The changes in the demographics of Greater Toronto Area (GTA) coupled with the demand for locally grown foods has created a need for a better understanding of how food crops consumed by immigrants in their respective countries can be incorporated into our diet in Canada and grown locally in...

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part 1: Issues and Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Problems Associated with Intensive Agriculture -- 3 Social Implications of Intensive Agriculture -- Part 2: Framework and...

Small-scale food producers in Ghana produce about 90 per cent of the food in the country. Behaviourial patterns characteristic of these semi-commercial producers are complex, making it hard for policy makers to predict the consequences of policies on them. This study analyses the effects of the...

This article used survey data to determine the extent to which small-scale farm households in the Choma district of Zambia's southern province have access to agricultural extension services, credit and markets. The findings show that the majority of the sample households had access to extension...