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1. Effect of Monetary Incentives on Mail Survey Response Rates for Midwestern Farmers

Author:
Glas, Zoë E.; Getson, Jackie M.; Gao, Yuling; Singh, Ajay S.; Eanes, Francis R.; Esman, Laura A.; Bulla, Brian R.; Prokopy, Linda S.
Source:
Society & natural resources 2019 v.32 no.2 pp. 229-237
ISSN:
1521-0723
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; cost effectiveness; surveys;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Response rates to mail-based surveys have declined in recent decades, and survey response rates for farmers tend to be low overall. Maintaining high response rates is necessary to prevent non-response bias. Historically, incentives have been an effective tool to increase response rates with general populations. However, the effect of incentives on farmers has not been well tested. In this study, w ...
DOI:
10.1080/08941920.2018.1530815

2. Key questions on the use of big data in farming: An activity theory approach

Author:
Lioutas, Evagelos D.; Charatsari, Chrysanthi; La Rocca, Giuseppe; De Rosa, Marcello
Source:
Netherlands journal of agricultural science 2019
ISSN:
1573-5214
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; farms; motivation; supply chain;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Big data represent a pioneering development in the field of agriculture. By producing intuition, intelligence, and insights, these data have the potential to recast conventional process-driven agriculture, plotting the course for a smarter, data-driven farming. However, many open issues about the use of big data in agriculture remain unanswered. In this work, conceptualizing smart agricultural sys ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.njas.2019.04.003

3. Romance in the cowshed: Challenging and reaffirming the rural idyll in the Dutch reality TV show Farmer Wants a Wife

Author:
Peeren, Esther; Souch, Irina
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2019
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; farms; marriage; television; Netherlands;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper examines the representation of rural life in the immensely popular Dutch version of the reality TV show Farmer Wants a Wife (2004-present). It asks whether this representation manages to move beyond the persistent association of rural life with the idyll, which, as many rural scholars have noted, prevents important aspects of contemporary rural life from being seen and understood. A com ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.02.001

4. Combinations of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital for farm innovation: How farmers configure different support networks

Author:
Cofré-Bravo, Gabriela; Klerkx, Laurens; Engler, Alejandra
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2019 v.69 pp. 53-64
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; farms; motivation; peers; social capital; technology;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... On-farm agricultural innovation through incorporation of new technologies and practices requires access to resources such as knowledge, financial resources, training, and even emotional support, all of which require the support of different actors such as peers, advisors, and researchers. The literature has explored the support networks that farmers use and the overall importance ranking of differ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.04.004

5. Agroecology as farmers’ situated ways of acting : a conceptual framework

Author:
Toffolini, Quentin; Cardona, Aurélie; Casagrande, Marion; Dedieu, Benoit; Girard, Nathalie; Ollion, Emilie
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2019 v.43 no.5 pp. 514-545
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agroecology; agronomists; case studies; farms;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The limits of numerous agricultural systems developed on principles set after the Second World War are increasingly identified and highlighted. Meanwhile, agricultural and food systems associated with agroecological principles are progressively institutionalized in various countries. Whereas a dominant research production by agronomists consists in deduction of “agroecological practices” from fund ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2018.1514677

6. Searching for meaning: Co-constructing ontologies with stakeholders for smarter search engines in agriculture

Author:
Ingram, Julie; Gaskell, Pete
Source:
Netherlands journal of agricultural science 2019
ISSN:
1573-5214
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; case studies; computers; experts; interviews; stakeholders;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... A key challenge in agriculture, as in other disciplines, is taking a large body of research-based knowledge and making it meaningful to the user-audience. Computer aided search engines potentially can offer widespread access to large repositories with relevant reports and publications, however the usefulness of such systems for the practitioners who are dealing with multi-faceted and context-relat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.njas.2019.04.006

7. Socio-economic well-being, contract farming and property rights: Evidence from Ghana

Author:
Väth, Susanne Johanna; Gobien, Simone; Kirk, Michael
Source:
Land use policy 2019 v.81 pp. 878-888
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; farm tenancy; property rights; socioeconomics; Ghana;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Recently, large-scale land acquisition has increased dramatically in the developing world. The question whether land deals can benefit both the local population and the investor is therefore high on the international agenda. Contract farming is discussed as a possible solution but studies identifying the causal effects are rare. Using data from a quasi-natural experiment in contract allocation, we ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.04.023

8. Agroecologies of displacement: a study of land access, dislocation, and migration in relation to sustainable food production in the Beach Flats Community Garden

Author:
Glowa, K. Michelle; Egerer, Monika; Jones, Vicki
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2019 v.43 no.1 pp. 92-115
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; case studies; community gardens; sustainable agriculture;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this article, the Beach Flats Community Garden is used as a case study to theorize an “agroecologies of displacement.” We argue that farmers are increasingly less singularly place-based through involuntary displacement and that displacement and dispossession can shape agricultural practices in farming communities. We follow Cohen (2010), Kerssen and Brent (2017), and others in calling for the n ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2018.1515143

9. New generation farmers: Rediscovering the peasantry

Author:
Milone, Pierluigi; Ventura, Flaminia
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2019 v.65 pp. 43-52
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; entrepreneurship; farms; modernization; peasantry; Italy;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article examines the emergence of a new generation of innovative young farmers in Italy who are making a success of running farms (often very small) while contravening the basic tenets of the modernization script. We argue that the success of these farmers as entrepreneurs is due to their creativity, innovation, and ability to collaborate (often with agents from outside the agricultural spher ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.12.009

10. Unravelling the Global Wool Assemblage: Researching Place and Production Networks in the Global Countryside

Author:
Jones, Laura; Heley, Jesse; Woods, Michael
Source:
Sociologia ruralis 2019 v.59 no.1 pp. 137-158
ISSN:
0038-0199
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; globalization; humans; industry; rural areas; wool;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article applies an assemblage reading to the contemporary global woollen industry to demonstrate how assemblage thinking has value as a methodology for generating insights into the local impact of global economic restructuring; bridging concerns with the relationality of rural places and translocal production networks. Putting assemblage into research practice, we trace the interactions and i ...
DOI:
10.1111/soru.12220

11. When knowledgeable neighbors also share seedlings: diffusion of banana cultivation in Tanzania

Author:
Larsen, Anna Folke
Source:
Agricultural economics 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 51-65
ISSN:
0169-5150
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; bananas; markets; seedlings; technology; Tanzania;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Networks have been found to increase adoption of technology by providing information about the new technology (e.g., Conley and Udry, 2010). However, little is known about provision of necessary inputs for adoption through networks. Using data from an intervention in Tanzania, I discuss how a farmer's network can also affect the adoption of improved banana cultivation by providing seedlings. A sol ...
DOI:
10.1111/agec.12465

12. Designing an effective, scalable data collection tool to measure farmers market impacts

Author:
Wolnik, Darlene; Check, Jennifer; Weaver, Marian
Source:
Journal of agriculture, food systems, and community development 2019 v.8 no.C pp. 9-25
ISSN:
2152-0801
Subject:
farmers' markets,   etc   ; data collection; local food systems;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The need for an updated framework for all types of farmers markets and the varied levels of capacity to share the impacts of their work led to the development of the Farmers Market Metrics (Metrics) program at the Farmers Market Coalition (FMC), a nonprofit working to strengthen farmers markets across the country. This essay provides a timeline of the steps and partnerships that led to the creatio ...
DOI:
10.5304/jafscd.2019.08C.003

13. Farmer attitudes and preferences regarding a hypothetical lease hunting policy in Saskatchewan

Author:
Krasznai, Akos; Belcher, Ken
Source:
Human dimensions of wildlife 2019 v.24 no.2 pp. 116-131
ISSN:
1533-158X
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; issues and policy; leasing; models; private lands; sport hunting; wildlife; wildlife habitats; Saskatchewan;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Lease hunting, as a market-based policy instrument, can introduce monetary incentives to farmers to provide wildlife habitat. This article investigated farmer attitudes toward the introduction of a hypothetical lease hunting policy within a jurisdiction where there is significant demand for recreational hunting on private land but lease hunting is currently not legal. Farmers were evenly split bet ...
DOI:
10.1080/10871209.2018.1551585

14. The Role of Farmers' Understanding of Nature in Shaping their Uptake of Nature Protection Measures

Author:
Stupak, Nataliya; Sanders, Jürn; Heinrich, Barbara
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.157 pp. 301-311
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; agri-environmental policy; case studies; cover crops; environmental impact; governance; Germany;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper investigates how farmers' understanding of nature and its protection influences their decisions on the uptake of nature protection measures, including agri-environmental (AEM) and greening measures. It aims to answer two research questions: (1) How do agricultural producers understand nature and nature protection? and (2) How does producers' understanding of nature influence their decis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.11.022

15. Farmers' knowledge, perceptions, and management practices of the new invasive pest, fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Ethiopia and Kenya

Author:
Kumela, Teshome; Simiyu, Josephine; Sisay, Birhanu; Likhayo, Paddy; Mendesil, Esayas; Gohole, Linnet; Tefera, Tadele
Source:
International journal of pest management 2019 v.65 no.1 pp. 1-9
ISSN:
1366-5863
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; Spodoptera frugiperda; corn; crop damage; farms; insecticides; larvae; pests; surveys; Ethiopia; Kenya;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper reports for the first time on farmers’ knowledge, perceptions and management practices of the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in Ethiopia and Kenya. A survey of 343 smallholder maize farmers was conducted. Most farmers in Ethiopia and Kenya had knowledge about fall armyworm; they could identify it mainly during its larval stage. Furthermore, most farmers in Ethiopia (93%) and Keny ...
DOI:
10.1080/09670874.2017.1423129

16. Metropolitan farmers markets in Minneapolis and Vienna: a values-based comparison

Author:
Klimek, Milena; Bingen, Jim; Freyer, Bernhard
Source:
Agriculture and human values 2018 v.35 no.1 pp. 83-97
ISSN:
0889-048X
Subject:
farmers; farmers' markets,   etc   ; governance; Austria; Minnesota;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Farmers markets (FMs) have traditionally served as a space for farmers to sell directly to consumers. Recently, many FMs in the US and other regions have experienced a renaissance. This article compares the different value sets embedded in the rules and norms of two metropolitan FM regions—Minneapolis, Minnesota and in Vienna, Austria. It uses a values-based framework that reflects the relationshi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10460-017-9800-1

17. Co-constructing sustainability: Agencing sustainable coffee farmers in Uganda

Author:
Onyas, Winfred Ikiring; McEachern, Morven G.; Ryan, Annmarie
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2018 v.61 pp. 12-21
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; anthropology; markets; Uganda;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This article explores the sustainability initiatives undertaken in a non-certified market involving an indigenous Southern firm and smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda. In response to recent calls, we take a performative approach to sustainability and employ an agencing lens to ask the question: how are sustainable coffee farmers constituted in concrete situations, and what role do they play in c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.05.006

18. ‘Castle in the sky’: The anomaly of the millennium villages project fixing food and markets in Sauri, western Kenya

Author:
Kimanthi, Hellen; Hebinck, Paul
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2018 v.57 pp. 157-170
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; markets; villages; Kenya;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Millennium Villages Project (MVP) was implemented in various villages across sub-Saharan African countries to catalyse the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and provide evidence of step-wise societal transformation by 2015. This paper critically analyses from an assemblage perspective the MVP's ‘quick win’ strategy to achieve the MDGs with a focus on the implementation of agri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.12.019

19. How could water markets like Australia’s work in China?

Author:
Lewis, David; Zheng, Hang
Source:
International journal of water resources development 2019 v.35 no.4 pp. 638-658
ISSN:
1360-0648
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; drought; markets; water users associations; Australia; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... What hurdles lie in the path of the Chinese government’s plan to introduce water trading? This question is addressed by reviewing lessons from establishing water markets in Australia, and then assessing an early scheme to create them in China. In Australia, markets in water opened up over several decades, with gradual recognition of what was needed to avoid negative third-party effects. Trading th ...
DOI:
10.1080/07900627.2018.1457514

20. Participatory video proposals: A tool for empowering farmer groups in rural innovation processes?

Author:
Richardson-Ngwenya, Pamela; Restrepo, María J.; Fernández, Raúl; Kaufmann, Brigitte A.
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2019 v.69 pp. 173-185
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agricultural research; grants; livelihood; motivation; ownership; planning; rural development;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... While efforts are increasingly made to democratize research relationships, empower participants and include marginalised voices in agricultural research for development, it is acknowledged that power imbalances in knowledge creation remain integral to researcher-participant relations. Moreover, published results seldom report on the different dimensions that empowerment can encompass. This paper a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.02.022