The nexus of land grabbing and livelihood of farming households in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00719-9
Abstract: This study examined the effects of land grabbing on the livelihood of smallholder farming households in Ghana using the Livelihood Effect Index. A structured questionnaire was administered to 560 randomly selected farming households across six… read more here.
Keywords: smallholder farming; grabbing livelihood; land grabbing; farming households ... See more keywords
Aflatoxin M1 in raw cow milk and associated hepatocellular carcinoma risk among dairy farming households in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1007/s12550-020-00417-5
Abstract: In the present study, a total of 112 raw milk samples were collected between October and December of 2018 from dairy farming households in Malawi and analyzed for aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) using VICAM aflatest fluorometry… read more here.
Keywords: milk; dairy farming; risk; farming households ... See more keywords
Environmental characteristics of urban-rural farming migrants in the Republic of Korea and their significance for rural sustainability
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2019.1631773
Abstract: ABSTRACT The number of households migrating to agricultural villages has sharply increased in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) since the late 1990s when the Asian economic crisis developed. This study investigates the environmental behaviour… read more here.
Keywords: characteristics urban; farming; farming households; urban rural ... See more keywords
Using counting and participatory approaches in multidimensional poverty assessment: The case of upland farming households in the Philippines
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DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2019.1665397
Abstract: Abstract The literature on the concept and measurement of poverty has significantly improved from the traditional unidimensional (income/expenditure) analysis to the multidimensional concept of poverty and well-being. Following the Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool (MPAT), the… read more here.
Keywords: poverty; multidimensional poverty; farming households; participatory approaches ... See more keywords
Tobacco or not tobacco: predicting farming households’ income in Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055274
Abstract: Background Recent research in several countries has demonstrated that small-holder tobacco farming is typically not a profitable enterprise. Many farming households report losing money in this economic endeavour, even without incorporating the value of their… read more here.
Keywords: tobacco; tobacco farming; farming households; households income ... See more keywords
Impact assessment of cooperatives on food security among catfish farming households in Oyo State, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.119.21765
Abstract: Lack of agricultural credit has remained a major constraint to production in agriculture. The role of cooperatives particularly among farming households in expanding productivity and eventually ensuring food security cannot be overstated. This study examined… read more here.
Keywords: food; food security; catfish farming; security status ... See more keywords
AGRICULTURE TRANSITION AND WOMEN’S DECISION-MAKING POWER IN COFFEE-FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN LAO PDR
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DOI: 10.22452/jati.vol26no1.3
Abstract: The Lao government introduced a new period of economic liberalisation with the New Economic Mechanism (NEM) in 1986. The present study examines whether market liberalisation and women’s participation translated into changes in women’s decision-making power… read more here.
Keywords: coffee farming; farming households; decision making; making power ... See more keywords