Certified Organic Agriculture as an Alternative Livelihood Strategy for Small-scale Farmers in China: A Case Study in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.10.025
Abstract: Abstract Organic agriculture can sustain rural development and ease poverty. However, whether it could be a viable pathway to improve the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in the context of urbanisation and demographic change has been… read more here.
Keywords: organic agriculture; small scale; jiangxi province; scale farmers ... See more keywords
A scalable scheme to implement data-driven agriculture for small-scale farmers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2019.08.004
Abstract: Abstract The Colombian Ministry of Agriculture Colombia, an international research center and a national farmers’ organization developed a data-driven agricultural program that: (i) compiles information from multiple sources; (ii) interprets that data; and (iii) presents… read more here.
Keywords: scheme implement; scale farmers; data driven; scalable scheme ... See more keywords
Land use consolidation in Rwanda: The experiences of small-scale farmers in Musanze District, Northern Province
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105060
Abstract: Abstract The modernization and intensification of agricultural production in Africa has long been a policy goal, for increased productivity and food security. In 2008, the Rwandan government implemented various land and agricultural reforms to transform… read more here.
Keywords: use consolidation; small scale; land use; scale farmers ... See more keywords
The global divide in data-driven farming
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DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-00631-0
Abstract: Big data and mobile technology are widely claimed to be global disruptive forces in agriculture that benefit small-scale farmers. Yet the access of small-scale farmers to this technology is poorly understood. We show that only… read more here.
Keywords: divide data; global divide; scale farmers; driven farming ... See more keywords
Classification of small-scale farmers for improved rainfall variability management in South Africa
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DOI: 10.1080/21683565.2018.1537325
Abstract: ABSTRACT Adoption of research-based rainfall variability management strategies among small-scale farmers in South Africa is limited. A study was therefore conducted to improve understanding of rainfall variability management using the farm typology, and snowball and… read more here.
Keywords: rainfall variability; variability management; scale farmers; variability ... See more keywords
Fish polyculture system integrated with vegetable farming improves yield and economic benefits of small‐scale farmers
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DOI: 10.1111/are.13188
Abstract: This study explored the yield and economic benefits of African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, and Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus polyculture, reared in earthen ponds for 270 days integrated with Chinese cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis, farmed for… read more here.
Keywords: economic benefits; system; scale farmers; polyculture ... See more keywords
A Study on the Impact of Low-Carbon Technology Application in Agriculture on the Returns of Large-Scale Farmers
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610177
Abstract: The relationship and mechanism between agricultural low-carbon technology application and farm household returns are not yet clear, especially the lack of evidence from developing countries. This paper takes large-scale farming households in Jiangxi Province, China,… read more here.
Keywords: application; carbon; large scale; scale farmers ... See more keywords
Can Higher Land Rentals Promote Soil Conservation of Large-Scale Farmers in China?
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192315695
Abstract: Based on theoretical analysis, this study empirically analyzes the mediating mechanism of how land rentals work on large-scale farmers to enhance soil conservation with survey data of 425 large-scale farmers in Shandong and Anhui Provinces,… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; scale farmers; land; soil conservation ... See more keywords
Is Sustainable Intensification Pro-Poor? Evidence from Small-Scale Farmers in Rural Tanzania
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DOI: 10.3390/resources6030047
Abstract: The transition of farming systems to higher levels of productivity without overusing natural resources is of rising interest especially in African countries, where population growth has often been larger than past productivity increases. This paper… read more here.
Keywords: rural tanzania; scale farmers; farmers rural; small scale ... See more keywords
Agri-Food Markets towards Agroecology: Tensions and Compromises Faced by Small-Scale Farmers in Brazil and Chile
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DOI: 10.3390/su13063096
Abstract: One of the main dilemmas faced by small-scale farmers’ movements advocating for agroecology in Latin America lies in the trade-offs between the economic opportunities arising from the organic food market expansion, and the political principles… read more here.
Keywords: faced small; food; small scale; agroecology ... See more keywords