Agritourism has gained traction with a variety of stakeholders within the Pacific to supplement farm revenue, create linkages tourism and ultimately contribute sustainable economic development. This paper, focus on smallholders, examines key constraints agriculture, current agritourism products, policy development initiatives, proposes an open framework for in Fiji. Among considerations are car...

Encouraging smallholders to diversify their livelihoods has been a long-held policy objective of many governments create resilient rural communities that can cope with seasonal variations in food production and price fluctuations commercial markets. Due the dynamic nature smallholders’ livelihoods, relative contribution different sources household income often remains unclear. Recent research I...

The use of herbicides in oil palm cultivation practices is one the causes environmental damage which results loss plant species that can be utilized natural soil conservation efforts. role KUD as a forum for farmer membership very important regulating herbicide patterns efforts to preserve environment. This study aims analyze comparative pattern applied by Karya Mandiri independent smallholders...

Abstract Background Digital technologies are promoted as transformational for smallholders in Africa through the potential to enhance access knowledge, increase productivity and food security. Despite anticipations agricultural digitalization Africa, smallholders' engagement with is empirically underexplored. Hence, we surveyed 1565 rural farmers Northern Ghana explore how interact digital tool...

Smallholder commercialization is central to international development policy and practice. As a result, several arrangements foster market linkages are being implemented. Especially popular farmers’ organizations, which believed be owned, controlled, financed by smallholders. such, their design considered inclusive given every household in community theoretically allowed become member, the gove...

This study aims to describe the independent smallholders' oil palm farming and social conditions of ISPO-certified farmers. who are members KUD Mutiara Bumi. Descriptive quantitative data were used needs smallholders received ISPO certificates. The results showed that average production was 23,788 Kg/Ha/Year with an selling price IDR. 1,578/Kg. land use is 3.12 Ha/Farmer, number trees 132/Ha, f...

The demand for palm oil is steadily increasing where global consumption in 2020 has reached 77 million metric tons or equivalent to 7 kg of per capita usage. However, the industry under critics unsustainable production practice and environmental degradation due unscrupulous deforestation. One measures taken ensure sustainability practices Malaysia includes certifications such as Roundtable on S...

CHALLENGES TO AGRICULTURE FINANCING IN MALI By Kadidia Konare In Mali, like in many Sub-Saharan countries, inadequate access to credit has remained a central concern for farmers and a key constraint to the modernization and diversification of their activities. The commercial banks’ limited participation in agricultural financing and the hard terms and conditions for obtaining individual loans h...

— The results of a two-year survey of smallholders in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal show that farmers who adopted Bt cotton in 1999–2000 benefited according to all the measures used. Higher yields and lower chemical costs outweighed higher seed costs, giving higher gross margins. These measures showed negative benefits in 1998–99, which conflicts with continued adoption, but stochastic effici...

Abstract Three decades after their establishment, many smallholder oil palm plantations are overmatured and will require replanting soon. Replanting offers a unique opportunity to redesign plantations, close yield gaps, boost farm productivity, secure livelihoods. However, requires knowledge, inputs, financing. If postponed or done sluggishly, could further exacerbate existing socioeconomic env...