...Castro N. Gichuki; Dominic Kipngeno; Charles Wambu Kamau Purpose This study examines the determinants of maize variety choice and its implications for household food security among smallholder farmers in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). It assesses how financial capacity, institutional...

... of this article. Coffee quality Cupping tests Market access Smallholder farmers Difference-in-differences Colombia Funding: This research was supported by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), with funding provided by the Howard G...

...Eka Rastiyanto Amrullah; Hironobu Takeshita; Hiromi Tokuda Purpose This study identified the determinants of improved rice variety adoption and measured their impact on farm productivity and the income of smallholder farmers in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach We used a multistage...

...Winnie Nalubowa; Roberta Moruzzo; Paola Scarpellini; Giulia Granai Purpose In Uganda, smallholder farmers produce about 70% of the food but receive very low prices on the sales channels they use. To improve farmers' livelihoods, other innovative sales channels such as farmers' markets (FMs) have...

... 2022 05 03 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Value chain governance Contractual arrangements Chillies Smallholder farmers Risk responses Generally, smallholders have limited access to markets and engage...

... be contacted at: jomensah.canr@knust.edu.gh 19 03 2021 31 08 2021 03 09 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Certification schemes Smallholder farmers Pineapple Food security Pineapple (Ananas comosus...

... in the Rwenzori region. The descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) provided a basis for discussion. Furthermore, parametric Pearson coefficient test was conducted to examine the smallholder farmers’ TNs and assess its association with selected socio-demographic characteristics of the dairy farmers...

... farmer organization types) to link smallholder farmers efficiently with buyers. It analyzes the relationship between vertical and horizontal structures, and the economic sustainability of different structure combinations. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops a conceptual framework...

.../licences/by/4.0/legalcode Uncertainty Nigeria Adaptation Smallholder farmers High quality cassava flour Inclusive value chains Processors Developing smallholder-inclusive, sustainable agricultural value chains is a priority for many development actors aiming to meet a variety of social...

... in the Akuapem-South Municipal area, Ghana. It utilizes the modeling of socio-economic, farm, market and institutional factors influencing smallholder farmers’ compliance with GLOBALGAP standards. This paper aims to enhance smallholder farmers’ compliance with food safety standards in particular GLOBALGAP so...