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Predicting minimum tillage adoption among smallholder farmers using micro-level and policy variables

Phiri Marenya, Paswel; Kassie, Menale; Debello, Moti Jaleta - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 5 (2017) 12, pp. 1-22

Minimum tillage combined with mulching (MTM) is critical to conservation agriculture, yet its use by smallholder farmers raises challenging questions regarding adoption, diffusion and scaling at farm level. In this paper, we used probit regression and post-estimation simulations to identify the...

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Farmgate versus market centre sales : a multi-crop approach

Abu, Benjamin Musah; Issahaku, Haruna; Nkegbe, Paul Kwame - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 4 (2016) 21, pp. 1-16

simultaneously determine the choice of market. These imply that policies that enhance productivity of these smallholders and market …

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Caprine milk as a source of income for women instead of a taboo : a comparative analysis of the implication of women in the caprine and bovine value chains in Fatick, Senegal

Habanabakize, Ernest; Diasse, Mame Astou; Cellier, Marjorie - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-21

Domestic animals, especially small ruminants, are an important source of income for millions of smallholder farmers, particularly women, in Senegal. The aim of this study was to understand the place of the bovine and caprine milk value chains and to identify the role and challenges for women in...

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The relationship between market information and entrepreneurial orientation : the case of smallholder honey producers in Northern Uganda

Amuko, Walter; Kalule, Stephen W.; Odongo, Walter - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-17

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Farm types and their economic characterization in complex agro-ecosystems for informed extension intervention : study from coastal West Bengal, India

Goswami, Rupak; Chatterjee, Soumitra; Prasad, Binoy - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 2 (2014), pp. 1-24

Identification and characterization of farming systems simplify huge diversity of farm types in complex agro-ecosystems, which is of critical importance for precise technological intervention and informed policy support. Multivariate statistical techniques like Principal Component Analysis (PCA)...

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Weather index insurance for managing drought risk in smallholder agriculture : lessons and policy implications for sub-Saharan Africa

Tadesse, Million A.; Shiferaw, Bekele; Erenstein, Olaf - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 3 (2015), pp. 1-21

provide real value to smallholders. Finally, the review acknowledges that the suggested conceptual solutions, especially …

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Agricultural technology adoption, commercialization and smallholder rice farmers' welfare in rural Nigeria

Awotide, Bola Amoke; Karimov, Aziz A.; Diagne, Aliou - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 4 (2016) 3, pp. 1-24

This study assessed the determinants of intensity of adoption of Improved Rice Varieties (IRVs) and the effect of market participation on farmers' welfare in Nigeria using the Tobit and Heckman two-stage models, respectively. The sample consists of crosssectional data of 600 rice farmers...

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Impact of dairy hubs on smallholder welfare : empirical evidence from Kenya

Ngeno, Vincent - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 6 (2018) 9, pp. 1-12

This paper identifies the factors that affect farmers’ decision to participate in a dairy hub. It also examines the impacts of dairy hub participation on rural household welfare measured by farm yields and net returns in Kenya. The study utilises farm-level data of 826 Kenyan small-scale dairy...

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Determinants of the competitiveness of smallholder African indigenous vegetable farmers in high-value agro-food chains in Kenya : a multivariate probit regression analysis

Ngenoh, Evans; Kurgat, Barnabas Kiplagat; Bett, Hillary … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 7 (2019) 2, pp. 1-17

Smallholder farmers are excluded from efficient and effective participation in high-value agro-food market chains due to major competitiveness constraints and several market failures along these chains. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the competitiveness of smallholder farmers in a...

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Factors influencing willingness to participate in multi-stakeholder platform by smallholder farmers in Northern Ghana : implication for research and development

Martey, Edward; Etwire, Prince M.; Wiredu, Alexander Nimo; … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 2 (2014), pp. 1-15

Innovation platforms are established to facilitate open communication and collaboration among various actors usually within a value chain to promote collective resource management. The concept of innovation platform as a strategy of entry point for operationalization, validation and...

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