Making our research more relevant to farmers has been the challenge of the last few years as prescriptive approaches have largely failed to increase farm level adoption of new technologies. In Eastern Uganda a partnership led by Africa 2000 Network has been developed to target technologies more accurately to farmers. The partners are Makerere University, NARO, ICRAF, TSBF/CIAT, Appropriate Tech...

The objective of this study was to determine the perceptions and knowledge of farmers of heat stress and tick resistance in cattle. A cross-sectional survey was conducted and 110 farmers in four villages in the sour and sweet velds of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa were interviewed. The associations among area (municipality), gender, age, level of education, employment and religion wer...

South African agriculture is comprised of mainly two categories of farmers -the subsistence farmers in the former homeland areas and the large-scale commercial (mainly white) farmers. This is in contrast with the situation in many other countries in the world where one would find a whole range of farm sizes, ranging from the very small or subsistence farmer to the very large farmer/agribusiness...

Human-carnivore conflict occurs globally, particularly in regions where large carnivores predate livestock. Retaliatory killings do occur, and although predation of livestock by carnivores happens, losses from other factors such as disease or injury can be misattributed because of landowner perceptions. Game farming for both trophy hunting and eco-tourism is becoming increasingly common in Sout...

Farmers' Perceptions on Jajar Legowo System in Tempek Deman, Subak Penatahan, Penatahan Village, Penebel District, Tabanan Regency. is one of the planting systems that were introduced by Agricultural Development Agency to increase rice production. This study aims determine perceptions and expectations farmers application system cultivation Data collected through interviews, observation, documen...

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) identified practices to reduce the risk of animal disease outbreaks. We report on the response of sheep and pig farmers in England to promotion of these practices. A conceptual framework was established from research on factors influencing adoption of animal health practices, linking knowledge, attitudes, social influences and pe...

This paper argues for a twofold perspective on human adaptation to climate change in the Amazon. First, we need to understand the processes that mediate perceptions of environmental change and the behavioural responses at the levels of the individual and the local population. Second, we should take into account the process of production and dissemination of global and national climate informati...

Across the United States and abroad, innovative producers, processors, trade organizations and others in the agricultural sector are exploring the promise of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) to improve their environmental and business performance. An Environmental Management System or EMS helps farmers develop their own, personal strategies for reducing environmental risk on their operati...

In the past, scientific research has predicted a decrease in the effectiveness of Bt cotton due to the rise of secondary and other sucking pests. It is suspected that once the primary pest is brought under control, secondary pests have a chance to emerge due to the lower pesticide applications in Bt cotton cultivars. Studies on this phenomenon are scarce. This article furnishes empirical eviden...

Program kampung iklim (Proklim) was launched by the Government to increase implementation of climate change adaptation strategy. The decision adopt an strategy is influenced farmers’ perceptions change. This study aims determine level and compare awareness risks, among farmers from Proklim non-Proklim locations. conducted in 3 sub-districts that have location, Sleman Regency. By using simple ra...