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1. 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

2. 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

3. ‘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

4. Determinants of pesticide safety behavior among Iranian rice farmers

Author:
Sharifzadeh, Mohammad Sharif; Abdollahzadeh, Gholamhossein; Damalas, Christos A.; Rezaei, Rohollah; Ahmadyousefi, Mehdi
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 2953-2960
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; adverse effects; developing countries; education; hygiene; pesticide application; pesticides; rice; risk; safety equipment; surveys; Iran;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Safety behaviors in pesticide use are considered the most important determinants of the adverse health effects among farmers. In addition, the risk of pesticide exposure is strongly associated with farmers' behavior when working with pesticides. However, there is limited understanding of farmers' safety behavior and its determinants, particularly in developing countries like Iran. A field survey o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.179

5. A weed resistance management game: a teaching tool

Author:
Frisvold, George B
Source:
Pest management science 2018 v.74 no.10 pp. 2376-2382
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; economic incentives; pest management; resistance management; weeds;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: This article provides instructions and materials to moderate an interactive resistance management game. The game is designed to generate discussion about the challenges and possibilities of coordinating resistance management activities among groups of farmers. The game has been successfully applied in classroom settings, extension workshops, and at professional weed science meetings. R ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.4931

6. Implications of multiple national certification standards for Thai shrimp aquaculture

Author:
Samerwong, Phatra; Bush, Simon R.; Oosterveer, Peter
Source:
Aquaculture 2018 v.493 pp. 319-327
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; certification; compliance; shrimp culture; shrimp fisheries; Thailand;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Uptake of the the government of Thailand's three national certification standards for shrimp aquaculture (CoC, GAP and GAP-7401) has remained limited. Using the Devil's Triangle framework, which highlights tradeoffs between accessibility, credibility and improvement, this paper examines the Thai government's rationale for developing these national certification standards, and compares this rationa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.01.019

7. The Role of Agricultural Training on Fertilizer Use Knowledge: A Randomized Controlled Experiment

Author:
Pan, Dan; Zhang, Ning
Source:
Ecological economics 2018 v.148 pp. 77-91
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; crop production; fertilizer application; fertilizers; villages;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Improving farmers' knowledge of fertilizer use through agricultural training has been considered a prerequisite to scientific fertilizer management. However, empirical evidence of the effect of agricultural training on farmers' fertilizer management knowledge is inconclusive. Based on a randomized controlled experiment involving 687 farmers that mitigates selection bias in the data, this paper ide ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.02.004

8. Exploring participation in a sustainable farming initiative with self-determination theory

Author:
Triste, Laure; Vandenabeele, Joke; van Winsen, Frankwin; Debruyne, Lies; Lauwers, Ludwig; Marchand, Fleur
Source:
International journal of agricultural sustainability 2018 v.16 no.1 pp. 106-123
ISSN:
1747-762X
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; business enterprises; information exchange; sustainable agriculture;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Sustainable farming initiatives (SFIs), which aim to support farmers’ adoption of sustainable practices vary in the degree of farmer participation. In this study, we explored the influence of SFI design characteristics on farmer motivation to participate. Based on self-determination theory, we framed farmer participation by linking participants’ motives and motivational processes, participation co ...
DOI:
10.1080/14735903.2018.1424305

9. Does the Identifiable Victim Effect Matter for Plants? Results From a Quasi-experimental Survey of French Farmers

Author:
Pellegrin, Claire; Grolleau, Gilles; Mzoughi, Naoufel; Napoleone, Claude
Source:
Ecological economics 2018 v.151 pp. 106-113
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; conservation programs; humans; surveys;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Numerous studies showed that people respond more generously to individual identified victims than to equivalent statistical victims, which is referred to as the “identifiable victim effect” (IVE). While the previous literature examined the IVE for human and animal victims, we focus on vegetal entities that can be threatened. Thanks to a between design allowing to increase the degree of plants' ide ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.05.001

10. The agroecological imagination: Introduction

Author:
Bell, Michael M.
Source:
Agroecology and sustainable food systems 2018 v.42 no.6 pp. 601-604
ISSN:
2168-3573
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agroecology; nongovernmental organizations; students;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... In June of 2015, 49 academics, students, government and NGO representatives, and farmers gathered together for a four-day conference on The Agroecological Imagination: A Franco-American Exchange. This paper introduces the special commentary section of four position papers based on discussion at the conference. This paper also argues that the central feature of the “agroecological imagination” is t ...
DOI:
10.1080/21683565.2018.1432004

11. Detecting greenhouse strawberries (mature and immature), using deep convolutional neural network

Author:
Habaragamuwa, Harshana; Ogawa, Yuichi; Suzuki, Tetsuhito; Shiigi, Tomoo; Ono, Masanori; Kondo, Naoshi
Source:
Engineering in agriculture, environment and food 2018 v.11 no.3 pp. 127-138
ISSN:
1881-8366
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; algorithms; greenhouses; models; strawberries;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Existing agricultural detection algorithms mainly detect a single object category (class) under specific conditions which restricts the farmer's ability to utilize them in different conditions and for different classes. What is needed are generic algorithms that can learn to detect objects from examples, thereby reducing the technical burden required to adapt to local circumstances. Among generic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.eaef.2018.03.001

12. Further participatory adaptation is required for community leaders to champion conservation agriculture in Africa

Author:
Brown, Brendan; Nuberg, Ian; Llewellyn, Rick
Source:
International journal of agricultural sustainability 2018 v.16 no.3 pp. 286-296
ISSN:
1747-762X
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; agricultural conservation practice; Africa;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... There is a recognized need for the participation of local communities in designing and implementing agricultural interventions for the sustainable intensification in smallholder systems. This study examines the perspectives of local community leaders towards the widely promoted, but not widely adopted, practice of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in African smallholder systems. Perceptions from 47 co ...
DOI:
10.1080/14735903.2018.1472410

13. The immiseration of the Korean farmer during the Japanese colonial period

Author:
Nam, Paul S.
Source:
Journal of agrarian change 2018 v.18 no.2 pp. 281-298
ISSN:
1471-0358
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; interest (finance); traditional society;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Focusing on the late 1920s to the mid‐1930s, this paper determines and analyses the societal conditions and structures leading to the immiseration of Korean farmers during the colonial period. Specifically, these were the deterioration of aspects of traditional society, indebtedness, and interest rates. These led to wide‐scale smallholder bankruptcies, resulting in their transformation into landle ...
DOI:
10.1111/joac.12202

14. Neighbourhood Effects in Pesticide Use: Evidence from the Rural Philippines

Author:
Aida, Takeshi
Source:
Journal of agricultural economics 2018 v.69 no.1 pp. 163-181
ISSN:
0021-857X
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; econometric models; herbicides; Philippines;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study investigates how pesticide use by neighbouring farmers affects a given farmer's pesticide use. Although it is common knowledge that pesticide use has spatial externalities, few empirical economic studies explicitly analyse this issue. Applying a spatial panel econometric model to plot‐level panel data for Bohol, Philippines, this study shows that pesticide use, especially for herbicides ...
DOI:
10.1111/1477-9552.12230

15. Possibilities and requirements for introducing agri-environment measures in land consolidation projects in China, evidence from ecosystem services and farmers' attitudes

Author:
Li, Pengyao; Chen, Yajuan; Hu, Wenhao; Li, Xiang; Yu, Zhenrong; Liu, Yunhui
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 3145-3155
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; aesthetics; agri-environmental policy; arable soils; biodiversity; databases; ecosystem services; engineering; food availability; guidelines; habitats; intensive farming; interviews; land policy; China; Europe;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The reductions of ecosystem services (ES) initiated by land consolidation towards intensive agriculture has been recognized in many parts of the world. Land consolidation in China is experiencing a transformation towards sustainability, which may be promoted by learning the experience of Europe to introduce agri-environment measures (AEM). This paper focused on the typical engineering works of lan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.051

16. Assessment of promising agricultural management practices

Author:
Barão, Lúcia; Alaoui, Abdallah; Ferreira, Carla; Basch, Gottlieb; Schwilch, Gudrun; Geissen, Violette; Sukkel, Wijnand; Lemesle, Julie; Garcia-Orenes, Fuensanta; Morugán-Coronado, Alicia; Mataix-Solera, Jorge; Kosmas, Costas; Glavan, Matjaž; Pintar, Marina; Tóth, Brigitta; Hermann, Tamás; Vizitiu, Olga Petruta; Lipiec, Jerzy; Reintam, Endla; Xu, Minggang; Di, Jiaying; Fan, Hongzhu; Wang, Fei
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.649 pp. 610-619
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
farmers; farmers' attitudes,   etc   ; agricultural productivity; composting; crop rotation; farms; issues and policy; pests; questionnaires; soil erosion; soil quality; soil structure; China; France; Mediterranean region; Netherlands;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... iSQAPER project - Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience - aims to develop an app to advise farmers on selecting the best Agriculture Management Practice (AMPs) to improve soil quality. For this purpose, a soil quality index has to be developed to account for the changes in soil quality as impacted by the implementation of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.257

17. Competitiveness analysis of “social soybeans” in biodiesel production in Brazil

Author:
da Silva César, Aldara; Conejero, Marco Antonio; Barros Ribeiro, Eliene Cristina; Batalha, Mário Otávio
Source:
Renewable energy 2019 v.133 pp. 1147-1157
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; biodiesel; employment; feedstocks; fuel production; income; prices; soybeans; supply chain; Brazil;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Biodiesel production was stimulated in Brazil by the National Program for Production and Use of Biodiesel. The program has two objectives: ensuring both production and domestic consumption of biodiesel; and promoting diversification of feedstock sources, social inclusion, and regional development by generating employment and income for small rural farmers. However, despite the great potential for ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.108

18. Research idea to science for impact: Tracing the significant moments in an innovation based irrigation study

Author:
Srinivasan, M.S.; Jongmans, C.; Bewsell, D.; Elley, G.
Source:
Agricultural water management 2019 v.212 pp. 181-192
ISSN:
0378-3774
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; data collection; irrigation scheduling; irrigation water; outreach; researchers; stakeholders; water use efficiency; New Zealand;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Uptake of irrigation scheduling tools by New Zealand (NZ) farmers has remained static for many years and some researchers consider the use of linear, tech-transfer approaches as the main reason for this. To understand the controls and drivers that influence the uptake of these tools and to evaluate the effectiveness of a co-innovation approach in improving their (tools) uptake, a team of biophysic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agwat.2018.08.045

19. Transforming soil phosphorus fertility management strategies to support the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from agricultural systems

Author:
Macintosh, Katrina A.; Doody, Donnacha G.; Withers, Paul J.A.; McDowell, Richard W.; Smith, Douglas R.; Johnson, Laura T.; Bruulsema, Tom W.; O'Flaherty, Vincent; McGrath, John W.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.649 pp. 90-98
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; crop yield; ecosystem services; issues and policy; landscapes; models; phosphorus; soil; stakeholders;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Despite greater emphasis on holistic phosphorus (P) management, current nutrient advice delivered at farm-scale still focuses almost exclusively on agricultural production. This limits our ability to address national and international strategies for the delivery of multiple ecosystem services (ES). Currently there is no operational framework in place to manage P fertility for multiple ES delivery ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.272

20. Forest conservation policy and motivational crowding: Experimental evidence from Tanzania

Author:
Kaczan, David J.; Swallow, Brent M.; Adamowicz, W.L. (Vic)
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.156 pp. 444-453
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
farmers,   etc   ; biodiversity; ecosystem services; farms; forests; issues and policy; mountains; Tanzania;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... It has been hypothesized that the effectiveness of payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs could, in some cases, be undermined by motivational crowding out, the detrimental interaction between new material incentives and payees' pre-existing intrinsic incentives. Of particular concern is the possibility for motivational crowding out to linger longer than the PES program itself. We use a mod ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.07.002