Emerging responses to the COVID-19 crisis from family farming and the agroecology movement in Latin America – A rediscovery of food, farmers and collective action
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103098
Abstract: Abstract CONTEXT In Latin America, the so-called informal sector associated with family farming and the agroecology movements were instrumental at coping with and adapting to the COVID-19 challenges. OBJECTIVE To assess the nature and extent… read more here.
Keywords: family farming; farming agroecology; food; agroecology ... See more keywords
Biodiesel and social inclusion: An analysis of institutional pressures between biodiesel plants and family farmers in southern Brazil
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.09.085
Abstract: Abstract The objective of this study is to identify, through motivating, inhibiting and facilitating factors, responses to institutional pressures on the relationship between biodiesel plants and family farming cooperatives via the Social Fuel Seal (SFS)… read more here.
Keywords: biodiesel; family farming; biodiesel plants; family ... See more keywords
The invisibility of young people in family farming: a gender perspective in the semi-arid region of Ceará, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1051/cagri/2022035
Abstract: The evolution of family farming cannot be analyzed only from the perspective of production. Since it is also a kinship unit, the family farm reveals social tensions that contribute to the migration of young people,… read more here.
Keywords: young people; family; perspective; invisibility young ... See more keywords
Co-innovation in family-farming livestock systems in Rocha, Uruguay: A 3-year learning process
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DOI: 10.1177/0030727017707407
Abstract: There are opportunities to improve livestock family farms (LFFs) sustainability in Uruguay by using the co-innovation approach to change management practices and incorporate technologies. To harness these opportunities, between 2012 and 2015, a research project… read more here.
Keywords: livestock; family farming; innovation; year ... See more keywords
Adaptability and stability of common bean genotypes in family farming systems
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DOI: 10.1590/s0100-204x2018000200007
Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the interaction between genotypes and environments for grain yield of common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) lines and cultivars with potential for use in family farming systems.… read more here.
Keywords: family farming; farming systems; adaptability stability; common bean ... See more keywords
Government Policy for the Procurement of Food from Local Family Farming in Brazilian Public Institutions
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DOI: 10.3390/foods10071604
Abstract: This study aims to explore and compare Brazilian public institutional food services’ characteristics concerning the implementation of the government policy for the procurement of food from family farming (FF) and the opinions of food service… read more here.
Keywords: policy; family farming; food; government ... See more keywords
Family Farming Plays an Essential Role in Preserving Soil Functionality: A Study on Active Managed and Abandoned Traditional Tree Crop-Based Systems
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DOI: 10.3390/su13073967
Abstract: In traditional agricultural areas, where traditional crops (TCs) are cultivated, small farms are still highly represented. Located prevalently in marginal and sensitive areas, agricultural areas have undergone deep transformation. Smallholders have maintained the traditional asset… read more here.
Keywords: management; family farming; soil; study ... See more keywords