The study was undertaken to determine the socio-economic impact on agricultural farmers converted to fish farmers of Muktagachha Upazila in Mymensingh district. Questionnaire survey method was followed to collect data from the sample farmers. From the survey it was found that all 30 fishermen were male. Large portions (34%) of fishermen were in the age group between 41 and 50. It was also found...

Family farming in Argentina has gone through a long process of institutionalization and constitution as political actor. On August 15, 2014, Resolution 571/2014 the Ministry Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries, Council for Family, Peasant Indigenous Farming was created. The recitals said resolution mention need to have space within ministry “of institutional articulation that groups together manag...

In 2001, the UK was hit by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) precipitating one of the biggest crises ever to affect the UK farming system. The crisis unfolded as a series of information and communication problems, from government to farmers and from farmers to farmers, with consequences for action in a time of crisis, social support, and the maintenance of community. What happens to a farming commun...