Adaptation as Innovation: Lessons from Smallholder Farmer in Rainfed Karnataka

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greeshma Hegde ◽  
Chandni Singh ◽  
Harpreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmer

Smallholder farmer assets, extension and marketing in Uganda

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Sun
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmer

Smallholder Farmer Adoption of Climate-Related Adaptation Strategies: The Importance of Vulnerability Context, Livelihood Assets, and Climate Perceptions

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 583-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. A. Shinbrot ◽  
K. W. Jones ◽  
A. Rivera-Castañeda ◽  
W. López-Báez ◽  
D. S. Ojima
Keyword(s):  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Smallholder Farmer ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Farmer Adoption ◽  
Climate Perceptions

Measuring the Benefits of Smallholder Farmer Membership in Producer-Controlled Vertical Value Chains: Survey Findings From a Development Project in East Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
David John O'Brien ◽  
Lloyd Banwart ◽  
Michael L. Cook
Keyword(s):  
East Africa ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Smallholder Farmer

scholarly journals Gender equity and social capital in smallholder farmer groups in central Mozambique

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 650-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Gotschi ◽  
Jemimah Njuki ◽  
Robert Delve
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Smallholder Farmer ◽  
Farmer Groups

Smallholder farmer preferences for diversifying farming with cover crops of sustainable farm management: A discrete choice experiment in Northwest China

2021 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 107060
Author(s):  
Yixin Nong ◽  
Changbin Yin ◽  
Xiaoyan Yi ◽  
Jing Ren ◽  
Hsiaoping Chien
Keyword(s):  
Discrete Choice Experiment ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
Cover Crops ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Smallholder Farmer

scholarly journals Typology, management and smallholder farmer-preferred traits for selection of indigenous goats (Capra hisrcus) in three agro-ecological zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 423-430
Author(s):  
Patrick Baenyi Simon ◽  
Junga Owino Joseph ◽  
Joel Winyo Ochieng ◽  
Christian Keambou Tiambo ◽  
Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Smallholder Farmer ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Indigenous Goats ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Agro Ecological Zones

scholarly journals Economic analysis of smallholder maize farmers: implications for public extension services in Eastern Cape

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. K. Agbugba ◽  
M. Christian ◽  
A. Obi
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Smallholder Farmer ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Profitability Analysis ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Gross Margins

ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the economics of maize farmers in Amatole District, Eastern Cape. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select hundred and nine (109) smallholder farmers (homestead and irrigators). Descriptive statistics and gross margin analysis were used to determine the economics and profitability of maize in the study area. Findings indicated that majority (66 per cent) of them were men with an average age of 61 years old, majority (69 per cent) were married, with mean household size of 4 persons and household heads having some primary education. Moreover, majority (76 per cent) of the farmers depended on irrigation technology; majority (33 per cent) of the famers spent between 9 and 11 years of experience in farming; majority (89 per cent) of the respondents in the study area were dependent on farming as their major occupation and livelihood. Pertaining to land acquisition, majority (48%) of the farmers believed that the traditional or community leaders set rules and regulations regarding land acquisition. From the profitability analysis, smallholder farmer irrigators generated significantly higher yield, total revenues and gross margins more than the homestead gardeners at 5, 10 and 5 per cent levels, respectively. Moreover, homestead gardeners spent more money in purchase of inputs and this may have contributed to their low gross margins. On the other hand, smallholder-farmer irrigators who incur less input costs have higher chances of benefiting from price discounts and transport offer by input suppliers than the homestead gardeners. This results in smallholder farmer irrigators wielding more profits, thereby creating more income and wealth which is pivotal in the improvement of farmers' livelihoods. Keywords: Economics, profitability, Maize farmers, Extension service, Eastern Cape.

scholarly journals Occurrence and Severity of Physiological Disorders of Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. L.) in Uganda

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Fred Bwayo Masika ◽  
Isaac Danso ◽  
Rossette Nangonzi ◽  
Otuba Moses Amugoli ◽  
Alex Asiimwe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Elaeis Guineensis ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Smallholder Farmer ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Ecological Zones ◽  
Physiological Disorders ◽  
Adaptive Trials ◽  
Bunch Rot ◽  
Corporate Investors

In Africa, oil palm is grown in 25 countries supported by corporate investors. In Uganda, commercial oil palm cultivation began in 2005 in Bugala Islands. Seedlings were imported from countries with established breeding programs. These seedlings were grown in areas with different environmental conditions which have resulted in a number of physiological disorders. The aim of this research was to determine the major physiological disorders in oil palm fruit bunches in Uganda. The study was carried out in the adaptive trials in Kagadi, Bugiri, Buvuma and Masaka Districts and in the different smallholder farmer blocks in Kalangala District. Data was collected on bunch rot, bunch failure and uneven ripening. Sampling was carried out in oil palm plantations above five years of age. Three fields were selected from each unit and three units from each block by the help of the Agricultural Extension Officers (AEOs). Palms were randomly sampled and assessed for presence of bunch rot, bunch failure and uneven ripening symptoms. The incidence was expressed as a percentage of the total number of palms sampled while the severity of bunch rot disease was scored on a scale of 0-4. From the results, the differences in bunch rot and bunch failure in adaptive trials were statistically significant as well as across seasons (P < 0.05). Uneven ripening was not statistically significant and severity of bunch rot in the different farmer blocks in Kalangala was statistically significant (P = 0.03). Uneven ripening was high across smallholder farmer blocks in Kalangala and was statistically significant (P = 0.05) even across seasons (P < 0.05). These results are important for sensitization of farmers on management of oil palm disorders and essential for guiding policy makers and investors as the oil palm industrial sector is being developed in Uganda. This study calls for determination of water deficit at the various ecological zones and its relationship to physiological disorders as a guide for further oil palm estate development.

How different hermetic bag brands and maize varieties affect grain damage and loss during smallholder farmer storage

2021 ◽  
pp. 105861
Author(s):  
Patrick Ngwenyama ◽  
Brighton M. Mvumi ◽  
Tanya E. Stathers ◽  
Loveness K. Nyanga ◽  
Shephard Siziba
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmer ◽  
Grain Damage ◽  
Maize Varieties
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