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Agribusiness SMEs
Impact of the Digital Revolution on Indigenous Technical Knowledge of Land Managers in Kole District, Northern Uganda
UgandaAlfred Akali Victor Okuna David Mwesigwa
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Purpose: Considering the various challenges and the evidence of the dwindling agricultural productivity among a good number of farmers in Uganda, the focus of this paper was on how Ugandan farmers can produce higher yields for the exploding national...

Agribusiness SMEs
The Long-Term Influence of the Training on Good Agricultural Practices in Nandi County, Kenya
KenyaDaniel Nyukuri Kwoba James Mucunu Mbaria Isaac Mpa...
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Purpose: This study made comparisons on the state of Knowledge, attitude and practices of the trained farmers for the year 2017 against the same cohort in the year 2023 with an aim of evaluating the long-term influence of agricultural training in mai...

Others
Financing from agricultural supply stores as a solution for increasing productivity and welfare of potato farmers
All CountriesZamzami, Zamzami Junaidi, Junaidi Elfindri, Elfind...
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Purpose. The study identifies and assesses the factors that influence potato farmers in Jambi Province, Indonesia, choosing agricultural store financing over other sources evaluates the causal effects of this financing on income and productivity, com...

Agribusiness SMEs
Poverty status differentials of non-governmental organisations activities' beneficiary and non-beneficiary farm households in Ogun State, Nigeria
NigeriaJagbojo, O.O. Sanusi, R.A. Phillip, B.B. Banmeke,...
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This study assessed the effect of NGOs on alleviating poverty among rural farming households. A multi-stage sampling technique was used in selecting one hundred and fifty (150) NGO members and non-members respondent farmers in Ogun State from whom pr...

Agribusiness SMEs
Impact of Village Alive Development Initiative on farming households productivity in Kwara State: a comparative analysis
NigeriaAyinde, O.E. Adejumo, A.O. Oloyede, A.O. Ibrahim,...
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The study compares the socio-economic characteristics of the participants and non- participants in Village Alive Development Initiate (VADI); Identify the constraints faced by participants and non-participants in securing the credit and evaluate the...

Agribusiness SMEs
Land Rights and Digital Systems: Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Future
All CountriesChristopher Burke
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Land in Africa is more than a resource. It is the foundation of identity, food security and opportunity. The vast majority of rural land across the continent remains undocumented with varied levels of tenure security. Without proof of rights, farmers...

On-Farm Production (crops, livestock)
Determinants of Dietary Diversity Among Smallholder Crop Farmers in Southern Nigeria
NigeriaElum, Z. A. Oyita, G. E. Digitemie, T. Ihunwo, O....
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Food and nutrition insecurity are on the rise in Nigeria, particularly among smallholder farmers, many of whom are poor. This study is aimed at identifying factors associated with smallholder crop farmers’ dietary diversity in southern Nigeria. Using...

Trade
Assessment of Commercialization Level and Trends in Marketing Initiatives for Sustainable Smallholder Farming Development in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
South AfricaFakunle, O. O. Ajiboye, A. J. Ajuruchukwu, O. Adio...
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Transforming farm produce to cash is the primary objective of anyone going into farming as an occupation but the reality on ground is that most of these farmers are not linking up with their desire results due to inadequate market or no market in som...

Climate Change
Climate Change and Food Value Chains: The Role of Research, Policy and Sustainable Practice
All CountriesEze, C. C. Akinjare, O. A. Apeh, C. C.
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Climate change had a significant impact on the food value chain, necessitating a comprehensive approach that involved research, policy, and practice. Research played a crucial role in understanding the complex interactions between climate change and...

Agribusiness SMEs
A long-run view of South African agricultural production and productivity
South AfricaLiebenberg, Frikkie Pardey, Philip G.
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Production and productivity developments in South Africa have regional consequences: South Africa’s agricultural economy accounted for 43.1% of the agricultural GDP of southern Africa in 2009. Here we present and discuss newly constructed long-run da...

Agribusiness SMEs
A stochastic approach to evaluating livestock marketing policy initiatives
All CountriesBaldwin, Katherine L. Foster, Ken Jones, Keithly
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The problems of pastoralist livestock marketing systems in East Africa are well-documented in the literature. They include poor transport infrastructure, inadequate market access and frequent rejection of animals at certain markets. Thus far, few stu...

Agri-Food News and Media
How to write a great paper in agricultural development and get it published
All CountriesGroote, Hugo De
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Research in agriculture, agricultural economics and rural development is essential if we are to find ways to feed the increasing population and reduce poverty. Yet much of this research goes unpublished. This paper proposes an effective way to increa...