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The Dynamics of Social Capital in Influencing Use of Soil Management Options in the Chinyanja Triangle of Southern Africa
Provedor de dados: Ecology and Society
Autores: Njuki, Jemimah M; International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); J.Njuki@cgiar.org; Mapila, Mariam T; Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Pretoria; maleytata@yahoo.com; Zingore, Shamie; Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT; S.Zingore@cgiar.org; Delve, Robert; Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of CIAT; R.Delve@cgiar.org.
Social capital has become a critical issue in agricultural development as it plays an important role in collective action, such as, management of common resources and collective marketing. Whilst literature exists on the role of social capital in the use and adoption of improved agricultural technology, such literature is fraught with issues of the measurement of social capital beyond membership of farmers in groups. We hypothesized that different types of social capital influence the adoption of soil management options differently. This study looked at the measurement of social capital, differentiating between the main types of social capital and employed factor analysis to aggregate indicators of social capital into bonding, bridging, and linking social...
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports
Palavras-chave: Gender; Smallholder farmers; Social capital; Soil management.
Ano: 2008

Factors influencing adoption of agroforestry among smallholder farmers in Zambia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kabwe,   Gillian; Bigsby,   Hugh R.; Cullen,   Ross.
Agroforestry technologies have been extensively researched and introduced to smallholder farmers in Zambia for over two decades. Despite the research and extension effort over this period, not many farmers have adopted these technologies. The purpose of this paper is to determine why agroforestry technologies are not being taken up by examining factors that influence the adoption of agroforestry practices. Based on data obtained from 388 farming households, statistical analysis show an association between adoption of both improved fallows and biomass transfer technologies with knowledge of the technology, availability of seed, and having the appropriate skills. In addition some household characteristics are found to be linked to the incidence of adoption....
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Agroforestry adoption; Smallholder farmers; Limitations to adoption; Chi-square tests of independence analysis; Zambia; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97135

Banana Value Chains in Central Africa: Constraints and Opportunities
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ouma,   Emily Awuor; Jagwe,   John.
Smallholder farmers in developing countries need to improve their position in food value chains in order to improve their margins and as a strategy for coping with agricultural food price volatility through innovations within the chains. Value chain mappings and gross margin analysis were employed to assess constraints and opportunities for existing value chains for bananas in Central Africa using market survey data. The results showed weak linkages within the banana value chains with poor integration of value chain actors and minimal involvement with regional markets and high-value domestic chains such as supermarkets. Value addition in terms of agroprocessing was carried out at small scale levels using rudimentary techniques limiting the final product to...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Banana value chains; Smallholder farmers; Central Africa; Collective action; Crop Production/Industries.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96169

Soil Fertility Management Choice in the Maize-Based Smallholder Farming System in Malawi
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wobst,   Peter; Tchale,   Hardwick; Frohberg,   Klaus.
The paper analyses the factors that affect smallholder farmers’ choice of soil fertility management options in Malawi using a two-stage maximum likelihood estimation procedure. Using results from the Double-Hurdle model, the paper estimates the probabilities and intensities of fertilizer application conditional on choice of inorganic fertilizer. The findings indicate that relative wealthy indicators, human capital, credit and market access, food security index and land pressure are the main factors that greatly influence farmers’ choice and intensity of input investment. Although there is a high and positive correlation between probability of adoption and intensity of application, factors that influence adoption are not necessarily the same as those that...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Soil fertility management; Smallholder farmers; Double-Hurdle model; Malawi; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9524

Smallholder Farmers and Collective Action: What Determines the Intensity of Participation?
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Fischer,   Elisabeth; Qaim,   Matin.
Collective action has become an important strategy for smallholders in developing countries to remain competitive in rapidly changing markets. However, within farmer groups, the commitment of individual members can vary, as the expected net benefits are not the same for all individuals, and opportunities to free-ride exist. Since the benefits of collective action emerge primarily through the exploitation of economies of scale, low participation rates in joint activities may put a serious threat to the success and viability of farmer groups. This article investigates determinants of smallholder participation intensity and free-riding, using the example of banana groups in Kenya. The results suggest that family labor availability and previous benefits that...
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper
Palavras-chave: Collective action; Participation intensity; Smallholder farmers; Kenya; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; D23; D71; O13; Q13.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/108551

Carbon Credit Payment Options for Agroforestry Projects in Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Allwardt,   Jennifer.
The potential of using carbon offset credits from agroforestry projects for farmers in developing areas has become more prevalent in both Clean Development Mechanism and voluntary carbon markets. Since the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, many international development organizations have been interested in using the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to help both mitigate CO2 emissions through agroforestry projects offsets and as a poverty reduction tool. Few organizations that have begun talking with farmers about planting trees for carbon offset credits have been able to tell the farmers how much money they would receive from their new tree growth or the costs they will incur in doing so. For this study, a whole farm budget toolkit was designed to...
Tipo: Thesis
Palavras-chave: Agroforestry; Budget toolkit; Carbon credits; Clean Development Mechanism; Payment methods; Smallholder farmers; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Land Economics/Use; O13; O22; R30; Q54.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118497

Awareness and use of m-banking services in agriculture: The case of smallholder farmers in Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kirui,   Oliver K.; Okello,   Julius Juma; Nyikal,   Rose Adhiambo.
Smallholder farmer access to agricultural finance has been a major constraint to agricultural commercialization in developing countries. The ICT revolution in Africa has however brought an opportunity to ease this constraint. The mobile phone-based banking services that started in Kenya urban centers have spread to rural areas and even other countries. Using these services farmers could receive funds invest in agriculture finance transactions. This study examines the awareness and use of m-banking services among rural farmers in Kenya. It also assesses the factors conditioning the use of such services. The study finds high awareness of m-banking services among the smallholder farmers. It also finds that education, distance to a commercial bank, membership...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Mobile phones; M-banking services; Awareness and use; Smallholder farmers; Kenya; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96188

Factors influencing the intensity of market participation by smallholder farmers: A case study of rural and peri-urban areas of Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Omiti,   John M.; Otieno,   David Jakinda; Nyanamba,   Timothy O.; McCullough,   Ellen B.
Participation in commercial agriculture holds considerable potential for unlocking suitable opportunity sets necessary for providing better incomes and sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers. This study examined factors that influence the intensity of market participation among smallholder farmers in Kenya. Data was obtained through a rapid rural appraisal and a household survey. A truncated regression model was applied in the analysis. Results showed that farmers in peri-urban areas sold higher proportions of their output than those in rural areas. Distance from farm to point of sale is a major constraint to the intensity of market participation. Better output price and market information are key incentives for increased sales. These findings...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; Intensity; Market participation; Kenya; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56958

Why market institutions disfavor smallholder farmers’ compliance with international food safety standards: Evidence from Kenya, Zambia and Ethiopia
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma; Narrod,   Clare A.; Roy,   Devesh.
This paper examines the high value chains (HVC) for green bean exports from Africa to identify the critical points at which exporters exercise great caution in preventing produce contamination with pathogens and pesticide residues. It then examines the control points that pose greatest threat to continued participation of smallholder farmers in the HVC and discusses the strategies African countries have used to maintain smallholder farmers in the green bean HVC. The paper identifies six critical control points. Among these, smallholders are most threatened with exclusion from HVC at two control points. At those points the farmer must make costly lumpy investments to meet the standards. To overcome the likelihood of smallholders being excluded from HVC at...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; International food safety standards; Critical control points; Exclusion; Green beans; Africa; Health Economics and Policy; International Development; Marketing.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51900

Why did the People’s Development Bank of Mozambique fail? Lessons from successful government development banks from Asia and Africa
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Manganhele,   Anina Trefina.
Despite many decades of experimentation with supplier-led approaches to credit in many developing countries, limited success has been achieved in terms of improving access to credit for smallholder farmers. In the case of Mozambique, previous attempts by government to improve access to credit for farmers were not successful and the government is looking for more effective strategies. The purpose of this study is to examine experiences in other developing countries in Africa and Asia. The study is a multiple case studies selected from Zimbabwe, Thailand and Indonesia. The data collection method comprised a combination of primary collected through in-depth interviews with key informants and secondary sources. The data analysis techniques consisted of...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; Access to agricultural credit; Government intervention; Mozambique and other developing countries; Financial Economics.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96811

Economic Evaluation of Organic and Inorganic Resources for Recapitalizing Soil Fertility in Smallholder Maize-based Cropping Systems of Central Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Ramisch,   J.; Nyikal,   Rose Adhiambo; Kimenye,   L.N.; Kimani,   Stephen K.; Macharia,   Jm.
Structural adjustments programs (SAPs) in the last two decades have eliminated all farm-support programs leading to low usage of fertilizers by Kenyan smallholders. One way of addressing this problem is use of organic nutrient resources. This paper examines their cost-effectiveness as capital investments in replenishment of Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K) and soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder, Maize-based cropping systems. On-farm trials were established in Maragwa and Kirinyaga Districts in 2003/04. Maize was planted in 3 replicates in randomised complete block design (RCBD) using different levels of organic and inorganic fertilizer resources. A blanket rate of 40kg P/ha was applied in all treatment except the control to increase...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Natural resource capital; Net present values (NPV); Nutrient budgets; Smallholder farmers; Soil organic matter (SOM); Structural adjustment programs (SAPs); Crop Production/Industries; Land Economics/Use.
Ano: 2006
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25780

Farmer Organization, Collective Action and Market Access in Meso-America
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Hellin,   Jonathan; Lundy,   Mark; Meijer,   Madelon.
The global agricultural economy is changing. Commodity prices are declining, and producers increasingly supply complex value chains. There is growing interest in how farmers can benefit from emerging market opportunities. Farmers are encouraged to produce high value crops and engage in value-adding activities such as agro-processing. Farmer organization and collective action are often seen as key factors in enhancing farmers’ access to markets. Often too little attention is directed at a) the most appropriate types of organization, b) whether the public and/or private sector is best placed to support their formation, and c) the conditions necessary for ensuring their economic viability. This paper reports on research in Mexico and Central America that...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; Maize; High value agricultural products; Mexico; Central America; Business development services; Value chains; Pro-poor growth; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47907

Institutional Innovations for Smallholder Compliance with International Food Safety Standards: Experiences from Kenya, Ethiopian and Zambian Green Bean Growers
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma; Narrod,   Clare A.; Roy,   Devesh.
Many African countries have moved into the production of non-traditional agricultural products to diversify their exports and increase foreign currency earnings. Accessing developed country markets requires meeting food safety standards brought about by several demand and supply side factors. Food retailers in the EU, the major destination market, have developed protocols relating to pesticide residue limits, field and packinghouse hygiene, and traceability. In this changing scenario where food safety requirements are getting increasingly stringent, there are worries that companies that establish production centers in LDCs might exclude smallholder farmers. In this paper, we study the cases of green beans production in Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia for export...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: International food safety standards; Compliance; Smallholder farmers; Institutional arrangements; Collective action; Producer organizations; Public-private partnerships; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.
Ano: 2008
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52183

Supplying Improved Seed to Farmers in Rural Kenya: The Case of Freshco Kenya Ltd.
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Mabaya,   Edward T.; Cramer,   Laura K.; Mahiga,   Veronica K.; Pham,   Huong Q.; Simpson,   Tara M.; Tang,   Xiaowei C.
Freshco, a small producer and distributor of hybrid maize seed and macadamia seedlings, was one of the first private companies to enter the Kenya seed market after its liberalization. Currently, the company produces and markets six high yielding maize varieties that are suited for diverse agro-ecological conditions. Despite the company’s encouraging growth in the local maize seed market, Freshco’s executives recognize the need to scale up operations to stay competitive. The company’s challenge is to recognize business opportunities and customer needs in an environment susceptible to ecological, political, and socioeconomic change.
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Kenya; Seed industry; Smallholder farmers; Scenario planning; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; Q10; Q12.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53743

Does use of ICT-based market information services (MIS) improve  welfare of smallholder farm households: Evidence from Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Okello,   Julius Juma.
The need to provide agricultural information to farmers has led to emergence of numerous ICT-based MIS projects in developing country. These projects aim at promoting commercialization of smallholder agriculture and subsequently their welfare. This study examines the welfare effects of one such project in western Kenya. It uses household food security and access to medical health services as proxies of welfare. The study finds that farmers that use ICT-based market information are more food secure and have better access to medical health services than their counterpart. It highlights policy implications of these findings.
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; Market information service; Mobile phones; Well-being; Kenya; Food Security and Poverty; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; International Development; Marketing.
Ano: 2010
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61251

Effect of Social Capital on Performance of Smallholder Producer Organizations: The Case of Groundnut Growers in Western Kenya
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Wambugu,   Stella N.; Okello,   Julius Juma; Nyikal,   Rose Adhiambo; Bekele,   Shiferaw.
Development literature has recently promoted the use of producer organization in linking farmers to better-paying commodity markets. However, empirical studies find mixed performance of such organizations. This study examines the producer organization’s internal factors that may explain the differences in the performance of producer organizations. It specifically analyzes the role of social capital in a producer organization on the performance of such organization using quantitative techniques. As hypothesized, this study finds that social capital positively affects the performance of producer organizations. The implication of these findings is that development strategies that target commercialization of smallholder agriculture through producer...
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation
Palavras-chave: Smallholder farmers; Agricultural commercialization; Social capital; Performance of producer organizations; Kenya; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Ano: 2009
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51466

Floristic diversity of the soil weed seed bank in a rice-growing area of Brazil: in situ and ex situ evaluation
Provedor de dados: Acta Botanica Brasilica
Autores: Mesquita,Mário Luiz Ribeiro; Andrade,Leonaldo Alves de; Pereira,Walter Esfrain.
The objective of this study was to compare the ex situ and in situ floristic diversity of the soil weed seed bank of a rice field in northeastern Brazil. In a rice field in the county of Bacabal, located in the state of Maranhão, thirty 25-m² plots were laid out. From 15 plots, soil samples (6/plot; n = 90) were taken with a soil probe (25 × 16 × 3 cm) and placed in aluminum trays in the greenhouse. From the remaining 15 plots, weed samples (6/plot; n = 90) were taken with the same soil probe. The number of seeds was estimated by germination. We evaluated the numbers of species and individuals, as well as the density, frequency, abundance and importance value (IV) for each species. Diversity was computed by the Shannon index (H'). We recorded 13,892...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Cyperaceae; Competition; Biological invasion; Phytosociology; Smallholder farmers.
Ano: 2013
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062013000300001

Profiling Agricultural Engineering Technologies for Mechanizing Smallholder Agriculture in Uganda
Provedor de dados: Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal
Autores: Wanyama, Joshua.
Developing countries are grappling with numerous challenges including feeding rapidly growing populations, alleviating poverty, protecting the environment and mitigating adverse impacts of climate change. For the coming years, one of the main agricultural development agenda for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) should be to increase agricultural productivity and production to achieve food security through agricultural mechanization with Agricultural Engineering Technologies (AETs) as major inputs. However, there is paucity of information on the status of existing AETs and their contribution to mechanizing smallholder agriculture which is crucial to effective planning and strategy formulation. Therefore, the overarching objective of this paper is to review past and...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering Agricultural engineering; Mechanization; Smallholder farmers; Food security.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3823

Solar Fruit Drying Technologies for small holder farmers in Uganda. A Review of Design Constraints and Solutions
Provedor de dados: Agricultural Engineering International : The CIGR e-journal
Autores: Wanyama, Joshua.
Solar fruit drying is a technology that is successfully applied on both domestic and commercial scale among smallholder farmers in Uganda. However, existing solar drying technologies are marred with multiple deficiencies such as inefficient conversion of trapped solar radiation to meet required enthalpy, low throughput, long drying times, and inherent difficulty to achieve acceptable hygiene among others. This review examines existing solar drying technologies in Uganda, highlighting design constraints and plausible solutions for supporting the growing fruit drying industry. The common types of solar driers in Uganda are the static-bed box type solar dryer model, the PPI tunnel solar dryer model, the NRI Kawanda cabinet solar dryer, the hybrid tunnel solar...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering Solar fruit dryer; Smallholder farmers; Constraints; Design solutions.
Ano: 2016
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3713