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Priorities for the Development of Smallholder Agriculture in Swaziland
World Bank - 2013
development of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland. It seeks to shed light on why, despite being well-endowed in land and water … resources, and despite having a climate that is generally favorable for the production of crops and livestock, Swaziland is … going as a driver of growth and poverty reduction. This note provides an overview of smallholder agriculture in Swaziland …
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Cotton made in Africa : a case study of sustainable production through responsible consumption
Peltzer, Roger; Brüntrup, Michael - German Institute of Development and Sustainability - 2023
-food cash crop, the revenues it generates can boost food security among smallholders via the income channel and can also promote …
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Pesticide handling and human health : conventional and organic cotton farming in Benin
Aïhounton, Ghislain B. D.; Henningsen, Arne; … - 2021
Synthetic pesticides can be detrimental to the health of humans, particularly when handled inappropriately, which is often the case in developing countries. We investigate to what extent using personal protective equipment (PPE) during pesticide application can mitigate the detrimental health...
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Cotton goods in Egypt
Odell, Ralph M. - 1912
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Small Holders, Transgenic Varieties, and Production Efficiency : The Case of Cotton Farmers in China
Huang, Jikun; Hu, Ruifa; Rozelle, Scott; Qiao, Fangbin; … - 2015
The overall goal of this study is to measure the effect of the impact that genetically modified cotton varieties have had on the production efficiency of small holders in farming communities in China. We also find that the adoption of Bt cotton varieties leads to a significant decrease in the...
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Transgenic Varieties and Productivity of Smallholder Cotton Farmers in China
Huang, Jikun; Hu, Ruifa; Rozelle, Scott; Qiao, Fangbin; … - 2015
Genetically modified cotton varieties have greater production efficiency for smallholders in farming communities in …
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Efficiency Versus Manpower. Reassessing Slavery in Large-Scale Plantations and in Small Farms in Brazilian Cotton Production (C. 1750 - C.1810)
Melo, Felipe Souza; Martins, Diego de Cambraia - 2022
The article compares the two largest raw cotton regions in Brazil between the 1750s and 1810s. Through the analysis of new series of cotton exports and parish records, we argue that the high pattern of slave ownership, together with the organization of labor and specialization in cotton, made...
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Growing cotton to produce food : unravelling interactions between value chains in southern Mali
Dissa, Arouna; Bijman, Jos; Slingerland, Maja; Sanogo, … - In: Development policy review 40 (2022) 5, pp. 1-18
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Les modèles d'organisation des filières cotonnières et leur incidence sur la productivité et sur le revenu de l'agriculteur
Peltzer, Roger; Röttger, Daniela - 2013
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If it Pays, it Stays : Can Agribusiness Internalize the Benefits of Malaria Control?
Sedlmayr, Richard - 2017
Might a malaria control intervention entail agricultural effects that allow a commercial agribusiness to offset its costs? The randomized allocation of 39,936 insecticide-treated mosquito nets among 81,597 smallholder cotton farming households in 1,507 clusters helps evaluate this in the context...
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