this study analyzed the determinants of the productivity of smallholder arable crop farmers with a particular focus on land fragmentation using the simpson index as measures of land fragmentation in imo state of nigeria. data collected by using structured questionnaire and interview schedules were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics; simpson index and regression analysis. results showe...

in order to analyse the effective factors contributing to land fragmentation, required data ‎were collected by questionnaire from 151 farmers who were selected through a stratified random ‎sampling design from 12 villages of ramjerd yek subdistrict of marvdasht country. factor analysis ‎was used to identity explanatory factors of land fragmentation. the variables of natural-farming, ‎socio-cult...

Given the scarcity of land resources in most Chinese cities, the fragmentation of construction land use is a greater constraint than expansion for urban sustainability. Therefore, there is an urgent need to quantify the fragmentation level of construction land use for planning and managing practices. This study focuses on residential land use, which is one of the most important types of constru...

This study analyzed the determinants of the productivity of smallholder arable crop farmers with a particular focus on land fragmentation using the Simpson Index as measures of land fragmentation in Imo state of Nigeria. Data collected by using structured questionnaire and interview schedules were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics; Simpson index and regression analysis. Results showe...

The effect of land fragmentation on agriculture has worried policymakers for a long time because it is expected to be a negative effect. Land consolidation policies are frequently implemented to soften the degree of land fragmentation. However, to the authors' knowledge, no study in the dairy sector has empirically analyzed the role of land fragmentation on farm productivity and profits. This s...

Ecological land is a land use category provided with considerable ecological value and a vital indicator reflecting regional eco-environmental quality. However, it has experienced severe fragmentation during the rapid urbanization in China which strongly threatened the regional ecological security, land use pattern and human living environment. Therefore, analysis of spatiotemporal change of ec...

iran is one of the countries facing the most severe farmland fragmentation (ff) in rural areas and farmland consolidation (fc) is generally regarded as being a suitable instrument to solve this problem . a case study in the central area of iran was conducted to explore landholder's attitudes towards issues related to ff and fc. randomized stratified sampling frame was used to select 146 landhol...

(2013) A new methodology for measuring land fragmentation. Abstract The presence of land fragmentation implies that the existing land tenure structure is defective. It is a major problem in many regions because it restricts agricultural development and reduces the opportunities for sustainable rural development. Whilst policies to counter land fragmentation require reliable measurement indices,...