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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (2) Autor Lee, David R. (1) Muricho, Geoffrey (1) Obare, Gideon A. (1) Shiferaw, Bekele A. (1) Thies, Janice E. (1) Wollni, Meike (1) Mais... Palavra-chave Farmer organizations (2) Agricultural and Food Policy (1) Collective action (1) Community/Rural/Urban Development (1) Environmental Economics and Policy (1) Institutions (1) International Development (1) Kenya (1) Market imperfections (1) Marketing (1) Organic markets (1) Q01 (1) Q12 (1) Q13 (1) Q16 (1) Semi-arid tropics (1) Soil conservation (1) Technology adoption (1) Transaction costs (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Working or Discussion Paper (1) Ano 2009 (1) 2006 (1) País United States (2) Idioma Inglês (2)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Effects of Participation in Organic Markets and Farmer-based Organizations on the Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices among Small-scale Farmers in Honduras AgEcon Wollni, Meike; Lee, David R.; Thies, Janice E.. Conservation agriculture is often perceived to provide “win-win” outcomes for farmers leading to reduced erosion and off-site sedimentation, as well as improved soil fertility and productivity. However, adoption rates for conservation agriculture in many regions of the world remain below expected levels. This paper looks at the effect of organic markets in providing incentives for farmers to adopt soil conservation practices. Farmer-based organizations may link farmers to these markets by helping them overcome information deficiencies with respect to production standards and consumer preferences. Based on original survey data from 241 small-scale farm households in Honduras, we find that both participation in organic markets and farmer-based groups have... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Soil conservation; Technology adoption; Organic markets; Farmer organizations; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development; Q01; Q12; Q13; Q16. Ano: 2009 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51669 Rural institutions and producer organizations in imperfect markets: experiences from producer marketing groups in semi-arid eastern Kenya AgEcon Shiferaw, Bekele A.; Obare, Gideon A.; Muricho, Geoffrey. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have liberalized markets to improve efficiency and enhance market linkages for smallholder farmers. The expected positive response by the private sector in areas with limited market infrastructure has however been disappointing. The functioning of markets is constrained by high transaction costs and coordination problems along the production-to-consumption value chain. New kinds of institutional arrangements are needed to reduce these costs and fill the vacuum left when governments withdrew from markets in the era of structural adjustments. One of these institutional innovations has been the strengthening of producer organizations and formation of collective marketing groups as instruments to remedy pervasive market... Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper Palavras-chave: Market imperfections; Transaction costs; Farmer organizations; Institutions; Collective action; Semi-arid tropics; Kenya; Marketing. Ano: 2006 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/50066 Registros recuperados: 2 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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