Emerging evidence has shown that a sustainable mode of farming contributes to the sustainability societies. However, agricultural modernization and land concentration have resulted in decreasing role agriculture rural societies everywhere Europe also Hungary. Governmental funds agendas increasingly focus on regeneration areas with special interest new generations farmers. This paper analyses sm...

While previous research into understandings of climate change has usually examined general public perceptions and mainstream media representations, this thesis offers an audience-specific departure point by analysing climate change frames and frame formation in Swedish agriculture. The empirical material consists of Swedish farm magazines’ reporting on climate change, as well as eight focus gro...

The expansion of sugarcane for biofuels is a highly contentious issue. The growth of sugarcane area has occurred simultaneously with a reduction of dairy production in São Paulo state, the primary production region for sugar and ethanol in Brazil. This paper analyses different dairy farm rationales to continue dairy production in the context of a dramatically expanding sugarcane economy. Combin...

BACKGROUND The study was done in three villages in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. It surveys farmers' belief system and pesticide practices relative to health and safety. METHODS Initially it used a simulated market study on willingness to pay for personal protective equipment in the form of gloves and masks. Then a combination of semi-structured, formal, informal, and key-informant interviews, as...

Soil erosion poses economic and environmental concerns in many tropical uplands. Agroforestry has been proposed as a sustainable land use that can mitigate soil erosion and promote the economic welfare of small farmers. To evaluate such claims, we must (a) develop a composite measure of effectiveness, such as a soil conservation index, and (b) define it in terms understood by the farmers who ul...

Bangladesh has been a pioneer in the microfinance movement since its inception in the early 1980s, and today this concept has been adopted by many countries including China, India, and Brazil. It is already proven as strong and useful poverty reduction tools by researchers worldwide. Conversely, Online Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending, also known as online social lending is a new form of electronic c...