Agriculture sector is evolving with the advent of the information and communication technology. Efforts are being made to enhance the productivity and reduce losses by using the state of the art technology and equipment. As most of the farmers are unaware of the technology and latest practices, many expert systems have been developed in the world to facilitate the farmers. However, these expert...

This article highlights the articulation of a new territorially based governance model in the province of Jämtland in Sweden. Opposed to previous top-down governance that was based on national consensus between the state, the agrarian party and the national farmers association, this new model is bottom up, departing from farmers and food artisans and builds upon the creation of direct links bet...

Small farmers are the main organizational form of agricultural production and management in China, it is very important to study their organic fertilizer application behavior promote development green agriculture China. Based on survey data 334 small Sichuan Province, this paper uses bivariate Probit model analyze influence social network environmental cognition behavior. The research shows tha...

The extension and diffusion of the green production mode in rural areas forms micro basis for improve ecological environment. While government has issued a series policies to promote mode, effect depends on farmers’ behavior. Therefore, it is necessary explore causes mechanisms underlying influence behavior differences with regard biopesticide application. Based 1202 sampled rice farmers China,...

Farmers have a high rate of suicide (1% of suicides in England and Wales). This study sought to test whether farmers would be less likely to have been in contact with primary or mental health services before death due to their reluctance to seek help. The study also sought to identify other characteristics that differentiated suicide among male farmers from other professional groups. A retrospe...

OBJECTIVES To describe the relation between spirometric findings and farming characteristics and variables of exposure to organic dust measured during work in animal buildings. Farmers have traditionally been described as having one of the most dangerous occupations, so a large scale study on European farmers was carried out. This is the report of the second part of that study. METHODS 40 pig...

BACKGROUND While farmers' markets are a potential strategy to increase access to fruits and vegetables in rural areas, more information is needed regarding use of farmers' markets among rural residents. Thus, this study's purpose was to examine (1) socio-demographic characteristics of participants; (2) barriers and facilitators to farmers' market shopping in southern rural communities; and (3) ...

OBJECTIVES To confirm or refute the hypothesis that organic farmers have higher sperm concentrations than traditional farmers. METHODS Traditional and organic farmers were selected randomly from central registers, and 171 traditional farmers and 85 organic farmers delivered one semen sample before the start of the spraying season. The participation rate was 28.8% among traditional farmers and...

intergenerational succession aims at the renewal of family farm and addresses the problem of increasing aged population of principal farm owners. this study assessed poultry farm characteristics and poultry farmers’ perception of farm succession planning in southwest nigeria. a multistage sampling procedure was used in selecting poultry farmers in oyo and osun states.  data were analyzed using ...

In this study, we investigated the relationship between welfare standards in sheep farms and farmers' perceptions of factors affecting animal welfare. We developed a scale of 34 items to measure farmers' perceptions of animal welfare. We examined the relationships among variables in farmers' characteristics, our observations, and farmers' expressed perceptions through a t test, variance analysi...