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Agribusinesses, smallholder tenure security, and plot-level investments : evidence from rural Tanzania
Sipangule, Kacana - 2017
The last decade has witnessed an increase in the interest in agricultural land in developing countries. While a great deal of attention has been paid to understanding the impacts of this increased interest in agricultural land, very little is known about how local smallholder communities are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011639675
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Smallholder Technical Efficiency with Stochastic Exogenous Production Conditions
Sherlund, Shane M.; Barrett, Christopher B.; Adesina, … - 2001
rice farmers' estimated efficiency, whether estimated using parametric, stochastic or nonparametric, nonstochastic methods …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014204677
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At the Mid of Polarity : Rethinking Medium Farms as Solution to Vulnerability for Small-Scale Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mgaya, Edward - 2018
the debate about the expansion of medium scale farmers. Arguing from transitional model, the article reimagine medium … farms as solution to vulnerability of small scale farmers and their food productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012927419
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The Network Effects of NGOs on Social Capital and Innovation of Smallholder Farmers. A Case Study in Peru
Hartmann, Dominik - 2019
innovation of three Peruvian farming communities between 2003 and 2018. Data was collected from in-depth interviews with farmers …, including information about the farmers' socioeconomic characteristics, types of interactions with the NGO, and innovations in … cohesion and innovation performance of the farmers. The NGO helped to connect farmers from different villages, provided access …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012895345
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Modern Extension Approaches for Livelihood Improvement for Resource Poor Farmers
Singh, Krishna M. - 2016
Indian agriculture sector has an impressive long-term record of taking the country out of serious food shortages despite rapid population increase, given its heavy reliance on the work of its pluralistic extension system. But so far today gap between technology developed/released and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013002616
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The Case of Smallholder Dairying in Eastern Africa
Ngigi, Margaret - 2005
Agriculture plays a crucial role in the economy of sub-Saharan Africa. A feature of particular significance about the region is that the majority of households are heavily dependent on agriculture as their major source of livelihood. Smallholder agriculture is the principal producer of staple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014065966
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Markets and Pro-Poor Agricultural Growth : Insights from Livelihood and Informal Rural Economy Models in Malawi
Dorward, Andrew - 2014
This article presents the development of a set of programming models describing the major features of different rural livelihoods and of the informal rural economy they together make up in Malawi. The models allow for differentiated responses by different household types to change and for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014183487
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Shadow Wages, Allocative Inefficiency, and Labor Supply in Smallholder Agriculture
Barrett, Christopher B.; Sherlund, Shane M.; Adesina, … - 2007
This paper introduces a method for estimating structural labor supply models in the presence of unobservable wages and deviations of households' marginal revenue product of self-employed labor from their shadow wage. This method is therefore robust to a wide range of assumptions about labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014049299
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Shadow Wages, Allocative Inefficiency, and Labor Supply in Smallholder Agriculture
Barrett, Christopher B.; Sherlund, Shane M.; Adesina, … - 2005
This paper introduces a method for estimating structural labor supply models in the presence of unobservable wages and deviations of households' marginal revenue product of self-employed labor from their shadow wage. This method is therefore remarkably robust to a wide range of assumptions about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014137535
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Integration of Small Scale Farmers in Value Chains in Bulgaria – A Case Study on Organic Dairy Sheep Farming
Bachev, Hrabrin - 2013
This paper presents the state of integration of small scale dairy farms in value chains in Bulgaria and a case study on organic farming as a new prospective approach for market inclusion. It outlines the evolution of dairy sheep farming and organic production; analyzes the pace, factors and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013093559