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| Huang, Zuhui; Zhang, Jing; Chen, Kevin Z.. |
| The objective of this paper is to describe different types of value chain, to capture value added activities of each chain, to discuss the organizational and institutional link in each value chain and its implications for the role of small farmers. We focus on two counties in Hebei and Zhejiang of China. Taking pear for example, analysis of value chain is conducted using data of representative samples of pear value chain. For each chain, value added activities, cost composition, profit distribution, organizational and institutional linkages are illustrated, and corresponding conclusions are indicated. After a systematic analysis of organizational and institutional linkage and value adding activities of every chain as well as cost-benefit analysis of... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Value Chain; Smallholder; Pear; Industrial Organization; L1. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49946 |
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| Jaleta, Moti; Gebremedhin, Berhanu. |
| Most studies on smallholder market participation decisions analyze crop or livestock market participation separately. However, in mixed crop-livestock farming systems, smallholders’ participation decisions in crop and livestock markets may not be separate as a household’s position in one market may be influenced by its position in the other. Where there is limited income from off-farm and/or non-farm activities, household cash requirements for crop production or household consumption are usually met by selling livestock. Similarly, livestock purchase is usually financed by income from crop sales. However, to what extent the position in one market influences the other is still not well explored in the literature. The aim of this paper is to investigate the... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Market participation; Market position; Crop-livestock system; Smallholder; Ethiopia; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96168 |
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| Deaton, Brady J.; San, Nu Nu. |
| Diversified production systems are considered important tools for stabilizing the income of smallholder rubber producers in Indonesia. Based on empirical data collected from smallholder rubber producers in the Nucleus Estate Smallholder (NES) development project, estimations were made of the economic feasibility of integrating sheep and selected crops into smallholder rubber production plantations. The dynamic optimization procedure is used as an evaluation technique. This study finds that integration of sheep and crops into smallholder rubber production is economically feasible, particularly for those who utilize family labor for hand harvesting grass and grazing sheep. Integrating sheep alone increases the net present value of future income by 20%.... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomic model; Diversification; Dynamic optimization; Indonesia; Rubber; Sheep; Smallholder; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14727 |
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| Many parts of Asia have achieved impressive gains in agricultural productivity and poverty reduction over the past half-century. By contrast, sustained agricultural development remains elusive in most of Africa. Policy makers are struggling to find the answers but there is no consensus about what the right mix of policies and public investments are. Can African policy makers learn from Asia’s green revolution? Conditions differ in many respects between Africa and Asia, as well as across countries within Africa, and the impacts of various investments and policies in Asia may not necessarily produce the same impacts in Africa. However, it is instructive to understand the mix of public investments and policies that helped many Asian countries achieve their... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Africa; Food policy; Smallholder; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development; Marketing; Q18; Q13. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/62157 |
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| Simphiwe, N.. |
| This paper addresses the possible impact of rising smallholder incomes on local non-agricultural development in a case study area located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It determines how increased rural incomes are spent on a mix of goods and services, and debates the implications of these spending patterns for growth in rural areas through the alleviation of demand constraints. These results make it possible to identify areas of intervention necessary for sustaining growth originating from stimulus to tradable agriculture from economic reforms. This paper thus contributes to an emerging literature on the possible impact of promoting smallholder agriculture in South Africa on rural livelihoods. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Rural; Growth linkages; Multipliers; Smallholder; South Africa; Africa; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18027 |
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| Hendriks, Sheryl L.; Msaki, Mark M.. |
| The impact of smallholder commercialisation on food consumption patterns in a rural community of South Africa was investigated. The dietary diversity, nutrient intakes and consumption patterns of certified, partially certified and non-members of an organic farmers’ organisation were compared. Engagement in certified commercial organic farming promoted comparatively greater dietary diversity and improved nutrient intakes. While smallholder agriculture commercialisation has the potential to improve food consumption patterns and food quality through increased income and labour opportunities, caution should be exercised before claiming that such commercialisation can alleviate food insecurity and solve hunger in rural South Africa. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agriculture; Growth; Smallholder; Consumption; Nutrition; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53383 |
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| Mason, Nicole M.; Myers, Robert J.. |
| More than two decades after the initiation of agricultural market reforms in eastern and southern Africa (ESA), governments in the region are increasingly using parastatal grain marketing boards (GMBs) and/or strategic grain reserves (SGRs) to directly influence the prices faced by farmers and consumers (Jayne, Chapoto, and Govereh 2007). In Zambia, the government through the Food Reserve Agency, an SGR/GMB, purchased nearly 400,000 MT of maize from smallholders in 2006/07 and 2007/08, or more than 50% of the maize marketed by this group. |
| Tipo: Technical Report |
Palavras-chave: Zambia; Smallholder; Food Security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/120764 |
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