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Impact of cluster farming on smallholder farmers teff commercialization in Ethiopia
BackgroundCluster farming is an agricultural practice that involves organizing and grou** together farmers within a specific geographic area based...
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Pest suppression services and dietary niche differentiation of bats in Chinese smallholder farming systems: implications for integrated pest management
Smallholder farming systems make a vital contribution to food security. However, pests pose a significant challenge to the productivity and...
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The impact of contract farming on income of smallholder vegetables farmers in the central rift valley of Ethiopia
Recently, due attention was given to the commercialization of smallholder agriculture through contact farming, ho** that it would bring the...
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The role of organic farming in creating food security and sustainable livelihoods for India’s smallholder farmers: a systematic review using PRISMA
Achieving food security and sustainable livelihood of smallholder farmers is a critical concern in many of the develo** countries including in...
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Investigating the financial challenges and opportunities of organic rice farming: an empirical long-term analysis of smallholder farmers
The primary motivation for farmers to engage in organic farming as a subsistence business is its potential for profitability, which should provide...
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Dairy goats’ management and performance under smallholder farming systems in Eastern Africa: the systematic review and meta-analysis
The systematic review and meta-analysis study was conducted to describe dairy goat management practices among smallholder farmers in Kenya and...
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Are smallholder farmers benefiting from malt barley contract farming engagement in Ethiopia?
BackgroundIt is believed that in Ethiopia barley has been cultivated before 3000BC. Among the cereals, it is ranked in fifth place and the most...
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Adapting agroforestry to upland farming systems: narratives from smallholder farmers in Northwest Vietnam
Fruit tree–based agroforestry has been promoted as an alternative farming practice in upland Northwest Vietnam to replace monocultures of staple...
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Narrowing maize yield gaps across smallholder farming systems in Zambia: what interventions, where, and for whom?
Maize production in Zambia must increase with a view towards improved food security and reduced food imports whilst avoiding cropland expansion. To...
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From subsistence to market-oriented farming: The role of groundwater irrigation in smallholder agriculture in eastern India
Empowering smallholder farmers in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and improving their livelihood is a critical goal for poverty reduction. To...
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A review of on-farm recording tools for smallholder dairy farming in develo** countries
The dairy industry has been expanding significantly recently, which has prompted the improvement and adoption of increasingly digital dairy recording...
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Insights of Microbial Inoculants in Complementing Organic Soil Fertility Management in African Smallholder Farming Systems
Most smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have infertile soils and inorganic fertiliser use is generally low resulting in...
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Rain water harvesting, agroforestry and goat based intensification for livelihood resilience in drought prone rainfed smallholder farming system: a case for semi-arid tropics
Rainfed areas are the home of millions of resource poor farmers whose livelihood is under continuous threat due to frequent droughts. Assuring double...
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Advances in Sorghum Production in Smallholder Farming Systems of Africa
Raising the productivity of adaptable crops such as sorghum has gained a foothold in Africa as a co** mechanism to climate change and variability...
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Organic agriculture, labour exchange, and social networks: a case study of smallholder farming in Bhutan
We examine the informal exchange of labour in farming villages with the successful adoption of labour-intensive farming practices. Previous studies...
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Water Harvesting Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production in African Smallholder Farming Systems
Moisture stress is one of the key constraints that negatively affects sustainable crop production in many smallholder farming systems across Africa....
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Policy support strategies for organic farming extensification in Nigeria
To achieve a more sustainable agricultural production system, the focus should extend beyond solely promoting the adoption of organic farming to...
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Climate-Smart and Agro-ecological Farming Systems of Smallholder Farmers
The adverse effects of climatic variations and changes (CVC) are real as evidenced by the unprecedented cyclones that have battered several countries...
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Value of teff (Eragrostis tef) genetic resources to support breeding for conventional and smallholder farming: a review
Crop germplasm collections are a key asset to support the resilience and productivity of crop** systems worldwide. In their diversity lays an...
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Vulnerability and adaptation of maize smallholder farmers to climate change: a Sub-Saharan African context
This study analyzed smallholder maize farmers' perceptions of climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategies in the eastern Democratic...
