SUGARCANE FARMERS IN EAST JAVA: INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

The sugarcane-biofuel expansion and dairy farmers’ responses in Brazil

The expansion of sugarcane for biofuels is a highly contentious issue. The growth of sugarcane area has occurred simultaneously with a reduction of dairy production in São Paulo state, the primary production region for sugar and ethanol in Brazil. This paper analyses different dairy farm rationales to continue dairy production in the context of a dramatically expanding sugarcane economy. Combin...

Variations in sugarcane yield among farmers’ fields and their causal factors in Northeast Thailand

Information on variations in crop yield among farmer fields in a specific area and theircausal factors is important for efficiently targeting efforts to increase production of the crop inthe target area. This study determined the yield variations and their causal factors for sugarcanegrown in the service area of a sugar mill in Northeast Thailand. Two villages with the dominantsandy and clayey ...

Competitive Federalism in Institutional Perspective

Making Agriculture Sustainable: Farmers’ Networking and Institutional Strategies in France

This title has been given to a three year project in which researchers from France, Spain, Latvia, Denmark and the Netherlands worked together to explore the role of farmers' networking and institutional strategies in the dissemination of sustainable agriculture. The general aim of the project was to analyse the barriers to the implementation of environmentally sound practices in European agric...

Demand for Institutional Credit from the Nacrdb by Small Scale Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria.

This study was designed to investigate the demand for institutional credit among small scale farmers in Imo State. A sample of 40 livestock and 50 food crop farmers were selected respectively using multistage random sampling technique. Data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to a total of 90 randomly selected farmers. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive ...