers. These smallholder farmers engage in growing a variety of crops and are spread out across the Indian landscape. Their produce accounts for approximately 70% of the food supply in the country. In the central India tribal regions, the small and marginal farmer faces numerous challenges like unavailability of quality inputs at fair prices and at the right time, lack of irrigation infrastructure, affordable credits, crop insurance, marke

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Sita, Kralawi, Sunarru Samsi Hariadi, and Subejo Subejo. "The Role of Tea Farmer Group in Tea Smallholder Downstream Supply Chain Cooperatives in West Java Province, Indonesia." KnE Life Sciences 2, no. 6 (2017): 374. http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/kls.v2i6.1059.

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West Java Province is the center of the largest tea producer in Indonesia, includes its tea smallholders. The existence of tea farmer groups as main actor on tea agribusiness plays important and strategic role in realizing sustainability business unit for tea smallholder downstream supply chain. This study aims to: (1) describes the role of tea farmer groups on tea smallholder downstream supply chain; 2) describes the development of tea smallholder downstream supply chain cooperatives. The main method of this study used a descriptive qualitative approach. Data was collected by in depth intervi

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Nurliza, Nurliza, and Fauyan. "Behavioral Changes of Independent Palm Smallholders Farmers through Farmer Institution." Jurnal Penyuluhan 17, no. 1 (2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.25015/17202131699.

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Farmer institutions along with regulatory, normative, and cultural cognitive aspects have important roles in social cohesion to achieve the food security of independent palm smallholder farmer households. However, some dysfunctionalities and external challenges affect the structure of their institutions. This paper aims to find ways to change the behavior of independent palm smallholder farmers by identifying the internal and external factors of their behaviors in their institutions. The data were collected from 100 smallholders in West Kalimantan using Structural Equation Model (SEM). The res

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Mustikaningrum, Dhina. "Strengthening Farmer Organization for Smallholder Farmers." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1131, no. 1 (2023): 012001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1131/1/012001.

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Abstract One of Smallholder farmers face various obstacles in developing their farming business including access to capital one of the efforts to answer the challenge is to strengthen farmer organizations. In Tuban, there is a HIPPA or Water User Farmers Association that is able to provide capital for farmers and contribute to Village Income. This study aims to analyze strategies to strengthen HIPPA Sekar Padi in Bandungrejo Village to increase capital loans for farmer and village income. The method used in this study is SWOT analysis based on the results of processing organizational documents

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Maireva, Chrispen. "THE PERCEPTION OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TOWARD MICRO-INSURANCE AS A RISK COPING STRATEGY IN ZIMBABWE." Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal 23, no. 1 (2023): 77–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.21776/ub.agrise.2023.023.1.10.

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Microinsurance is an important risk mitigation strategy in smallholder farmers’ agricultural enterprises that are faced with intensifying climate change and unpredictability. This study analysed the perceptions of smallholder tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe’s tobacco-growing regions of the Mashonaland Provinces towards microinsurance as a risk coping strategy given the risks of hailstorms, droughts, and long-dry spells in the rainy season. A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted with 13 purposively selected small-scale tobacco farmers. The study employed unstructured interviews to colle

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Ananda Rexi Prayogo, Nurliza, and Adi Suyatno. "Increasing Participation of Independent oil Palm Smallholders in Farmer Group Institution." Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian Indonesia 30, no. 1 (2024): 216–23. https://doi.org/10.18343/jipi.30.1.216.

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Farmer groups play an important role in the palm oil industry in terms of access to capital, production facilities, marketing, market information, and learning vehicles. However, the participation of independent smallholders in institutions, especially farmer groups, is still very limited because of the limited knowledge and awareness of farmers about the important role of these institutions. The aim of this research is to formulate an increase in the participation of independent oil palm smallholders in farmer groups in the Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan. The research used a combination of q

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Devkota, Rachana, Helen Hambly Odame, John Fitzsimons, Roshan Pudasaini, and Manish N. Raizada. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Picture-Based Agricultural Extension Lessons Developed Using Participatory Testing and Editing with Smallholder Women Farmers in Nepal." Sustainability 12, no. 22 (2020): 9699. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12229699.

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Printed pictures are traditional forms of agricultural extension for smallholder farmers. They receive historical academic criticism but remain inexpensive, do not require technical skills (unlike smartphones), and bypass language/literacy barriers. Here, a comprehensive participatory pipeline is described that included 56 Nepalese women farmer editors to develop 100 picture-based lessons. Thereafter, the Theory of Planned Behavior is used as a framework to evaluate 20 diverse lessons using quantitative and qualitative data (Nvivo-11) collected from four groups, focusing on low-literacy women:

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Mafirakurewa, Tariro, Abbyssinia Mushunje, and Siphe Zantsi. "Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers’ Decisions to Participate in Loan-Based Farming in Mutare District, Zimbabwe—A Double-Hurdle Model Approach." Agriculture 13, no. 12 (2023): 2225. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13122225.

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Agriculture is an important sector in Zimbabwe’s economy. More than 70% of the population are smallholders relying on agriculture. To support agriculture, Zimbabwe’s government introduced a Targeted Command Agriculture Programme (TCAP), in terms of which the state provides production inputs like seeds, fertilisers, protection chemicals, and extension services. In turn, the farmer is expected to produce 5 tonnes of maize per hectare for the Grain Marketing Board. The cost of inputs that the state provided is then deducted from the 5-tonne maize yield, and the farmer is paid the balance. Numerou

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Wangu, James, Ellen Mangnus, and A. C. M. (Guus) van Westen. "Recognizing Determinants to Smallholders’ Market Orientation and Marketing Arrangements: Building on a Case of Dairy Farming in Rural Kenya." Land 10, no. 6 (2021): 572. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10060572.

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Smallholder commercialization is central to international development policy and practice. As a result, several arrangements to foster market linkages are being implemented. Especially popular are farmers’ organizations, which are believed to be owned, controlled, and financed by smallholders. As such, their design is considered inclusive given every household in a community is theoretically allowed to become a member, and the governance and management structure encourage participatory decision-making. However, even in the context in which farmers’ organizations are actively promoted, a notabl

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Douglas, Kibirige. "The Positive Psychological Capital of Smallholder Farmers and Its Determinants: A Case Study of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa." International Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research 8, no. 1 (2019): 52–60. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3491400.

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Positive psychological capital of a smallholder farmer refers to farmer"s intrinsic values like confidence, hope, optimism, and resilience in organizing and carrying out all possible actions required to achieve the desired agricultural performance. This article examined the correlates of farmers" positive psychological capital and farmer/farm characteristics. Based on the literature review and conditions set to achieve an adequate and consistent principal component analysis results, a 12-item rating scale with 4 point rating categories was established to assess the four positive psychological

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Zantsi, S., and M. Christian. "Is There a Case for Supporting Animal Traction Research, Policy, and Practice in Rural South Africa? - A Review." South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) 51, no. 1 (2023): 34–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2023/v51n1a11284.

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Appropriate and efficient technology contributes a great deal to smallholder farmer development. This study uses a systematic literature review to debate whether animal traction research and practice should receive support. Firstly, the smallholder farming system is reviewed to contextualise the discussion and present a state-of-the-art review of animal traction in South Africa. After finding the diminishing use of animal traction among smallholder farming systems, the inquiry probes the causes of the rural development policies, basic education curriculum, and higher learning institutions. The

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Nwafor, Christopher Ugochukwu, Abiodun A. Ogundeji, and Carlu van der Westhuizen. "Adoption of ICT-Based Information Sources and Market Participation among Smallholder Livestock Farmers in South Africa." Agriculture 10, no. 2 (2020): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10020044.

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The study explored the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT)-based information sources to market participation among smallholder livestock farmers. Use of ICTs is considered paramount for providing smallholder farmers with required market information, and also to reduce market asymmetries. A double hurdle regression was utilized to analyze data collected from 150 smallholder livestock farmers in the study area. The results show that while use of ICT-based market information sources significantly influenced market participation, the effect of using ICT-based information

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Bhatti, Muhammad Azher, Sosheel Solomon Godfrey, Ryan H. L. Ip, et al. "Diversity of Sources of Income for Smallholder Farming Communities in Malawi: Importance for Improved Livelihood." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (2021): 9599. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179599.

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Agriculture is vital to global food production. Around 550 million smallholding households produce most of the world’s food, and many rely on livestock rearing for a living. Smallholder farms must survive and thrive to maintain and increase food production. Baseline information is vital for further extension service interventions. The goal of this Malawian study was to collect quantitative baseline data on crop and livestock production, agriproduct sales, and other indicators through a household survey, and to compare the efficacy (in terms of income) of using the concept of “Lead and Follow”

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Alibu, Simon, Morish Obura, James Ekebu, et al. "Modest Ag-Extension and Access to Seeds of Aromatic Rice Can Boost Returns of Smallholder Farmers in Uganda, A Case Study." Agriculture 12, no. 8 (2022): 1172. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12081172.

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Limited farmer access to quality seeds of improved varieties and knowledge gaps in good agronomic practices are the major factors limiting rice productivity among smallholder farmers in Uganda. Promoting high yielding aromatic rice varieties alongside good agronomic practices can unlock commercial opportunities for smallholder farmers in rice cultivation, given that 80% of rice consumers in Uganda prefer aromatic rice, which is in short supply. This case study highlights a project’s achievements to accelerate the adoption of improved aromatic rice varieties among smallholder farmers in Uganda.

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Mugabo, Josaphat Rusisiro, Eric Tollens, Jonas Nwankwo Chianu, and Bernard Vanlauwe. "Mineral fertilizer use in land-scarce conditions: Case of Rwanda." Open Agriculture 5, no. 1 (2020): 690–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/opag-2020-0066.

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AbstractThis study was undertaken to investigate the use of mineral fertilizer by smallholder farmers in order to understand the set of factors influencing the decisions of smallholder farmers to use fertilizers in land-scarce conditions. Using descriptive analysis and the Cragg’s double-hurdle model, the study identified and analyzed factors that determine smallholder farmer adoption of mineral fertilizers and those that affect the intensity of household mineral fertilizer use. From factors that only influence the decision of smallholder farmers to use mineral fertilizers, distance to fertili

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Fauzan, Muhammad. "Beyond the Village Gate: Commercializing Smallholder Agriculture in Indonesia." RIGGS: Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Business 3, no. 3 (2024): 10–21. https://doi.org/10.31004/riggs.v3i3.400.

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The commercialization of smallholder agriculture emerges as a pivotal strategy for enhancing productivity, income, and food security in developing countries, including Indonesia. This article systematically reviews scientific literature and policy documents to analyze the dynamics, challenges, and strategies related to the commercialization of smallholder farmers in Indonesia. Drawing from over 40 relevant academic and institutional sources, the review identifies that various multidimensional factor, such as market access, agricultural inputs, farmer institutions, infrastructure, and policy su

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Ntaganira, E., NK Taremwa, E. Majiwa, F. Niyitanga, and P. Uwimana. "Impact of contract farming on the income of smallholder dairy farmers from Nyagatare district in the Eastern Province of Rwanda." African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23, no. 5 (2023): 23465–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.120.22745.

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The demand for dairy milk and its products is projected to increase significantly in the developing countries by the year 2030. Globally, close to 6 billion people consume milk and other dairy products due to rising earnings, population expansion, urbanization, and dietary changes. The projected increase in demand for dairy milk and its products thus requires enhanced productivity by the dairy farmers. However, dairy farming is relatively capital intensive which requires dairy farmers to have disposal income to run the venture. Contract farming is gradually being embraced in Rwanda as a viable

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Kativhu, Simbarashe, Marizvikuru M. Mwale, and Jethro Zuwarimwe. "Agricultural resilience under increasing water security threats: insights for smallholder farming in Limpopo Province, South Africa." Water Practice and Technology 15, no. 4 (2020): 849–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.068.

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Abstract Smallholder farmers in South Africa are facing increased pressure to manage water use due to growing scarcity and environmental water demand. This prompts the need to build resilient irrigation systems particularly for smallholder farmers. Building resilience is more pertinent in Limpopo province, where crop and animal production is hampered by water scarcity. Currently, there is an array of generic adaptation strategies for attaining resilient irrigation schemes in South Africa and beyond. However, the effectiveness and feasibility of these resilience measures at farm level, particul

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Atik, Umar, Rofikoh Rokhim, and Nurul Rusdayanti. "Social intervention in improving smallholders welfare in realizing eco-friendly palm oil plantations." E3S Web of Conferences 211 (2020): 05007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202021105007.

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The Indonesian government continues to strive to increase the production, productivity, and quality of oil palm. Several studies on the welfare impact have shown that some smallholders benefit greatly in terms of income. Meanwhile, there are challenges to improve the welfare of smallholders, such as financial and knowledge barriers. Therefore, this article aims to identify social interventions’ contribution to improving farmer welfare and realizing environmentally friendly oil palm plantations. Social intervention can be interpreted as an effort to help in the form of planned changes to indivi

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Asawo, L. O., A. Aseey, and J. R. Chandi. "Influence of Farmer Capacity Building in Financial Resource Mobilization on Performance of Smallholder Irrigation Projects in Migori County, Kenya." Journal of Agricultural Science 13, no. 11 (2021): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v13n11p54.

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The study examined influence of farmer capacity building in financial resource mobilization on performance of smallholder irrigation projects in Migori County, Kenya. The study adopted pragmatism as its philosophy, and used cross sectional and correlation research design. The target population was 2,815, and comprised farmers from fifteen smallholder irrigation projects that receive water from River Kuja through Lower Kuja Project. The sample size was 341 farmers. The study used systematic random sampling to draw the sample, used questionnaire to collect data, and analyzed data using descripti

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Ojuu, David, Angela G. Mkindi, Akida I. Meya, Richard A. Giliba, Steven Vanek, and Steven R. Belmain. "Farmers’ Insights and Practices on Sustainable Soil Nutrient and Pest Management in Semi-Arid Eastern Africa." Sustainability 17, no. 6 (2025): 2478. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17062478.

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The need to increase agricultural production for food, fiber, and feed for a growing population is a global call. Sub-Saharan Africa currently experiences declining soil fertility and increasing pest pressures affecting agricultural production. Soil fertility and pest management practices tend to vary greatly among smallholder farmers due to farm-based limitations, attitudes, and perceptions. Using focus group discussions and individual farmer interviews, we evaluated the socio-economic factors influencing the production and utilization of nutrient resources by smallholder farmers. We also ass

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Zhu, Bing, and André Habisch. "Smallholder farmers’ engagement in non-certified organic farming: a case from Southern China." British Food Journal 122, no. 2 (2019): 465–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-06-2018-0395.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influences of smallholder farmers’ motivations, opportunities and abilities on their satisfactions of non-certified organic farming practices in Southern China based on the motivation–opportunity–ability (MOA) model. Design/methodology/approach The sample covers 314 smallholders from Nanning region in Southern China who have engaged in non-certified organic farming. Judgmental and convenient sampling are applied to collect data. Data analysis consists of confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modelling and mediation test. Findi

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Mapiye, Obvious, Godswill Makombe, Annelin Molotsi, Kennedy Dzama, and Cletos Mapiye. "Towards a Revolutionized Agricultural Extension System for the Sustainability of Smallholder Livestock Production in Developing Countries: The Potential Role of ICTs." Sustainability 13, no. 11 (2021): 5868. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13115868.

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The creation of commercialization opportunities for smallholder farmers has taken primacy on the development agenda of many developing countries. Invariably, most of the smallholders are less productive than commercial farmers and continue to lag in commercialization. Apart from the various multifaceted challenges which smallholder farmers face, limited access to extension services stands as the underlying constraint to their sustainability. Across Africa and Asia, public extension is envisioned as a fundamental part of the process of transforming smallholder farmers because it is their major

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Ramatu, M. Al-Hassan, K. M. Kuwornu John, and Osei-Owusu Yaw. "Determinants of Choice of Indigenous Climate Related Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana." British Journal of Environment and Climate Change 3, no. 2 (2013): 172–87. https://doi.org/10.9734/BJECC/2013/2495.

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This study assessed the determinants of Choice of Indigenous Climate Related Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana using primary data obtained through community focus group discussions and household survey, and subjected to the Multinomial Logit regression model. The empirical results reveal that presence of a market, informal credit from friends and relatives, location of farmer, farmer-to-farmer extension, noticing of a decrease in rainfall and noticing an increase in temperature influence the choice of indigenous climate related strategies. There is therefore the need to impro

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Alamsyah, Zulkifli, Ummi Kalsum, Gina Fauzia, Mirawati Yanita, Ernawati Hamid, and Dompak MT Napitupulu. "Yield Gaps and Factors Affecting Production Inefficiency in Smallholder Oil Palm Plantations in Muaro Jambi District Jambi Province." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1364, no. 1 (2024): 012048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1364/1/012048.

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Abstract Oil palm plantations in Indonesia, including in Jambi Province, are categorized into large private plantation, state-owned plantation, and smallholder plantation. The productivity of smallholders is the lowest compared to the other 2 categories. At the district and sub-district level, the yield of smallholder oil palm is also vary, spreading from 1,675 to 6,680 kg CPO per ha per year. The large yield variation is inseparable from the plantation management among farmers. The objectives of this research are to study the yield gap and technical efficiency of production among smallholders

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Zantsi, S., and T. Nkunjana. "A review of possibilities for using animal tracking devices to mitigate stock theft in smallholder livestock farming systems in rural South Africa." South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) 49, no. 1 (2021): 162–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2021/v49n1a10784.

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Stock theft is among the major challenges faced by livestock farmers in South Africa. It has severe consequences especially for smallholder farmers, who collectively own a large share of the South African livestock herds but individually keep small herds. In recent years, technological improvements and innovations have made it possible to track livestock movements by using GPS animal tracking devices. Low-cost GPS has been developed and used elsewhere and in the local commercial sector. Given the well-known role of extension, i.e. information and technology dissemination, the possibility that

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Runtunuwu, Prince Charles Heston. "Analysis of Macroeconomic Indicators on the Farmer Exchange Rate of North Maluku Province: A Case Study of Smallholder Plantation Subsector." Society 8, no. 2 (2020): 437–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.33019/society.v8i2.235.

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This study aims to determine the effect of production, land area, and labor on the Farmer Exchange Rate of the smallholder plantation crops subsector individually or partially and the effect of production, land area, and labor simultaneously on the Farmer Exchange Rate in North Maluku Province in 2014 -2018. The object of this study was the farmers of North Maluku Province because the agricultural sector plays an important role and contributes greatly to the economy in North Maluku Province. This study was conducted in January-May 2020. The data collected and processed in this study are data w

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Bizualem, Assefa Gashaw, Goshu Habteyesus Degye, and Shumeta Nedjo Zekarias. "Determinants of Coffee Value Addition by Smallholder Farmers in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia." International Journal of Business Management and Technology 2, no. 4 (2023): 112–23. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7648280.

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Value addition after production would involve enhancements or additions to a product that result in higher returns to the commodity seller, who is often the smallholder farmer. This study was undertaken with the aim of analysing determinants of intensity of value addition to coffee by smallholders. A multi-stage stratified and simple random sampling technique was employed; and a total of 152 smallholder farmers from six kebeles were sampled. Data were collected from primary sources through a semistructured interview schedule. Tobit econometric model was employed to identify the underlying dete

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Reiss-Woolever, Valentine J., Wakhid Wakhid, Muhammad Ikhsan, et al. "Private, non-profit, and plantation: Oil palm smallholders in management-assistance programs vary in socio-demographics, attitudes, and management practices." PLOS ONE 20, no. 1 (2025): e0304837. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304837.

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Smallholder farmers produce over 40% of global palm oil, the world’s most traded and controversial vegetable oil. Awareness of the effects of palm oil production on ecosystems and human communities has increased drastically in recent years, with ever louder calls for the private and public sector to develop programs to support sustainable cultivation by smallholder farmers. To effectively influence smallholder practices and ensure positive social outcomes, such schemes must consider the variety in perspectives of farmers and align with their priorities. We conducted social surveys on smallhold

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Seleka, Thato Anna, Mmapatla Precious Senyolo, and Jenny Potsiso Mokhaukhau. "Exploring socioeconomic determinants of goat herd size: A case study of smallholder farmers in Lephalale local municipality, Limpopo, South Africa." Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development 8, no. 13 (2024): 8091. http://dx.doi.org/10.24294/jipd8091.

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Goat farming plays an important economic role in numerous developing countries, with Africa being a home to a considerable portion of the global goat population. This study examined the socioeconomic determinants affecting goat herd size among smallholder farmers in Lephalale Local Municipality of the Limpopo Province in South Africa. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 61 participants. The socioeconomic characteristics of smallholder goat farmers in Lephalale Local Municipality were identified and described using descriptive statistics on one hand. On the other hand, a Multi

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Mutengwa, Charles Samuel, Pearson Mnkeni, and Aleck Kondwakwenda. "Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security in Southern Africa: A Review of the Vulnerability of Smallholder Agriculture and Food Security to Climate Change." Sustainability 15, no. 4 (2023): 2882. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15042882.

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Southern Africa is facing chronic food insecurity mainly because of the multistressor context in which agriculture is practiced in this region. Climate-change-related constraints are fueling food shortages for marginalized rural communities. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been recognized as a key strategy for mitigating the effects of climate change. However, there has been a minimal level of adoption of CSA among smallholder farmers in southern Africa. Factors contributing to the limited adoption of CSA include poor access to resources by smallholder farmers, poverty, poor infrastructure

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Hung Anh, Nguyen, Wolfgang Bokelmann, Ngo Thi Thuan, Do Thi Nga, and Nguyen Van Minh. "Smallholders’ Preferences for Different Contract Farming Models: Empirical Evidence from Sustainable Certified Coffee Production in Vietnam." Sustainability 11, no. 14 (2019): 3799. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11143799.

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Contract farming is considered as institutional arrangements that manage the coordination of production and distribution between smallholder farmers and agro-industrial firms. Under the market reforms and industrialization process, contract farming links smallholder farmers to a better market through effective farming management and high-quality products. Despite the many benefits attributed to participation, the existing literature addresses the main issues that result in the opposing attitudes and motivations toward contract farming. This study therefore aims to analyze factors that influenc

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Jiba, P., A. Obi, L. Mdoda, and C. Mzuyanda. "The Impact of Smallholder Irrigation Scheme on Household Welfare in Farm-Managed Irrigation Scheme Communities in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa." South African Journal of Agricultural Extension (SAJAE) 52, no. 1 (2024): 48–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2024/v52n1a13953.

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The smallholder irrigation scheme development is seen as an important strategy to transform resource-poor communities by enhancing food security and alleviating rural poverty, which has led the South African government to prioritise and invest significantly in irrigation establishment, rehabilitation, and revitalisation. However, little information is available on the effectiveness and impact of smallholder irrigation schemes in improving rural livelihoods. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the impact of smallholder irrigation schemes on household welfare, specifically on household inco

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Bahta, Yonas T., Henry Jordaan, and Gunda Sabastain. "Agricultural Management Practices and Factors Affecting Technical Efficiency in Zimbabwe Maize Farming." Agriculture 10, no. 3 (2020): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030078.

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Integrating best management practices and improving the technical efficiency of smallholder maize farmers is critical in raising overall agricultural output. However, there is not much information, besides marginalization and high rehabilitation and maintenance costs, which adequately explains why productivity of smallholder irrigation farmers drop at very high rates. Therefore, this study measured technical efficiency, identified factors affecting technical efficiency, and identified best management practices adopted by smallholder maize irrigation farmers at Tokwane-Ngundu (Zimbabwe). The Da

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Hutapea, Ronald, Meity A. Tulalo, Roosganda Elizabeth, and Jantje G. Kindangen. "Acceleration of smallholder plantation development through the development of farmers economic institutions in North Sulawesi." E3S Web of Conferences 361 (2022): 02023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202236102023.

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The agricultural sector in North Sulawesi is about 50-60% of smallholder plantation areas with an area of 413,000 ha, and approximately 97% of its managers are farmers located in one area. There are nine plantation crops that are generally managed by independent farmers with an average land ownership of 1.2 ha/family farmers. Farm management of each commodity is more dominant conventionally and monoculture. The financial value per unit of farming of various commodities is still low due to several factors, such as sales transactions and the acquisition of production equipment is still carried o

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den Besten, Nadja I., Saket Pande, and Hubert H. G. Savenije. "A socio-hydrological comparative assessment explaining regional variances in suicide rate amongst farmers in Maharashtra, India." Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 373 (May 12, 2016): 115–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/piahs-373-115-2016.

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Abstract. Maharashtra is one of the states in India that has witnessed one of the highest rates of farmer suicides as proportion of total number of suicides. Most of the farmer suicides in Maharashtra are from semi-arid divisions such as Marathwada where cotton has been historically grown. Other dominant crops produced include cereals, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane. Cotton (fibers), oilseeds and sugarcane providing highest value addition per unit cultivated area and cereals and pulses the least. Hence it is not surprising that smallholders take risks growing high value crops without “visualis

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Maspaitella, Marcus, Elena Garnevska, Muhammad I. Siddique, and Nicola Shadbolt. "Towards high value markets: a case study of smallholder vegetable farmers in Indonesia." International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 21, no. 1 (2018): 73–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.22434/ifamr2017.0011.

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The expansion of modern markets has significant implications for agriculture in many developing countries that provides both opportunities and challenges for smallholder farmers. The purpose of this paper is to analyse key determinants affecting farmers’ participation in high value markets, compared to traditional market. Face to face interviews based on a questionnaire were conducted with a sample of 126 smallholder vegetable farmers in the Manokwari region. Binary logistic regression and bivariate correlation analysis were used in this study. The results suggested that age, education level,

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Prasetia, Hafiizh, Firman Zulpikar, Jeverson Renyaan, Muhammad Safaat, and Ary Mauliva Hada Putri. "The Impact of Covid 19 on Seaweed Smallholder Farmers in Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia." Omni-Akuatika 18, S1 (2022): 96. http://dx.doi.org/10.20884/1.oa.2022.18.s1.986.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the seaweed industry and business. The export-import trade is the most severely impacted sector, mainly the raw material export of seaweed. The purpose of this study was to determine how smallholder farmers in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, can survive under adverse conditions and maintain their businesses during a pandemic. The research was conducted through a combination of field surveys and in-depth interviews with respondents. Interviews were performed using a variety of instruments, including questionnaires and cameras. According to the study's findings,

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Asawo, Leopold Othieno, Anne Achieng Aseey, and John Rugendo Chandi. "INFLUENCE OF FARMER MARKETING STRATEGIES AND WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS ON PERFORMANCE OF SMALLHOLDER IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA." International Journal of Professional Business Review 9, no. 11 (2024): e05064. http://dx.doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2024.v9i11.5064.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate influence of farmer marketing strategies and water users associations on performance of smallholder irrigation projects, and was aimed at enhancing smallholder irrigation project outcome success in Migori County, Kenya. Theoretical Framework: The study was anchored on market orientation theory by Kohli and Jaworski (1990) and Narver and Slater (1990). This is because market orientation explains relationship between markets and organisational behaviour (Gotteland et al., 2007). Kohli and Jaworski (1990) explain customer needs, market com

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Osewe, Maurice, Aijun Liu, and Tim Njagi. "Farmer-Led Irrigation and Its Impacts on Smallholder Farmers’ Crop Income: Evidence from Southern Tanzania." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 5 (2020): 1512. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051512.

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Irrigation projects in sub-Saharan Africa are mostly unsustainable because of lack of maintenance by their users or government planners. By contrast, evidence shows that the smallholder farmers are developing and expanding the irrigated land, using their initiatives. Farmer-led irrigation, a revolutionary agricultural intensification approach, is already in progress with the magnitude to significantly transform the living standards of smallholder farmers. However, a rigorous assessment of its impact on household welfare to ascertain this is lacking. This paper bridges this gap by assessing fac

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Moussa, Sangaré. "How to Restore Forest Areas in a Smallholder Agriculture-Dominated Country?" Journal of Management and Sustainability 7, no. 1 (2017): 40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jms.v7n1p40.

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This study deals with ways of addressing more effectively the problems of forest restoration in a smallholder agriculture-dominated area like the southwest Côte d’Ivoire. An empirical estimation based on a probit model is used to analyze the farmer decisions concerning their eventual participation to the national program of forest development based on a policy of large-scale reforestation.The results show that the main explicative variables of smallholders’ adhesion to this project are agricultural training, ethnic group, access to credit, the age of the head of household and the household’s r

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Tchuwa, Frank, Kate Wellard, John Morton, Daimon Kambewa, Daniso Mkweu, and Wezi Mhango. "From Learning Plot to Main Field: Scaling-Out Soil Health Innovations in Malawi." Sustainability 14, no. 3 (2022): 1532. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031532.

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Farmer-centred approaches are applied to engage smallholder farmers in agricultural research and development with the purpose of identifying and scaling out context specific innovations. Understanding the underlying processes that influence the decision of smallholder farmers to scale-out innovations is, therefore, paramount to effective farmer-led research and development programmes. This study analysed how smallholder farmers in rural Malawi were involved in evaluating soil health management options as well as how they scaled-out the lessons from the learning plots to their main farms. Data

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Morepje, Mishal Trevor, Isaac Azikiwe Agholor, Moses Zakhele Sithole, Lethu Inneth Mgwenya, Nomzamo Sharon Msweli, and Variety Nkateko Thabane. "An Analysis of the Acceptance of Water Management Systems among Smallholder Farmers in Numbi, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa." Sustainability 16, no. 5 (2024): 1952. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16051952.

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The study investigated the relationship between smallholder farmers’ socioeconomic characteristics and their choice to implement formal water management systems in the context of agricultural output in Numbi, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Numbi is a farming community situated in the Mbombela Local Municipality within the Ehlanzeni District Municipality of Mpumalanga Province. The study featured 141 smallholder farmers who were chosen using a straightforward random sampling method. A systematic and structured questionnaire was used to collect the data, and binary logistic regression was us

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Chisasa, Joseph, and Daniel Makina. "Trends In Credit To Smallholder Farmers In South Africa." International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) 11, no. 7 (2012): 771. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/iber.v11i7.7064.

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Access to credit for smallholder farmers remains a challenge in most developing countries. This paper examines the trend and pattern of bank credit to smallholder farmers in South Africa, both before and after the attainment of democratic government. The analysis of the trend and pattern of bank credit to smallholder farmers was conducted within the confines of the same agricultural sector, across all economy sectors and in relation to GDP. Our analyses show that bank credit to smallholder farmers is (and continues to be) a small fraction of total credit to the private sector and is a very sma

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Kumar, K. Nirmal Ravi, M. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Adinan Bahahudeen Shafiwu, and A. Amaraendar Reddy. "Impact of Farmer Producer Organizations on Price and Poverty Alleviation of Smallholder Dry Chillies Farmers in India." Research on World Agricultural Economy 4, no. 3 (2023): 46–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.36956/rwae.v4i3.880.

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This study investigates the impact of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) on smallholder dry chilli farmers in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, with a focus on price realization and poverty alleviation. Two specific FPOs, Red Chilli Farmer Producer Organisation and Spoorthi Chilli Producers Company Ltd., from the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh were chosen for the study based on their substantial business turnover and comprehensive backward and forward linkages to their farmer-members. The smallholder farmers were stratified into two groups viz., treated (161) and untreated (n = 315) based

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Beharielal, Tashiana, Joyce Thamaga-Chitja, and Stefan Schmidt. "Socioeconomic Characteristics Associated with Farming Practices, Food Safety and Security in the Production of Fresh Produce—A Case Study including Small-Scale Farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)." Sustainability 14, no. 17 (2022): 10590. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141710590.

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Farmer practices may influence the microbial quality and safety of fresh produce. The increasing demands to create ready-to-eat (RTE) fresh produce while providing potential niche markets for smallholder farmers might be contributing to increased numbers of fresh produce-associated foodborne disease outbreaks. This study determined the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and farmer hygiene practices of farmers using open-ended questionnaires and key informant interviews. Additionally, the relationships between farmer socioeconomic characteristics and hygiene practices were statistica

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