To work alone or with peers: Examining smallholder coffee farmers’ perceptions influencing collective actions

Factors Influencing Smallholder Dairy Farmers Participation in Voluntary Compliance of Decent Work Practices: Case Study in Nakuru County Kenya

Decent work concept is based on four pillars namely employment, employment rights,social dialogue, social security. The uptake of decent work practices in smallholder dairy farms is poorly understood. This paper explores the linkage between socioeconomic status of smallholder farmer and compliance to decent work standards. The study involved 123 farmers. Three index scales were constructed to m...

Perceptions and actions of Dutch sheep farmers concerning worm infections.

Gastrointestinal (GI) nematode infections are considered among one of the toughest challenges sheep farmers face worldwide. Control still is largely based on the use of anthelmintics, but anthelmintic resistance is becoming rampant. To facilitate implementation of alternative nematode control strategies and to reduce anthelmintic usage, the purpose of this study was twofold: (i) to gain insight...

Factors influencing the use of improved inputs by smallholder farmers in central Mozambique , 2010 / 11

Agricultural productivity levels in Mozambique lag behind most of its neighbors that have climatic and socioeconomic similarities. Data from the World Bank (2012) indicate that the average cereal yields in 2011/12 in Mozambique were estimated at 700 kg/ha, which is three and four times lower than the average cereal yields in Malawi (2.1 ton/ha) and Zambia (2.7 tons/ha), respectively. The limite...

Smallholder Farmers and Collective Action: What Determines the Intensity of Participation?

The Supply of Inorganic Fertilizers to Smallholder Farmers in Mozambique

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