Abstract Monocropping of perennial cash crops providing livelihood for smallholders is replacing native forest throughout the tropics, but there no direct empirical evidence on impact soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) relative to multistrata-agroforestry-based cropping. In particular, conversion forests cropping a rapidly expanding monocropping khat ( Catha edulis Forskal) not known. W...

Rubber farming in Moneragala District has been introduced to enhance the socio-economic status of households smallholders. Four focus group discussions and six qualitative case studies were conducted assess impact rubber on their household level 2020. smallholders selected for discussions, using stratified random sampling technique each discussion was comprised twelve Data collected interview c...

This study analyses the role of Chile's Productive Alliance Programme (PAP) in increasing welfare and improving access to market for smallholder producers, by developing a sustainable agriculture both social environmental terms. programme started 2007 under Ministry Agriculture now serves 3,600 smallholders Chile. It seeks create commercial partnerships between these large companies, providing ...

This study was conducted in South Tapanuli District, which is one of the two oil palm centres implementing landscape management project. Data collected from Regional Plan documents and 169 smallholder samples analysed with Cross Tabulation Compare Means Test. The results show that has been implemented through Planning various regulations. However, many institutions are authorized to manage land...

While the health impact of COVID-19 in most African countries appears modest, social distancing measures, closing markets and reduced mobility is felt across board. Domestic, labor-intensive traditional food value chains smallholders they serve appear to be particularly affected. During a systemic shock where idiosyncratic risk coping strategies fail, collective or organizational resilience bec...

The development of oil palm plantations in Indonesia is increasing because one the most important economy Indonesia. Sustainable management vital it could reduce threats to natural resources, deforestation, expansion land ways that are not environmentally friendly such as by burning, and damage peat ecosystems. study aimed determine farmers' readiness level implementing ISPO certification for i...

This paper studies nonmarket institutions that facilitate exports. In Malawi, as in many other developing countries, farmers face numerous constraints that disconnect them from export markets. We explore the role of a local institution, the burley tobacco clubs, in bridging smallholders to exports. Burley clubs potentially enable farmers to increase their tobacco farming productivity by providi...

Throughout SE Asia, palms are important in agroforestry systems and homegardens. Most species are used for multiple purposes based on both physical and nutritional properties of the palms. Except for a few commodities of worldwide importance such as palm oil and coconut, many palm products either do not figure in trade statistics, or they are merged with other products in a way, which makes it ...

Surveys for more than 9,500 households were conducted in the growing seasons 2002/2003 or 2003/2004 in eleven African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Niger and Senegal in western Africa; Egypt in northern Africa; Ethiopia and Kenya in eastern Africa; South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe in southern Africa. Households were chosen randomly in districts that are representative for key agro-...

This chapter analyzes the technical efficiency of banana production among Ugandan smallholders by estimating a stochastic production frontier model with inefficiency effects. The empirical models are formulated within the overarching framework of the agricultural household specified in Chapter 2. The data design is also summarized in Chapter 2, although additional information about soil quality...