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1. CRISPR Rice vs conventional rice dilemma of a Chinese farmer

Author:
Yan Jin; Dušan Drabik
Source:
Australian journal of agricultural and resource economics 2022 v.66 no.2 pp. 424-446
ISSN:
1364-985X
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; rice; uncertainty; China;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) technology for rice, which makes rice resistant to its two most destructive insect pests, is an alternative to insect‐resistant genetically modified (GM) rice. We advance an economic framework to determine ex ante the planting share of CRISPR rice in China under uncertainty about pest severity and analyse its most significant facto ...
DOI:
10.1111/1467-8489.12465

2. The efficacy of interventions to protect crops from raiding elephants

Author:
Robert A. Montgomery; Jamie Raupp; Methodius Mukhwana; Ashley Greenleaf; Tutilo Mudumba; Philip Muruthi
Source:
Ambio 2022 v.51 no.3 pp. 716-727
ISSN:
0044-7447
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; Elephas maximus; Loxodonta;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Both African elephants (Loxodonta spp.) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) across their range come into conflict with people because of their crop-raiding behavior, which presents profound impediments to farmer livelihoods. In response, a series of interventions, designed to reduce elephant crop raiding have been applied. Based on an extensive review of elephant crop-raiding studies publishe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13280-021-01587-x

3. Autonomy and repeasantization: Conceptual, analytical, and methodological problems

Author:
Kees Jansen; Mark Vicol; Lisette Nikol
Source:
Journal of agrarian change 2022 v.22 no.3 pp. 489-505
ISSN:
1471-0358
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agroecology; humans; peasantry; politics;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... “Autonomy,” as a desirable state, is a notion often used by food sovereignty‐oriented farmer movements and scholars studying repeasantization. The term is predominantly used rather casually, relying on presumed meanings, but van der Ploeg's book The New Peasantries seeks to elaborate a particular meaning of autonomy as a characteristic feature of the peasantry. The desire of farmers/peasants for a ...
DOI:
10.1111/joac.12468

4. Status and performance of farmer producer organizations in Gurdaspur district of Punjab

Author:
Sukhpal Singh; M.K Sekhon; Anurag Chaudhary; Sumit Bharadwaj
Source:
Indian journal of agricultural marketing 2022 v.36 no.1spl pp. 96-104
ISSN:
2456-8716
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; income; markets; prices; surveys;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have emerged as an important institutional mechanism for aggregation and improving the economy of small holders. To address the challenges faced by the marginal and small farmers in accessing markets and realizing the right price for their produce, procuring quality inputs at affordable prices and accessing technology, FPOs have come into force ...

5. An economic evaluation of marketing of vegetables through FPO in Ollakur block of Villupuram district, Tamilnadu

Author:
R. Sathiya; M. Naveen Kumar; V. Banumathy
Source:
Indian journal of agricultural marketing 2022 v.36 no.1spl pp. 40-50
ISSN:
2456-8716
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; economic evaluation; loans; markets; prices; India;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... An attempt has been made to analyse the evaluation of FPO in the ollakur block of Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. A sample of 60 famers who were member of FPOs and benefited to the scheme in ollakur block was selected at random. The required primary data were collected and analysed using price spread analysis, response priority index and Garrett's ranking technique. The results showed that the ...

6. Impact of seed system interventions on food and nutrition security in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review

Author:
Deborah Nabuuma; Christine Reimers; Ky The Hoang; TjeerdJan Stomph; Kees Swaans; Jessica E. Raneri
Source:
Global food security 2022 v.33 pp. 100638
ISSN:
2211-9124
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; food quality; food security; nutritional status;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The role of seed systems in nutrition of smallholder farmers has received little attention. This review mapped evidence of impact on nutrition, identifying themes from 43 studies as direct seed supply, improving seed access, and adoption of improved seed. Results had more positive than mixed/negative impacts on food security, household resilience, dietary quality, and diversity and/or nutrition st ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100638

7. Of zinc roofs and mango trees: tractors, the state and agrarian dualism in Mozambique

Author:
Lídia Cabral
Source:
Journal of peasant studies 2022 v.49 no.1 pp. 200-224
ISSN:
1743-9361
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; mangoes; mechanization; modernization; peasantry; zinc; Mozambique;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper reviews the latest mechanisation programme by the Mozambican government, asking how it is politically driven and how it shapes and is shaped by agrarian structures. Old ideas about agrarian dualism are reproduced today, albeit with a new language of public-private partnerships that are seen as potentially driving the modernisation of the peasantry. State-sponsored and privately-run serv ...
DOI:
10.1080/03066150.2020.1860026

8. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the dimensions of farmers' adaptive capacity in the face of water scarcity

Author:
Maryam Afkhami; Banafsheh Zahraie; Mehdi Ghorbani
Source:
Journal of arid environments 2022 v.199 pp. 104715
ISSN:
0140-1963
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; qualitative analysis; surveys; water shortages; Iran;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Previous studies have shown that enhancing adaptive capacity can reduce vulnerability of farmers to water scarcity and improve their resiliency against environmental changes in the Social-Ecological Systems (SES). The present study aims to evaluate, measure, and compare the dimensions of farmers’ adaptive capacity in rural areas in west of Iran facing escalating water scarcity in the recent years. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104715

9. The distortive effect of organic payments: An example of policy failure in the case of hazelnut plantation

Author:
Alisa Spiegel; Attilio Coletta; Simone Severini
Source:
Land use policy 2022 v.119 pp. 106202
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; hazelnuts; land policy; organic production; Italy;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Organic farming is supported in the European Union (EU), among others, via area-based organic payments, targeting better environmental standards, as well as consumers’ demand for organic products. Despite the wide interest growing on hazelnut production in non-traditional production areas in Italy, supply of organic hazelnuts remains negligible. At the same time, evidences show that Italian farmer ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106202

10. The influence of farmers markets' characteristics on vendor sales

Author:
Jeffrey K. O'Hara; Nony Dutton; Nick Stavely
Source:
Agribusiness 2022 v.38 no.2 pp. 295-311
ISSN:
0742-4477
Subject:
farmers' markets,   etc   ; agribusiness; databases; prepared foods; sales;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... US farmers market managers must be strategic in deciding which vendors sell at their markets. They would benefit from understanding how market characteristics impact vendor sales, although the few studies that have explored this topic have found inconclusive results. We use a unique panel database of sales at 13 farmers markets to estimate how vendors' sales are influenced by the characteristics o ...
DOI:
10.1002/agr.21728

11. Does Internet use improve farmers’ perception of environmental pollution? Evidence from rural China

Author:
Xin Deng; Yiming Song; Qiang He; Dingde Xu; Yanbin Qi
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.29 pp. 44832-44844
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; Internet; pollution; regression analysis; research; surveys; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... People’s weak perceptions of environmental pollution (PEP) threaten the achievement of the Global Sustainable Goals, especially in rural areas. However, Internet use may improve farmer’s PEP. Thus, based on survey data from rural China, this study uses an endogenous switching regression model (ESRM) to remove the selection bias and quantitatively evaluate the impact of Internet use on the farmers’ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-022-19076-3

12. From evidence to value-based transition: the agroecological redesign of farming systems

Author:
Laurent Hazard; Nathalie Couix; Camille Lacombe
Source:
Agriculture and human values 2022 v.39 no.1 pp. 405-416
ISSN:
0889-048X
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agriculture; agroecology; diagnostic techniques; farms; humans; France;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The agroecological transition of agriculture not only requires changes in practices but also in ways of thinking and in their underlying values. Agroecology proposes broad scientific principles that need to be adapted to the singularities of each farm. This contextualization leads to the identification of agroecological practices that work locally and could serve as evidence-based practices to be ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10460-021-10258-2

13. Innovating digitally: The new texture of practices in Agriculture 4.0

Author:
Evagelos D. Lioutas; Chrysanthi Charatsari
Source:
Sociologia ruralis 2022 v.62 no.2 pp. 250-278
ISSN:
0038-0199
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agricultural research; qualitative analysis; researchers; texture; weaving;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This research aimed to identify the practices used by actors while innovating digitally in the field of agriculture. We also attempted to depict if and how they experience disruptions associated with the emergence of digital technologies. A qualitative research design permitted us to uncover that work‐ and system‐related disruptions follow the process of agricultural digitalisation. The study also ...
DOI:
10.1111/soru.12356

14. Nature of farmer producer companies in West Bengal

Author:
Rathindra Nath Pramanik
Source:
Indian journal of agricultural marketing 2022 v.36 no.1spl pp. 106
ISSN:
2456-8716
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; income; jute; paddies; social capital; wheat; India;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The objective of the study is to examine the nature of farmer producer companies, which help to raise the income levels of farmers’ households in West Bengal. The study is based mainly on secondary sources taken from existing literature and some primary data have also been collected from two Farmer Producer companies of Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal through telephonic interview. FPCs will ...

15. Sustainability assemblages: From metrics development to metrics implementation in United States agriculture

Author:
Jason Konefal; Maki Hatanaka; Johann Strube; Leland Glenna; David Conner
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2022 v.92 pp. 502-509
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; markets; specialty crops; supply chain; United States;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Metrics that assess farmer sustainability performance have emerged as a leading approach to fostering continuous improvement in the sustainability of agriculture. As multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) have developed sustainability metrics for US agriculture, these initiatives are entering a new phase focused on the adoption of metrics. This paper examines the approaches being used by two MSIs, F ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.023
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.023

16. Enhancing the sustainability of tree growing by smallholder farmers in remote areas: an insight from Madagascar

Author:
Hideyuki Kubo; Carol Andriamizaka; Makino Yamanoshita; Takuya Shiraishi
Source:
International journal of agricultural sustainability 2022 v.20 no.1 pp. 42-53
ISSN:
1747-762X
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; income; livelihood; motivation; sustainable agriculture; trees; villages; Madagascar;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper explores key elements of an extension approach for enhancing the sustainability and realizing the scaling-up of tree growing by smallholder farmers in rural remote areas where extension services seldom reach and access to external markets is difficult. By referring to the case in Madagascar, the paper discusses that creating a certain number of local trainers is effective because they f ...
DOI:
10.1080/14735903.2021.1914447

17. Ethical Values in a Post-Industrial Economy: The Case of the Organic Farmers’ Market in Granada (Spain)

Author:
Alfredo Macías Vázquez; José Antonio Morillas del Moral
Source:
Journal of agricultural & environmental ethics 2022 v.35 no.2 pp. 9
ISSN:
1187-7863
Subject:
farmers' markets,   etc   ; business enterprises; ethics; journals; resource management; Spain;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The importance of the collective management of immaterial resources is a key variable in the valorisation of products in a post-industrial economy. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how, in post-industrial economies, it is possible to devise alternative forms of mediation between producers and consumers, such as organic farmers' markets, to curb the appropriation of rent by transnational and ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10806-022-09879-2

18. Farmer collectives for more effective agri-environmental schemes? An assessment framework based on the concept of ‘professionalization’

Author:
L. Dik; H. A. C. Runhaar; C. J. A. M. Termeer
Source:
International journal of agricultural sustainability 2022 v.20 no.4 pp. 543-557
ISSN:
1747-762X
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; Common Agricultural Policy; agrobiodiversity; landscapes; sustainable agriculture; Europe;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Agri-environmental schemes (AESs) have been implemented in many countries in Europe. However, there is mixed evidence about their effectiveness. Several studies in different countries suggest that AESs are more effective when designed at landscape level and implemented by groups of collaborating farmers (‘farmer collectives’). The EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has enabled groups of farmers t ...
DOI:
10.1080/14735903.2021.1950389

19. Knowledge sharing in practice: a game-based methodology to increase farmers’ engagement in a common vision for a cheese PDO union

Author:
Sylvain Dernat; Cyrille Rigolot; Dominique Vollet; Patrice Cayre; Bertrand Dumont
Source:
journal of agricultural education and extension 2022 v.28 no.2 pp. 141-162
ISSN:
1750-8622
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agricultural education; cheesemaking; cheeses; decision making; motivation; stakeholders;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Purpose: Knowledge Sharing (KS) is seen as a promising framework for renewing advisory systems in agriculture, but its practical application remains an important area of research. In particular, it is important to increase the motivation of farmers to participate in decision-making. Game-based support seems to be applicable to a long-term process of KS. Approach: The authors spent one year develop ...
DOI:
10.1080/1389224X.2021.1873155

20. Perceptions of the Fourth Agricultural Revolution: What’s In, What’s Out, and What Consequences are Anticipated?

Author:
Hannah Barrett; David Christian Rose
Source:
Sociologia ruralis 2022 v.62 no.2 pp. 162-189
ISSN:
0038-0199
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; interviews; issues and policy; risk; social impact; technology;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Technological advancement is seen as one way of sustainably intensifying agriculture. Scholars argue that innovation needs to be responsible, but it is difficult to anticipate the consequences of the ‘fourth agricultural revolution’ without a clear sense of which technologies are included and excluded. The major aims of this article were to investigate which technologies are being associated with ...
DOI:
10.1111/soru.12324