Collectifs d’échanges de pratiques pour écologiser l’agriculture : éclairer les difficultés d’une approche volontaire by Marie-Hélène Vergote, Corinne Tanguy

“…Farmers' collectives provide a privileged space to support the adoption of green agronomic practices by building and sharing knowledge. …”
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Impact of Irrigation Ecology on Rice Production Efficiency in Ghana by John Kanburi Bidzakin, Simon C. Fialor, Dadson Awunyo-Vitor, Iddrisu Yahaya

“…This study evaluated the effect of irrigation ecology on farm household technical, allocative, and economic efficiency of smallholder rice farmers. Cross-sectional data was obtained from 350 rice farmers across rain fed and irrigation ecologies. …”
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Conflitos envolvendo indígenas e agricultores no Rio Grande do Sul: dilemas de políticas públicas contraditórias by Henrique Aniceto Kujawa

“…In the past decade, the territorial conflicts involving indigenous communities and farmers in Rio Grande do Sul have been intensified. …”
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Determinant Factors of “Eucalyptus globulus” (Labill.) Woodlot Production in Tach Gayint District, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Addisu Wasie

“…The respondents use Eucalyptus products for construction and fuel wood. Rural farmers produced about 70% of construction wood products and 30% of fuel wood products annually. …”
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Indigenous Knowledge on Shifting Cultivation and Sustainable Agriculture by Krisnawati Krisnawati, Alia Bihrajihant Raya

“… Indigenous knowledge on shifting mountainous farm management of Arfak farmers is the original culture of Arfak people, held firm passed down to generations. …”
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Effect of Tea Growing on Food Security in Mpungu Sub-County Kanungu District Uganda. by Natukunda, Cathbert

“…The study had the following objectives; to assess the extent of production of staple food crops by tea farmers in Mpungu Sub-county, to assess the level of food security of tea farmers in Mpungu Sub-county, to determine the effect of tea growing on the level of food security of tea farmers in Mpungu sub-county. …”
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Farmed fish welfare in Egypt: Surveying current practices and future directions for tilapia culture by Charlotte Flores, Christopher Bryant, Mohamed Bakr, Wasseem Emam

“…This study aimed to map the current status of farmers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) vis-à-vis animal welfare in the Egyptian tilapia farming sector. …”
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Construção social de mercados e as tendências de consumo: o caso do Pavilhão da Agricultura Familiar da EXPOINTER (RS) by Maycon Schubert, Sergio Schneider

“…The article explores the contexts of social construction of markets, focusing on the family farmers’ market at EXPOINTER (Brazil) as research topic. …”
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Initiatives agricoles comme antiprojet d’un projet d’urbanistes by Ilaria Pasini, Alberto Minelli, André Fleury

“…Many agri-urban projects, planned by urban planners, do not consider the reality of modern agriculture, because they ignore the participation of farmers. This study tries to assess the feasibility of an agri-urban project, proposed by an Urban Planning Office of a French new town, Marne-la-Vallée, through the analysis of farmers strategies in the neighbourhood. …”
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The impact of the international rice genebank’s (IRG) on rice farming in Bangladesh by Donald Villanueva, Yuji Enriquez, Grace Lee Capilit

“…Over the past decades, genetic resources from the IRG have been used effectively to increase smallholder farmers’ rice productivity in developing economies. …”
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An overview of the status, productivity and determinants of improved forage technology adoption in Ethiopia: a review by Mamaru Tesfaye, Lemma Tessema

“…This in turn, would help to improve the livelihoods of rural smallholder dairy farmers.…”
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Characterization of fruit production and market performance in northwest Ethiopia by Mengistie Mossie, Alemseged Gerezgiher, Zemen Ayalew, Zerihun Nigussie, Asres Elias

“…As a consequence, these all deter farmers from producing in large quantities, quality, and also uncertainty (fair failure in the mind of farmers) in the marketing of apples and mangoes. …”
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Agroforestry and Management of Trees in Bunya County, Mayuge District, Uganda by Monica Kyarikunda, Antonia Nyamukuru, Daniel Mulindwa, John R. S. Tabuti

“…Tree planting interventions with the collaboration of farmers require a good understanding of tree management practices as well as trees that best satisfy farmers’ needs. …”
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Multifaceted Social and Environmental Disruptions Impact on Smallholder Plantations’ Resilience in Indonesia by Apri Andani, Irham Irham, Jamhari Jamhari, Any Suryantini

“…There are four dimensions of smallholder resilience, namely, the ability of adaptation, recoverability, anticipation, and farmers’ innovation level. Social disruption was indicated by farmers’ demography, epidemic/family health, social conflict, culture clash, and intention on land conversion. …”
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Écologisation des arbres dans les agroforêts des Ghâts occidentaux (Inde) by Christelle Hinnewinkel, Sylvie Guillerme, Béatrice Moppert

“…Inhabited for over 12,000 years, the forested Western Ghats landscapes are an interesting object of study for understanding how environmentalist discourse about the tree is currently articulated with the farmers’ discourse about the tree resource. Analysis of ways to conceive trees and their uses and the evolution of those conceptions, of the rules for access to the resource tree and of tree management practices was conducted based on 1 / field observations supplemented by surveys of farmers valuing the tree resource, and on 2 / study of reserved forest management plans, forest surveys and forest legislation. …”
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Assessment of Production and Utilization Practices of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea Batatas L.) in Sidama Region, Ethiopia by Miheret Hendebo, Ali Mohammed Ibrahim, Fekadu Gurmu, Hussien Mohammed Beshir

“…Farmers conserve their planting materials by leaving them in the field. …”
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Pesticide use in vegetable production in rural Uganda - A case study of Kabale District, South western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…All farmers (100%) had never attended any training on pesticide use. …”
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Urban farming: Production risks of vegetable farming in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province, Indonesia by Vaulina Sisca, Elinur, Dewi Ilma Satriana, Maharani Tati

“…The research was conducted in the Marpoyan Damai sub-district of Pekanbaru, with a sample size of 30 farmers. The results indicate that most farmers are between 43-49 years old, with most having elementary school education and 11-20 years of farming experience. …”
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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…Those governments are more involved in new initiatives and farmers are encouraged to go organic through reliable and feasible policies. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Cutting Mechanism for a Millet Harvesting Machine. by Twebazibwe, Edson

“…With this machine, the farmers do not need the sorting and so can immediately take harvest for sun drying.…”
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