Contract Farming and Food Security

Impact of a Contract Farming Scheme on Income, Food Security, and Nutrition among Maize Farmers in North Western, Nigeria

Background: The study examined the impact of a contract farming scheme on the farmers’ income, food security, and nutrition. Methods: Simple random sampling was used to select 100 respondents for the study. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics as well the Propensity Score Matching technique. Results: The major determinants of participation in contract farming included...

Contract Farming and Poverty Reduction: the Case of Organic Rice Contract Farming in Thailand

Contract farming. Partnerships for growth

Food Security and Economic Growth

T  his study aimed to examine the relationship between food security, health and economic growth. These three components together form the vertices of a triangle. How much does food security strategies in a country bring more health to its people? Is the  healthy population richer? What is the impact of health on income, and to what extent are income variation am...

Biodiversity Based Organic Farming A New Paradigm for Food Security and Food Safety

Sustainability in agriculture has two dimensions: a. Natural Resource Sustainability b. Socioeconomic Sustainability Natural Resource Sustainability is based on the stability of the ecology of agricultural ecosystems based on interactions between soil, water and biodiversity. This Sustainability measures the wealth of' nature's economy' and the foundation of all other economies. Nature's econom...