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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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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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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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Socioeconomic determinants of organic cotton adoption in Benin, West Africa
Sodjinou, Epiphane; Glin, Laurent C.; Nicolay, Gian; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 3 (2015), pp. 1-22
Organic cotton relies on ecological processes and the use of natural resources to sustain the production system, unlike conventional cotton, mainly characterized by massive utilization of synthesis chemicals. In West Africa, where rural livelihoods are particularly vulnerable, organic cotton is...
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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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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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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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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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