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Caracterización y evaluación genética de rebaños ovinos en el sur del Distrito Federal
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Nuñez Aramburu, Juan Manuel.
Con el objeto de realizar una evaluación genética de los rebaños ovinos de la región  sur del Distrito federal, se realizó un estudio basado en encuesta directa en 25  unidades de producción (UP), registrándose sus características generales y los  criterios de los  productores para seleccionar a sus reproductores. Además se realizó  un prueba de comportamiento individual en corral, utilizando 30 corderos recién  destetados cruza de Suffolk x Hampshire en dos localidades de la región: Milpa Alta  y Tlahuac, con el objeto de estimar sus indicadores productivos: peso final (PF),  ganancia de peso (GDP), consumo de alimento (CA), conversión (CONVER) y  algunas medidas zoométricas: área del músculo del lomo (AML), altura a la cruz  (ALTC), circunferencia...
Palavras-chave: Rebaños de pequeños productores; Prácticas de selección de reproductores Sheep; Small farms; Selection practices.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/797

Caracterización y evaluación genética de rebaños ovinos en el sur del Distrito Federal
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Nuñez Aramburu, Juan Manuel.
Con el objeto de realizar una evaluación genética de los rebaños ovinos de la región  sur del Distrito federal, se realizó un estudio basado en encuesta directa en 25  unidades de producción (UP), registrándose sus características generales y los  criterios de los  productores para seleccionar a sus reproductores. Además se realizó  un prueba de comportamiento individual en corral, utilizando 30 corderos recién  destetados cruza de Suffolk x Hampshire en dos localidades de la región: Milpa Alta  y Tlahuac, con el objeto de estimar sus indicadores productivos: peso final (PF),  ganancia de peso (GDP), consumo de alimento (CA), conversión (CONVER) y  algunas medidas zoométricas: área del músculo del lomo (AML), altura a la cruz  (ALTC), circunferencia...
Palavras-chave: Rebaños de pequeños productores; Prácticas de selección de reproductores Sheep; Small farms; Selection practices.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/885

Análisis del sistema de producción ovina y crecimiento de corderos en la Sierra Norte de Puebla
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Vázquez Martínez, Ignacio.
Se realizó un estudio para analizar el sistema de producción ovina y determinar los  índices de crecimiento de corderos en la Sierra Norte del estado de Puebla. El  estudio comprendió dos etapas: En la primera, se realizó una encuesta directa con  100 productores la cual se complementó con observación participante en 30  explotaciones ovinas y en la segunda, se obtuvo una muestra de 101 corderos y se  evaluó su crecimiento postdestete. La información obtenida se relacionó con los  recursos utilizados en la producción de ovinos: mano de obra, áreas comunales de  pastoreo, rastrojos de cultivos agrícolas, características del rebaño e insumos  externos. Para el análisis de la información se utilizó el paquete estadístico SAS. Se  estimaron los estadísticos...
Tipo: Tesis
Palavras-chave: Ovinos; Crecimiento de corderos; Granjas en pequeña escala; Maestría; EDAR; Estrategías para el Desarrollo Agrícola Regional; Sheep; Performance test; Small farms.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1405

Caracterización y evaluación genética de rebaños ovinos en el sur del Distrito Federal
Provedor de dados: Depósito Institucional Abierto de Documentos Digitales del Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS DIGITAL )
Autores: Nuñez Aramburu, Juan Manuel.
Con el objeto de realizar una evaluación genética de los rebaños ovinos de la región  sur del Distrito federal, se realizó un estudio basado en encuesta directa en 25  unidades de producción (UP), registrándose sus características generales y los  criterios de los  productores para seleccionar a sus reproductores. Además se realizó  un prueba de comportamiento individual en corral, utilizando 30 corderos recién  destetados cruza de Suffolk x Hampshire en dos localidades de la región: Milpa Alta  y Tlahuac, con el objeto de estimar sus indicadores productivos: peso final (PF),  ganancia de peso (GDP), consumo de alimento (CA), conversión (CONVER) y  algunas medidas zoométricas: área del músculo del lomo (AML), altura a la cruz  (ALTC), circunferencia...
Tipo: Tesis
Palavras-chave: Rebaños de pequeños productores; Prácticas de selección de reproductores; Sheep; Small farms; Selection practices.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10521/1181

A multicriteria model to assess tractors used in family agriculture
Provedor de dados: Engenharia Agrícola
Autores: Reis,Ângelo V. dos; Machado,Antônio L. T.; Gomes,Mário C.; Andersson,Norberto L. M.; Machado,Roberto L. T.
In recent years, public policy has been offering subsidized credit for machine purchase to family farmers. However, there is no methodological procedure to select a suitable tractor for these farmers' situation. In this way, we aimed to develop a selection model for smallholder farmers from Pelotas city region in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Building a multicriteria model to aid decisions is divided into three main stages: structuring stage (identifying stakeholders, decisional context and model creation), evaluation stage (stakeholder preference quantification) and recommendation stage (choice selection). The Multicriteria method is able to identify and value the criteria used in tractor selection by regional family farmers. Six main evaluation areas...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Machine selection; Small farms; MCDA; PRONAF.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69162014000400012

Metodologia Sustentare: uma abordagem sociotécnica na construção e fortalecimento da autonomia dos agricultores familiares.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: FARIAS, J. L. de S.; FERNANDES, F. E. P.; MACHADO, A. B. N.; FERNANDES, C. de S.
bitstream/item/137130/1/CNPC-2015-Cot-149.pdf
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Inovação social; Comunidade local; Smallholders.; Family labour; Local communities; Agricultura familiar; Desenvolvimento rural; Comunidade rural; Desenvolvimento comunitário; Desenvolvimento sustentável; Agricultura sustentável; Small farms; Rural communities; Rural development.
Ano: 2015
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1034118

Sistemas agroflorestais como inovação social na sustentabilidade de agroecossistemas de base familiar no semiárido cearense.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: FARIAS, J. L. de S.; MESQUITA, A. M. S.; FERNANDES, F. E. P.
A Caatinga vem sendo utilizada desde tempos do pré-descobrimento como fonte de alimentos para a população humana, seja pela ação catadora de frutos e caçadora pelos indígenas, seja pela exploração agrícola, pastoril e madeireira, intensificadas a partir da colonização pelo homem branco. As características edafoclimáticas da Caatinga impõem severas restrições aos diversos tipos de exploração agrícola de base intensiva, privilégio possível, apenas para alguns setores, porém inviável na maior parte de seu território. Por sua vez, a Agroecologia tem referenciado os Sistemas Agroflorestais (SAFs) como um modelo de produção de alimentos fundamentados no funcionamento dos ecossistemas naturais. Neste contexto, os SAFs podem surgir a partir da interface entre...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Sistemas agroflorestais; SAFs; Transição agroecológica; Agroecologia; Processo participativo; Sistematização de experiências; Semiárido; Brasil; Agricultura Familiar; Agricultura Sustentável; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Caatinga; Comunidade Rural; Small farms; Rural communities; Rural development; Rural families; Agroecosystems; Agroecology; Brazil; Semiarid zones.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1101487

Sistema integrado leucena, milho e feijão para pequenas propriedades da região Semi-Árida.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: CARVALHO FILHO, O. M. de; BARRETO, A. C.; LANGUIDEY, P. H.
Escolha da área e preparo do solo; Cultivares e plantio; Tratos culturais; Colheita; Corte e incorporação da leucena; corte e ensilagem da leucena; Corte e fenação da leucena; Pastejo direto da leucena; Produtividade; Resultados econômicos.
Tipo: Circular Técnica (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Leucena; Consorciação; Sistema integrado; Pequena propriedade; Região semi-árida; Maize; Integrated systems; Pasture.; Produção animal; Pastagem; Ensilagem; Feno; Feijão; Incorporação; Leucaena Leucocephala; Milho; Pastejo; Produtividade; Zea Mays.; Animal production; Agriculture; Beans; Hay; Grazing; Intercropping; Small farms; Silage; Yields.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/133954

Transferência de tecnologia, agricultura familiar e desenvolvimento local: a experiência do Projeto Silvânia.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ZOBY, J. L. F.; XAVIER, J. H. V.; GASTAL, M. L.
ABSTRACT: The rural development has been associated to the modernization of the agriculture by the use or incorporation of new technologies to the productive process. However, it cannot just be faced as fruit of technological change, because the own adoption of technologies is dependent of external factors to the rural establishments. This work discusses the methodology used in the Project "The utilization of R&amp;D approach for the development of the small agriculture in the area of Silvânia-GO", usually known as "Projeto Silvânia". The R&amp;D approach can be defined as the experimentation in real scale and in collaboration with the farmers for the improvements technical, economical and social of the production systems and of the modalities of...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Produtor rural; Organização; Projeto Silvânia; Innovation; Diagnosis.; Adoção de Inovações; Agricultura Familiar; Análise de Dados; Desenvolvimento Rural; Diagnostico; Inovação; Pequeno Produtor; Transferência de Tecnologia.; Sistema de Produção; Farmers; Data analysis; Family farms; Farming systems; Innovation adoption; Small farms; Rural development; Technology transfer.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/559742

Projeto Forter: diagnóstico rápido e dialogado em comunidades tradicionais de Natividade e Tocantins.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SANTOS, F. C. dos; OLIVEIRA, S. S.; MORAES, B. L. F. de.
bitstream/CPAC-2009/29827/1/doc_132.pdf
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Natividade; Brasil; Sustainability.; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Pequeno Produtor; Transferência de Tecnologia.; Brazil; Rural development; Small farms; Technology transfer.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/570249

Identificação e caracterização de recursos genéticos crioulos visando o fortalecimento da autonomia dos agricultores familiares no Semiárido cearense.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ARAUJO, M. R. A. de; FARIAS, J. L. de S.
O objetivo do presente trabalho foi identificar o manejo da agrobiodiversidade pelos agricultores familiares de comunidades rurais do município de Sobral, Ceará, a partir de um levantamento das variedades crioulas de milho (Zea mays L.) e feijão (Vigna unguiculata, L. Walp)) utilizadas e descrever os atributos que norteiam a seleção, manutenção e conservação dessas variedades do ponto de vista do agricultor.
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agrobiodiversidade; Semente Crioula; Intercâmbio de semente; Biodiversity conservation; Agrobiodiversity; Agricultura Familiar; Comunidade Rural; Pequeno Produtor; Ecologia Vegetal; Zea Mays; Vigna Unguiculata; Caatinga; Feijão; Milho; Agricultura Sustentável; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Plant ecology; Rural communities; Rural families; Corn; Seed development; Sustainable communities; Small farms; Sustainable agriculture; Family farms; Sustainable agricultural intensification; Semiarid zones; Brazil.
Ano: 2018
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1099736

Diagnostico: uma aproximacao do meio real.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ALMEIDA, S. C. R. de.
Da ideia de diagnostico. O relevante participativo. Possibilitando a participacao. Alguns instrumentos de analise. Reflexoes e criticas.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Agricultura Familiar; Pequeno Produtor; Política Agrícola; Small farms.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/688463

A integracao da mulher nas associacoes de pequenos agricultores de Silvania-GO.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SPERRY, S.
A experiencia foi desenvolvida por tecnicos da Empresa Brasileira de pesquisa Agropecuaria - EMBRAPA, atraves do Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuaria dos Cerrados - CPAC, no ambito do Programa Nacional de Pesquisa sobre Agricultura Familiar, em um projeto de pesquisa e desenvolvimento, que esta sendo desenvolvido no Municipio de Silvania-GO. O estudo teve dois objetivos: a) avaliar a eficiencia de um programa de animacao tecnica para organizacoes mistas de agricultores, destinado a capacitar, estimular, informar, promover a coesao do grupo, facilitar formas de expressao e o processo decisorio coletivo, e b) analisar projetos de producao criados pelas associacoes para as mulheres, para avaliar as probabilidades de continuidade das experiencias na forma como...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Silvania; Goias; Brasil; Farmers associations.; Agricultura Familiar; Associação Rural; Cerrado; Mulher Rural; Pequeno Produtor.; Family farms; Brazil; Small farms; Women.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/552382

Metodologia para estudo socioeconômico de pequenos produtores rurais do nordeste paraense Belém, PA - Brasil.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: FERREIRA, M. do S. G.; FERREIRA, C. A. P.; CARVALHO, R. A. de; OLIVEIRA, L. C. de; SMITH, J.; KOPP, P. van de.
bitstream/item/39519/1/Com-Tec-2-Am-Oriental.pdf
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Uso; Aspecto socio-economico; Pará; Brasil; Use; Economic situation.; Pequeno Produtor; Recurso Florestal.; Amazonia; Forest resources; Sociology.; Small farms.
Ano: 1999
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/376283

On-farm testing of agroforestry alternatives to slash and burn cultivation by migrant small farmers at Presidente Figueiredo - Amazonas.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SOUSA, G. F. de.
Establishment and evaluation of the agroforestry systems. Integrated agroforestry system for small migrant farmers of shifiting cultivation, Presidente Figueiredo-AM. Ergonomy and labor requirement analysis for socio-economic assessment of agroforestry systems in western Amazon. Evaluation of secondary vegetation (weeds). Evaluation of microorganisms infection on leguminous plants.
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agrofloresta; Brasil; Amazonas; Burn; On farm research; Agricultor; Baixa Renda; Cultivo Migratório; Pesquisa; Queimada; Agroforestry; Family farms; Small farms.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/667769

Fortalecimento do sistema de suporte técnico para o pequeno produtor rural dos municípios de Natividade e Pium, Tocantins - Projeto Forter.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SANTOS, F. C. dos; SABOYA, R. de C. C.; MORAES, B. L. F. de; OLIVEIRA, S. S.; SILVA, D. V. da; SOUSA, E. R. de; LIMA, O. C.; SOUSA, V. I. de.
bitstream/CPAC-2009/25308/1/p2004_30.pdf
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Natividade; Pium; Tocantins; Brasil; Sustainability.; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Pequeno Produtor; Transferência de Tecnologia.; Brazil; Small farms; Technology transfer.; Rural development.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/568308

Modelo de avaliação de programa: uma referência para o monitoramento do Pronaf na Paraíba.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ROCHA, F. E. de C.; ALBUQUERQUE, F. J. B. de; TRÓCCOLI, B. T.
bitstream/CPAC-2010/30244/1/bolpd-203.pdf
Tipo: Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Psicologia social.; Produtor rural; Agricultura familiar; Pequeno produtor.; Family farms; Farmers; Small farms; Psychology.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/571854

Modelación matemática para la ayuda a la decisión del sector lechero del município de Silvânia: um modelo en desarrollo.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: CHAIB FILHO, H.; TOGO, J. I. P.; VELOSO, R. F.; MADEIRA NETO, J. DA S.
bitstream/item/76793/1/bolpd-218.pdf
Tipo: Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Modelo matemático; Sistema de informação; Pequeno produtor; Leite; Mathematical models; Information systems; Small farms; Milk.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/571885

Caracterização socioeconômica dos agricultores familiares produtores de caprinos e ovinos no Território Vales do Curu e Aracatiaçu, Ceará.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: FARIAS, J. L. de S.; FERNANDES, F. E. P.; MACHADO, A. B. N.; OLIVEIRA, L. S.
bitstream/item/104149/1/DOC-108.pdf
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Smallholders.; Agricultural structure; Agricultural situation; Agricultural communities; Rural conditions; Agricultura familiar; Caprinocultura; Ovinocultura; Desenvolvimento rural; Pequeno produtor; Economia agrícola; Sociologia rural; Baixa renda; Comunidade rural; Goats; Sheep; Small farms; Small ruminants; Rural sociology.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/989210

Intenção de pagamento do crédito (Pronaf): uma aplicação da Teoria da Ação Planejada.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ROCHA, F. E. de C.; ALBUQUERQUE, F. J. B. de; DIAS, M. R.; COELHO, J. A. P. de M.; MARCELINO, M. Q. dos S.
RESUMO: Analisou-se intenção de pagamento do crédito no contexto da avaliação do Programa Nacional de Fortalecimento da Agricultura Familiar (Pronaf), na Paraíba, por meio de Teoria da Ação Planejada de Ajzen (1991). Participaram deste estudo os beneficiários do Pronaf A (assentados, n = 200) e usuários de Pronaf B (agricultores familiares, n = 200). O delineamento foi correlacional, com amostragem não-probabilística. A coleta de dados ocorreu por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, com 38 itens (escala de 1 a 7, tipo Likert), em 46 comunidades rurais de 8 municípios. Baseado no modelo de Ajzen, a Atitude e a Crença normativa foram, para o Grupo A, os preditores que mais explicaram a Intenção de pagamento de crédito. Para o Grupo B, as dimensões Crença...
Tipo: Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Produtor rural; Psicologia social.; Agricultura Familiar; Pequeno Produtor; Transferência de Tecnologia.; Farmers; Family farms; Psychology; Small farms; Technology transfer.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/571851

A economia de ser pobre.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SCHULTZ, T. W.
Erro dos economistas; A terra e superestimada; A qualidade dos agentes humanos e subestimada; Empresários; A inevitabilidade dos desequilíbrios; Conquista na melhoria qualitativa da população; Investimentos na saúde, na educação.
Tipo: Folhetos
Palavras-chave: Rural; Agricola; Food; Quality; Alimentação; Alimento; Agricultura; Baixa Renda; Educação; Pobreza; Qualidade; Saúde; Agriculture; Education; Rural poverty; Small farms.
Ano: 1980
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/83628

Aspectos econômicos de uma propriedade produtora de leite na microrregião de Ji-Paraná, Rondônia.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: OLIVEIRA, S. J. de M.; TOWNSEND, C. R.; FAMINOW, M. D.
A pecuária de leite é uma atividade de importância crescente em Rondônia, existindo principalmente em pequenas propriedades do estado.vEste trabalho procurou estudar o desempenho econômico de uma propriedade rural produtora de leite em Nova União, que se localiza na principal bacia leiteira do Estado, a microrregião de Ji-Paraná.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Rondônia; Nova União (RO); Ji-Paraná (RO); Amazônia Ocidental; Western Amazon.; Produção Leiteira; Pequeno Produtor; Análise Econômica.; Small farms; Economic analysis.; Milk production.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/704157

Modernizacao da agricultura camponesa e estrategia dos produtores: Projeto Silvania, estado de Goias, Brasil.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: BONNAL, P.; ZOBY, J. L. F.; GASTAL, M. L.; XAVIER, J. H. V.; SOUZA, G. L. C. de; PEREIRA, E. A.; PANIAGO JUNIOR, E.; SOUZA, J. B. de.
bitstream/item/101494/1/doc-55.pdf
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Projeto Silvania; Goias; Brasil; Media renda; Desenvolvimento; Innovation adaption; Development; Adoção; Adoção de inovação; Agricultor de baixa renda.; Agricultor; Agricultura; Baixa Renda; Cerrado; Modernização; Pesquisa; Tecnologia.; Agriculture; Research; Modernization; Small farms; Technology.
Ano: 1994
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/549467

Perfil dos sistemas de produção agropecuária: uma visão do produtor rural na sub-bacia de Batatal em Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: RODRÍGUEZ OSUNA, V.; PRADO, R. B.; MONTEIRO, J. M. G.; GAESE, H.; BÖRNER, J.; HEINRICH, J.
bitstream/item/143040/1/BPD-247-Perfil-sistemas-producao.pdf
Tipo: Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Sistemas de produção agropecuária; Manejo agrícola; Entrevistas com produtores rurais; Percepção sócio-ambiental; Sistema de produção; Pequeno produtor; Produção agrícola; Production technology; Small farms; Agriculture.
Ano: 2014
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1010119

Avaliação de programa: aspectos teóricos e metodológicos no contexto da agricultura familiar.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ROCHA, F. E. de C.; ALBUQUERQUE, F. J. B. de; MARCELINO, M. Q. dos S.
ABSTRACT: This study to present information from literature about evaluation of social programs, which were used later on to evaluate the Pronaf (a credit line for small farmers implemented by the Brazilian Federal Government) in Paraiba state. Several approaches about the evolution logic models were identified, in which data and information are gathered through tables or input lists, activities, products, results, in which was verified the recommendation of quasi-experimentation design, with control group, to isolate results of the specific program. Moreover, concepts related to hard indexes and perception data were also presented to facilitate visualization of how determined variable criterion occurs in the real world, i. e., how e perception data can be...
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Produtor rural; Psicologia social; Family farmers.; Agricultura Familiar; Pequeno Produtor; Transferência de Tecnologia.; Farmers; Psychology; Small farms; Technology transfer.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/571909

Geração e difusão de inovações agropecuárias no Brasil: a experiência da EMBRAPA com ênfase na pequena produção.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: BEZERRA, F. F.
Missao institucional e prioridades da EMBRAPA; Modelo institucional/articulacao pesquisa x extensao rural; O enfoque da EMBRAPA em relacao ao pequeno produtor.
Tipo: Documentos (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agropecuaria; Geracao; Difusao; Generation; EMBRAPA.; Tecnologia.; Diffusion; Agriculture; Technology.; Small farms.
Ano: 1988
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/91052

Cafés especiais robustas amazônicos: modelo de negócio.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: ZACHARIAS, A. O.; ROSA NETO, C.; ALVES, E. A.; SILVA, R. K. da.
Esta publicação objetiva propor estratégias de negócio para ativos desenvolvidos pela Embrapa relacionados aos Cafés Robustas Amazônicos e a região de abrangência da Indicação Geográfica Matas de Rondônia. O alvo é estruturar a cadeia produtiva e desenvolver o mercado para o fortalecimento dos pequenos negócios rurais, com foco na consolidação desse nicho de mercado e na adoção de soluções tecnológicas e de gestão que possam contribuir com a competitividade e sustentabilidade dos produtores
Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Plano de negócios; Indicação Geográfica Matas de Rondônia; Rondônia; Amazônia Ocidental; Western Amazon; Cafeicultura; Café Robusta; Coffea Canephora; Cadeia Produtiva; Mercado; Pequeno Produtor; Transferência de Tecnologia; Supply chain; Market economy; Small farms; Technology transfer; Business planning.
Ano: 2021
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1135044

Associação de cultivos entre caupi e milho precoce em Rio Branco, Acre.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: MARINHO, J. T. de S.; COSTA, J. G. da; CAMPOS, I. S.; CUNHA, E. T.
O consorciamento entre as culturas de milho e caupi é prática cultural tradicionalmente difundida entre pequenos agricultores do Norte e Nordeste do país. No Estado do Acre esta prática é adotada, predominantemente, por pequenos agricultores que realizam seus plantios nas várzeas dos rios, quando o volume das águas diminui. Na associação, a cultura principal é o caupi, tendo em vista que o milho plantado neste período é utilizado praticamente para consumo, na forma de milho verde. Em áreas de terra firme, o cultivo associado é pouco utilizado. Assim, a pesquisa desenvolvida no campo experimental da Embrapa Acre, entre 1994 e 1996, possibilitou avaliar a consorciação entre milho e caupi em áreas de terra firme na região de Rio Branco.
Tipo: Comunicado Técnico (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Explotación agrícola familiar; Granjas pequeñas; Cultivo mixto; Maíz; Caupi; Acre; Amazonia Occidental.; Western Amazon; Amazônia Ocidental; Rio Branco (AC); Milhacre; Ensayos de variedades; Agricultura Familiar; Pequeno Produtor; Consorciação de Cultura; Vigna Unguiculata; Zea Mays; Milho Precoce; Comportamento de Variedade.; Feijão de Corda; Variety trials.; Mixed cropping; Corn; Cowpeas; Family farms; Small farms.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/492486

Pesquisa participativa para melhoria do desempenho da agricultura migratória e/ou de baixa renda para Amazônia Ocidental.
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SOUSA, G. F. de; GUIMARÃES, R. dos R.; SOUSA, N. R.; NUNES, J. S.; LOURENÇO, J. N. de P.; NORMANDO, M. C.
Estudo sendo desenvolvido com o proposito de testar um modelo de pesquisa e desenvolvimento rural que possa ser aplicado aos pequenos produtores de uma area de colonizacao no ecossistema de terra fime da Amazonia ocidental, com o objetivo de melhorar o nivel tecnico e economico dos sistemas de uso da terra, contribuindo para a diversificacao da producao, garantia de alimentos para a familia, uso sustentavel do solo e, consequente, aumento da renda. Os resultados preliminares, com relacao ao sistemas de uso da terra implantados, sao bastantes promissores nao apenas pela aceitacao por parte dos produtores, mas tambem pela produtividade obtida, comparados aos sistemas tradicionais.
Tipo: Séries anteriores (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Agricultura migratoria; Transferencia de teconologia; Brasil; Amazonas; Sustainability.; Desenvolvimento Sustentável; Pequeno Produtor; Uso da Terra.; Sistema de Produção; Land use; Technology transfer.; Small farms.
Ano: 1998
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/666051

Avaliação participativa de acessos de mandioca de mesa no assentamento Cunha em Cidade Ocidental, GO (2009).
Provedor de dados: Informação Tecnológica em Agricultura (Infoteca-e)
Autores: SILVA, K. N. da; VIEIRA, E. A.; FIALHO, J. de F.; SANTOS FILHO, M. O. S. DOS.
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Tipo: Fôlder / Folheto / Cartilha (INFOTECA-E)
Palavras-chave: Manihot esculenta Crantz; Rural settlement; Participatory evaluation; Family farming.; Agricultura Familiar; Mandioca.; Cassava; Small farms; Varieties.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/736958

STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN U.S. AGRICULTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR SMALL FARMS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Gebremedhin,   Tesfa G.; Christy,   Ralph D.
A descriptive analysis and a survey of literature were used in this assessment of the transformation of the structure of production agriculture. The changes in production agriculture have important implications for resource use, population distribution in rural communities, and the survival of small farms. The shifting structural change in production agriculture as a response to economic and technological adjustments is not a temporary phenomenon. The economic and natural base of agriculture will change toward greater capital intensity and concentration of ownership, and will raise public policy questions in relation to the survival of a large farm population.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Structural changes; Production agriculture; Farm Management.
Ano: 1996
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15226

Successful Community-Based Seed Production Strategies
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Designed to address the issues that limit the access of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa to quality, affordable seed of the crops on which they depend for food security and livelihoods, this collection of articles describes successful principles for and experiences in community-based seed production. Among other things, the manuscripts analyze current seed production systems and models; propose ways to design successful community-based seed production schemes; describe proper seed production practices for selected cereals, vegetatively propagated plants, and other crops; and outline basic business practices for seed producers.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Seed production; Food security; Quality; Plant propagation; Crops; Models; Farmers; Partnerships; Small farms; Business management; Africa; Crop Production/Industries; F03; E10.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56188

THE ROLE OF SMALL FARMS IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA: BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZATION
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Vittuari,   Matteo; Segre,   Andrea.
The paper aims to explore and analyze the main barriers and opportunities for the modernization of the agricultural sector of Republika Srpska with a specific focus on the role of small farms. A particular attention has been given to specific elements related to the human, social, and institutional capital. Methodologically the work has been based on an extensive desk research, on the use of a field survey and on a number of personal interviews with national experts and professionals. Overall the investigation has also greatly benefited from the theoretical framework elaborated by R. Yin within his “case study methodology”.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Subsistence farming; Republika Srpska; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57490

Institutional Reforms and Small Farms in Republika Srpska
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Vittuari,   Matteo; Segre,   Andrea.
The research aims to explore and analyze the main elements of agricultural policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a particular focus on one of the two entities: Republika Srpska. A particular attention has been given to the institutional capacity to identify adequate instruments and mechanisms. The paper is based on the use of different methodological tools including the agrarian system analysis; the examination of official documents and reports; a field survey; a number of interviews with policy makers and key informants.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agricultural policies; Small farms; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52865

MARGINAL VALUE OF QUALITY ATTRIBUTES FOR NATURAL AND ORGANIC BEEF
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Boland,   Michael A.; Schroeder,   Ted C.
The objective of this research is to determine the marginal value of attributes to consumers with respect to natural beef or beef produced with organic grains.  A hedonic model is used to value attributes of 11 different primal cuts.  Results suggest that producers under this particular natural/implant-free marketing alliance should market high-yielding animals rather than high-quality grading animals.  Consumers of this beef value taste, as measured by dry aging, and leanness, as measured by USDA Select grade.  The economic magnitudes of the variables under a producer's control were small relative to those that could be controlled by a processor.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Beef; Small farms; Hedonic; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2002
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15517

A hedonic approach to estimating the supply of variety attributes of a subsistence crop
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Edmeades,   Svetlana.
The paper extends the household hedonic model, as a non-market valuation tool, by estimating a supply function for variety attributes of a subsistence crop in a developing country. The model is applied to bananas in Uganda, making use of disaggregated data on variety-specific farm-gate banana bunch prices and attributes. The hedonic analysis is applied at the farm-gate, the first link in the market chain, while accounting for the semi-subsistence nature of banana producing households. Within the framework of the agricultural household, where consumption and production decisions are non-separable, prices reflect the implicit marginal valuation of both consumption and production attributes jointly. The paper is motivated by the need to quantify the value of...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Households models; Agricultural sector; Crops; Economic aspects; Crop diversification; Variety attributes; Decision making; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55424

Adoption of Improved Wheat Technologies by Small-Scale Farmers in Mbeya District, Southern Highlands, Tanzania
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mussei,   Ahaz; Mwanga,   Judicate; Mwangi,   Wilfred; Verkuijl,   Hugo; Mongi,   Rose; Elanga,   Anthony.
This study was conducted to gain an understanding of how small-scale farmers in Mbeya District have adopted improved wheat technologies promoted by the wheat research program at MARTI-Uyole. The specific objectives were to assess farmers’ wheat management practices, determine the technical and socioeconomic factors affecting the adoption of improved wheat technologies, and draw implications for research, extension, and policy. A purposive multistage sampling procedure was used to select 202 farmers, 160 from Tembela Division and 42 from Isangati Division, which are two important wheat-growing areas in Mbeya District. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaires and supplemented by secondary information obtained from MARTI-Uyole. Juhudi was...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Tanzania; Wheats; Varieties; Innovation adoption; Technology transfer; Economic indicators; Socioeconomic environment; Plant breeding methods; Research programs; Crop management; Fertilizer application; Food production; Small farms; Highlands; Crop Production/Industries; E14; E30.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56190

Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms:  Family Farm Report, 2007 Edition
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Korb,   Penelope J.; O'Donoghue,   Erik J.; Banker,   David E.
U.S. farms are diverse, ranging from small retirement and residential farms to enterprises with annual sales in the millions. Nevertheless, most U.S. farms—98 percent in 2004—are family farms. Even the largest farms tend to be family farms. Large-scale family farms and nonfamily farms account for 10 percent of U.S farms, but 75 percent of the value of production. In contrast, small family farms make up most of the U.S. farm count, produce a modest share of farm output, and receive substantial off-farm income. Many farm households have a large net worth, reflecting the land-intensive nature of farming.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Contracting; Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial performance; Farm-operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Farm type; Million-dollar farms; Small farms; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59032

What do we mean by a ‘small farm’?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Lund,   Philip J.
The holding of a seminar on the future for ‘small farms’ requires us to consider what is meant by a ‘small farm’. This is not as straightforward as might be imagined. It presupposes an unambiguous definition of what constitutes ‘a farm’ and a means of distinguishing those farms which are considered to be ‘small’ from the remainder of other farms, that is larger farms. This in turn presupposes an accepted measure of farm size (or amalgam of such measures) and adoption of an agreed size threshold below which farms might be described as ‘small’. However the choices in respect of measure of farm size and threshold for a farm being considered as ‘small’ may depend, respectively, on the particular policy context (for example, contribution to output or employment...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Farm; Agricultural holding; Farm size; Small farms; Part-time farming; Consumer/Household Economics; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52847

U.S. Small Farms: Decline and Persistence?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: MacDonald,   James M.; Hoppe,   Robert A.; Korb,   Penelope J.; O'Donoghue,   Erik J.
We use two comprehensive and representative USDA databases to assess the performance of small farms in the U.S. Farm production is shifting to much larger farms, and the number of small commercial farms is declining. Most large U.S. farms remain family-owned and operated enterprises, and most remain small businesses by U.S. standards. Small commercial farms tend to focus on three commodities: beef cattle, grains and oilseeds, and poultry. On average, large farm financial returns substantially exceed those on small farms, but the range of performance among small farms is quite wide. About one quarter of the nearly 800,000 small commercial farms show very good financial returns.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Structural change; Farm income; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52870

Small farmers in the Romanian dairy market: Do they have a future?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pieniadz,   Agata; Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Voicilas,   Dan Marius; Wegener,   Stefan; Goetz,   Linde.
This paper investigates various modes of vertical coordination, with the focus on small farm integration in the Romanian dairy chain. It draws on results from a World Bank study based on semi-structured interviews conducted in spring 2009. The findings indicate that large and prosperous dairy chains fortify their chain efficiency by partner selection and provision of sophisticated assistance to relatively larger farmers. On the contrary, many barriers exist for small and medium-sized dairy chains (processors and farmers). The main factors hampering their potential exploitation are restricted access to inputs markets (capital, know-how) as well as poor quality of input service (agricultural service delivery, veterinary issues). The majority of cow's milk in...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Vertical coordination; Small farms; Romania; Dairy.; Livestock Production/Industries.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52861

The Impact of Participation in Cooperatives on the Success of Small Farms
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mishra,   Ashok K.; Tegegne,   Fisseha; Sandretto,   Carmen L.
This study identifies and analyzes factors that contribute to the success of small farms. Particular attention is given to the effect of participation in marketing and supply cooperatives on the success of small farms. Using modified net farm income per dollar of assets and operator’s labor and management income as measures of success, results show participation in marketing and supply cooperatives is positively correlated with success. Further, analysis findings indicate farm size, controlling for variable and fixed costs, type of ownership, management strategies used, working off the farm, and age of the operator are important factors that influence profitability (modified net farm income per dollar of assets and operator’s labor and management income)...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Cooperatives; Management strategies; Marketing; Small farms; Success; Supply cooperative; Agribusiness; Marketing.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59604

America's Diverse Family Farms:  2010 Edition
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Banker,   David E.; MacDonald,   James M.
American farms vary widely in size and other characteristics, but farming is still an industry of family businesses. Ninety-eight percent of farms are family farms, and they account for 82 percent of farm production. Small family farms make up most of the U.S. farm count and hold the majority of farm assets, but they produce a modest share of U.S. farm output. In contrast, large-scale family farms and nonfamily farms—only 12 percent of all farms—account for 84 percent of farm production. Small farms are less profitable than large-scale farms, on average, and the households operating them tend to rely on off-farm income for their livelihood. Because small-farm households receive most of their income from off-farm work, general economic policies—such as tax...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial performance; Farm-operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Farm type; Government payments; Limited-resource farms; Small farms; ERS; USDA; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96653

Family Business Decision-Making: Factors and Influences on Choosing a Successor
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Foltz,   Renee D.; Marshall,   Maria I.
This paper investigates the factors that lead a family business to name a successor for the business, as the succession process often begins with naming a successor. We further separate family businesses into farm and non-farm businesses to compare and contrast the results. The factors used in the probit regression are clustered into three groups: business factors, family factors, and individual factors. Identifying the barriers that family businesses face when naming a successor will help Extension and other small and family business consulting agencies and organizations to formulate a guide to assist families when working through this process.
Tipo: Presentation
Palavras-chave: Family business; Small farms; Succession; Agribusiness; Consumer/Household Economics; Farm Management.
Ano: 2012
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/124272

THE IMPACT OF CONSERVATION TILLAGE ON THE PRODUCTIVITY AND STABILITY OF MAIZE CROPPING SYSTEMS: A CASE STUDY IN WESTERN MEXICO
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jourdain,   Damien; Scopel,   Eric; Affholder,   Francois.
This paper examines the economics of introducing conservation tillage into maize cropping systems in the state of Jalisco, in the western part of Mexico. A stochastic cost-benefit analysis (SCBA) of introducing conservation tillage in two contrasting agro-climatic zones in the four main maize management systems in the area was carried out. The SCBA takes into account the effects of conservation tillage on average returns and fully evaluates its potential risk-reducing aspect. The SCBA results were then used for a stochastic dominance analysis to evaluate farmers' incentives, characterized by their aversion to risk. The analysis reveals that although conservation tillage is economically viable, cash-constrained farmers, especially in the dry areas, may not...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Mexico; Jalisco; Plant production; Production factors; Cropping systems; Conservation tillage; Innovation adoption; Input output analysis; Economic analysis; Small farms; Productivity Analysis.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46549

Characteristics and Risk Management Needs of Limited-Resource and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Dismukes,   Robert; Harwood,   Joy L.; Bentley,   Susan E.
Small U.S. farms and those run by socially disadvantaged minority operators tend not to purchase insurance or to participate in insurance-type programs operated by USDA. This report traces the lack of use of such risk management measures to several characteristics of such farmers, who include females, blacks, American Indians, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and operators of Spanish origin. These farmers tend, more than the typical U.S. farm, to raise livestock rather than crops, and there are no government-sponsored insurance-type programs for livestock.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Risk management; Crop insurance; Limited-resource farmers; Limited-opportunity farmers; Small farms; Socially disadvantaged farmers; Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty.
Ano: 1997
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33622

Vertical coordination as a driving force for structural change in the Romanian dairy market
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Pieniadz,   Agata; Hanf,   Jon Henrich; Wegener,   Stefan; Voicilas,   Dan Marius.
This paper addresses the various modes of access to production factors, such as capital, specific inputs and know-how, as reasons for the varied development of Romanian dairy supply chains and their respective actors (farmers, processors). The paper draws on results from an ongoing World Bank study. The findings are based on semi-structured telephone and face-to-face interviews conducted in January-February 2009. The interviews indicate that large and prosperous dairy chains have better access to all production factors, which allows the strengthening of their relationships, especially in the upstream stages (farmers), and supports their competitive advantages in the domestic market. Many barriers exist in the domestic market, particularly for small and...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Vertical coordination; Structural change; Small farms; Romania; Dairy; Agricultural and Food Policy.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59043

Structure and Finances of U.S. Farms:  2005 Family Farm Report
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; Banker,   David E.
Most farms in the United States—98 percent in 2003—are family farms. They are organized as proprietorships, partnerships, or family corporations. Even the largest farms tend to be family farms, although they are more likely to have more than one operator. Very large family farms and nonfamily farms account for a small share of farms but a large—and growing—share of farm sales. Small family farms account for most of the farms in the United States but produce a modest share of farm output. Median income for farm households is 10 percent greater than the median for all U.S. households, and small-farm households receive substantial off-farm income. Many farm households have a large net worth, reflecting the land-intensive nature of farming.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS); Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial performance; Farm-operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Farm type; Multiple-operator farms; Multiple-generation farms; Small farms; Contracting; Farm Management.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59404

America's Diverse Family Farms:  Structure and Finances
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; MacDonald,   James M.; Banker,   David E.
American farms vary widely in size and other characteristics, but farming is still an industry of family businesses. Ninety-eight percent of farms are family farms, and they account for 86 percent of farm production. Very small farms are growing in number, and small family farms continue to own most farmland. But production is shifting toward very large family farms. Because small-farm households receive most of their income from off-farm work, general economic policies—such as tax policy or economic development policy—can be as important to them as traditional farm policy.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS); Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial performance; Farm-operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Farm type; Multiple-operator farms; Multiple-generation farms; Small farms; ERS; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59406

EFFECTS OF FEDERAL TAX  POLICY ON  AGRICULTURE
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Durst,   Ron L.; Monke,   James D.
This report analyzes the effects of the current Federal tax code on farming and evaluates tax proposals to assist beginning farmers. Investment, management, and production decisions in agriculture continue to be influenced by Federal tax laws.  Farmers continue to benefit from both Federal income and estate tax policies targeted to agriculture. These provisions exert upward pressure on farmland values and help support ongoing trends that increase the number of very small and large farms. However, the influence of the current tax structure with lower marginal tax rates and a broader income base is less than in earlier decades and may be small relative to government farm programs. Tax proposals to assist beginning farmers would likely increase the...
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Federal tax policy; Income tax; Social security tax; Structure; Small farms; Estate and gift tax; Capital gains; Farm losses; Agricultural Finance; Public Economics.
Ano: 2001
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33919

Strategies for Strengthening and Scaling up Community-based Seed Production
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Maize; Agricultural economics; Seed production; Plant breeding; Pollination; Hybrids; Planting date; Models; Small farms; Training programmes; International cooperation; South Africa; Crop Production/Industries; E16; F03.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56181

Limited Access to Conservation: Limited- Resource Farmer Participation in the Conservation Security Program in the Southeast
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Bergtold,   Jason S.; Molnar,   Joseph J.
The paper examines the joint adoption of conservation tillage, crop rotations, and soil testing by small and limited-resource farmers in the Southeast. The objectives are to determine the potential eligibility of small farmers for the Conservation Security Program, examine socioeconomic factors affecting adoption, and assess the interdependence between adopting different conservation practices. Results indicate that conservation management, ethnicity, and farm characteristics affect practice adoption. Of the producers surveyed in the study, 7% meet Conservation Security Program eligibility requirements, while the other 93% have less than a 20% likelihood of adopting the needed practices to qualify.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Adoption; Conservation; Conservation Security Program; Conservation tillage; Limited-resource farmers; Logistic regression; Small farms; Soil testing; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Land Economics/Use; Productivity Analysis; C35; Q12; Q58.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90670

From small farming to rural, non-agricultural work in Romania: an evaluation on 3 measures of the rural development programme
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ghib,   Marie-Luce; Berriet-Solliec,   Marielle.
Romanian rural areas contain the highest level of agricultural workers in the European Union, resulting in the challenge of stimulating non-agricultural employment.  This paper uses the methodology of policy evaluation to analyse the influence of 3 measures the CAP. From an objectives tree to reveal the objectives of the programme to statistical analysis and field surveys, we analysed the pertinence, the coherence and the first results of those schemes. It was found that the targeted population was under estimated for one of the semi-subsistence schemes. Choosing activities (tourism and enterprise) which are open to all rural society leads to enhanced competition between beneficiaries. Due to the global context of economic crisis, co-financing can be met...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Rural policies; Policy evaluation; Small farms; Romania; Community/Rural/Urban Development; R58; O21; H72; C13.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94915

Tunisian agriculture: Are small farms doomed to disappear?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Jouili,   Mustapha.
In Tunisia, small and medium-sized family farms dominate agriculture. From the early 80s, with the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP), the conditions of production and reproduction of small farms have radically changed. In addition to the unfavorable trend of the prices, these farms are increasingly excluded from credit, land and support services. The ultimate consequence is a tendency in real incomes to decline, particularly sharp for small farms in the arid regions of the country. Faced with this degradation, small farms have developed mechanisms of adaptation or regulation allowing them to survive and, even in certain cases, to ensure more than a simple reproduction. But, it seems that the limits of these mechanisms of resistance...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Agricultural policy; Small farms; Tunisia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Q10; Q12; Q18.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52816

Small Farms in the EU: How Small is Small?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hubbard,   Carmen.
This paper discusses and explores different approaches to the definition of small in relation to farms in the EU. It focuses on distributions of farms using different size criteria, making comparisons of the extent to which one criterion maps onto another. Differences in farm structure that exist between and within both the established and new Member States make it particularly difficult to determine a unique definition of smallness, suggesting perhaps the use of a relative rather than absolute measure of size.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small farms; European Union; Farm size; Subsistence; Consumer/Household Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52852

STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN REPUBLIKA SRPSKA – SMALL FARMS BETWEEN SUBSISTENCE ORIENTATION AND MODERNIZATION
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Vittuari,   Matteo; Segre,   Andrea.
The paper aims to analyze the main barriers and opportunities for the modernization of the agricultural sector of Republika Srpska with a specific focus on the role of small farms. A particular attention has been given to specific elements related to the human, social, and institutional capital. Methodologically the work has been based on an extensive desk research, on the use of a field survey and on a number of personal interviews with national experts and professionals. Overall the investigation has also greatly benefited from the theoretical framework elaborated by R. Yin within the “case study methodology”.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Small farms; Structural change; Subsistence farming; Republika Srpska; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91131

ADOPTION OF MAIZE AND WHEAT TECHNOLOGIES IN EASTERN AFRICA: A SYNTHESIS OF THE FINDINGS OF 22 CASE STUDIES
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Doss,   Cheryl R.; Mwangi,   Wilfred; Verkuijl,   Hugo; De Groote,   Hugo.
This paper synthesizes the findings of 22 micro-level studies on technology adoption carried out by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) with national agricultural research systems in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda from 1996-1999. The authors found that technology adoption is taking place across Eastern Africa but considerable scope remains to improve the productivity of smallholder agriculture in higher potential regions with high levels of adoption. Extension was the variable most highly correlated with technology adoption, and extension services continue to play an important role in disseminating information on new varieties and how to manage them. Despite the usefulness of the micro-study results, especially for priority...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Maize; Wheat; Innovation adoption; Technology transfer; Plant Breeding; Small farms; Case studies; Fertilizers; Private sector; Nongovernmental organizations; Research institutions; International organizations; Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; Farm Management.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46522

Small Farms in the United States:  Persistence Under Pressure
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hoppe,   Robert A.; MacDonald,   James M.; Korb,   Penelope J.
Ninety-one percent of U.S. farms are classified as small—gross cash farm income (GCFI) of less than $250,000. About 60 percent of these small farms are very small, generating GCFI of less than $10,000. These very small noncommercial farms, in some respects, exist independently of the farm economy because their operators rely heavily on off-farm income. The remaining small farms—small commercial farms—account for most small-farm production. Overall farm production, however, continues to shift to larger operations, while the number of small commercial farms and their share of sales maintain a long-term decline. The shift to larger farms will continue to be gradual, because some small commercial farms are profitable and others are willing to accept losses.
Tipo: Report
Palavras-chave: Family farms; Farm businesses; Farm financial performance; Farm-operator household income; Farm operators; Farm structure; Noncommercial farms; Small farms; Small commercial farms; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58300

U.S. Farm Policy and Small Farms
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ahearn,   Mary Clare; Effland,   Anne.
We begin with a brief comparison of the size distribution of US and EU-15 farms to provide the European audience a greater context to the US issues. The EU data are from the Farm Structures Survey and the US data are from USDA’s Agriculture Resource Management Survey (ARMS). We next address the reasons for the unexpected increase in the number of small farms in the US and the possible role of government policies. We draw on ARMS to provide the distribution of commodity and conservation payments by farm size. Although limits on payments to large farms have long been addressed by the periodic US Farm Acts, payments continue to be concentrated on large farms largely because of their historical ties to farm production. The most recent 2008 Farm Act included...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Small farms; EU-US farm structure comparison; Farm policy; Payment distribution; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52868

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT OF FARM OPERATORS
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Stallmann,   Judith I.; Nelson,   James H.
Employment history affects subsequent choices. Based on their original job choice, operators are divided into farmers and workers. Equations are estimated to determine their probabilities of working off-the-farm. Education increased the probability that workers work off-the-farm, whereas vocational training increases farmers' probability. The probability of working off-the-farm decreases as unearned income increases, and its impact on workers is larger than on farmers. An employed spouse increases the probability that farmers work off-the-farm, but has the opposite impact for workers. Employment density increases the probability that workers will work off-the-farm.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Off-farm employment; Part-time farming; Small farms; Labor and Human Capital.
Ano: 1995
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15272