• Are common bean traders efficient? An empirical evidence from Malawi 

  Chitete, Moses M.M.N.; Mgomezulu, Wisdom Richard; Bwanaisa, Mercy; Phiri, Horace; Dzanja, Joseph (Sage, 2023-03)

  Efficient agricultural markets can be a bedrock for diverse economy-wide benefits ranging from improvements in resource use to price stabilisation. However, as is the case with most developing and agrarian countries, ...
• A systematic review of the performance of agricultural marketing in Malawi 

  Chitete, Moses M.M.N.; Mgomezulu, Wisdom Richard; Bwanaisa, Mercy; Damazio, Chitsanzo; Kaunda, Robert Tauka; Dzanja, Joseph (Sage, 2024)

  The main purpose of this study was to review the performance of agricultural marketing in Malawi. Using a systematic review, the study synthesizes factors affecting performance of agricultural marketing in Malawi. It ...
• The effects of outdated data and outliers on Kenya’s 2019 Global Food Security Index score and rank 

  Atieno, Prisca; Hendriks, Sheryl L. (BMC, 2023-03-29)

  The heterogeneity of food security indicators and the lack of consensus on comparing and ranking countries have driven international organisations to build composite indicators (Santeramo 2015). Composite indicators are ...
• Assessing the potential for a levy-based system to replace revenue from trophy hunting in South Africa 

  Moorhouse, T.P.; Elwin, A.; Ntuli, Herbert; Cruze, D. (Elsevier, 2023-11)

  Trophy hunting is a contentious practice often associated by the public with charismatic African megafauna, especially lions (Panthera leo). Public pressure could potentially end trophy hunting in the near future, which ...
• Pathways and interactions for integrating mechanisation into sustainable agricultural production : the case of rice production in Asutsuare, Ghana 

  Dorvlo, Selorm Yaotse; Mkandawire, Elizabeth; Roelich, Katy; Jumbe, Charles Blessings (MDPI, 2023-11-13)

  Environmentally sustainable small-scale rice production mechanisation is a feasible intervention to help enhance yields and reduce food insecurity. Using machinery for rice production can help small farmers economically ...
• Value chain digitalisation and adoption intention by proactive land acquisition strategy (PLAS) farmers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Mazwane, Sukoluhle; Makhura, Moraka Nakedi; Senyolo, Mmapatla Precious; Ginige, Athula (MDPI, 2023-11-03)

  Digital technologies disrupt agricultural value chains, thereby facilitating enhanced connectivity among various players. This contributes to the development of resilience and sustainability within farms. This study ...
• District analysis of poverty dynamics in rural South Africa 

  Mamabolo, Manana; Chaminuka, Petronella; Machethe, Charles Lepepeule (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2023)

  Persistent poverty is a major developmental challenge for South Africa and has multifaceted dimensions. This paper profiled and investigated poverty transitions among rural households in 22 district municipalities in South ...
• Does income diversity really stimulate household consumption expenditure diversity? Evidence from mean-based and unconditional quantile regressions 

  Ma, Wanglin; Vatsa, Puneet; Owusu-Sekyere, Enoch; Zhou, Xiaoshi; Owusu, Victor (Routledge, 2023)
• Diversification of small-scale fishing activities in exploring entrepreneurial opportunities along the tourism value chain in South Africa 

  Opondo, Florence; Chagwiza, Clarietta; Ouko, Kevin Okoth; Mkandawire, Elizabeth (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Small-scale fishers (SSFs) are finding it difficult to cope with the limited returns from fishing activities. Diversification of fishing activities becomes necessary in ensuring the sustainable use of fishing resources by ...
• Unlocking the potential : challenges and factors influencing the use of ICTs by smallholder maize farmers in Zimbabwe 

  Nyakudya, Stella; Jambo, Newettie; Madududu, Pamela; Manyise, Timothy (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  The study aims to investigate the challenges faced by smallholder maize farmers and identify the pivotal factors influencing the adoption of ICTs in agriculture. A blend of descriptive and probit regression analytical ...
• Economic impact of investment in animal welfare–enhancing flooring solutions – implications for promoting sustainable dairy production in Sweden 

  Owusu-Sekyere, Enoch; Hansson, Helena; Telezhenko, Evgenij; Nyman, Ann-Kristin; Ahmed, Haseeb (Emerald, 2023-11)

  PURPOSE : The purpose of this paper was to assess the economic impact of investment in different animal welfare–enhancing flooring solutions in Swedish dairy farming. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : The authors developed a ...
• Dairy cow longevity and farm economic performance : evidence from Swedish dairy farms 

  Adamie, B.A.; Owusu-Sekyere, Enoch; Lindberg, Mikaela; Agenäs, S.; Nyman, Ann-Kristin; Hansson, Helena (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  The longevity of dairy cows is mainly determined by farmers' subjective culling decisions and can be linked to the environmental impact of dairy production and to the social acceptance of the industry. Still, the economic ...
• Determinants of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies adoption by smallholder food crop farmers in Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State 

  Makamane, O.; Van Niekerk, J.; Loki, Olwethu; Mdoda, L. (South African Society for Agricultural Extension, 2023-11)

  Climate change is already influencing agricultural production and distribution and heightening farming risks. Over the last decade, the sector has been subject to drastic economic and social evolutions contributing to the ...
• Social-ecological system understanding of land degradation in response to land use and cover changes in the Greater Sekhukhune district municipality 

  Kgaphola, Motsoko Juniet; Ramoelo, Abel; Odindi, John; Kahinda, Jean-Marc Mwenge; Seetal, Ashwin; Musvoto, Constansia (MDPI, 2023-02-20)

  Land degradation is a major risk to the sustainability and functioning of socioecological systems (SES), especially in arid/semiarid regions. By understanding a system and its interlinkages, the socioecological approach ...
• Financing sustainable agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : a review of the role of financial technologies 

  Mapanje, Olga; Karuaihe, Selma Tuemumunu; Machethe, Charles Lepepeule; Amis, Mao (MDPI, 2023-03-03)

  African agriculture needs to adapt to climate change and shift from unsustainable production practices to sustainable ones. This requires innovative, substantial, and long-term agricultural investments that can allow all ...
• Does contract farming arrangement improve smallholder tobacco productivity? Evidence from Zimbabwe 

  Pangapanga-Phiri, Innocent; Mungatana, Eric D.; Mhondoro, Gwenzi (Elsevier, 2024-01)

  Contract Farming Arrangements (CFA) can be viewed as a pro-active response to lack of reliable markets and steeply rising input prices. CFA proponents argue that CFA can enhance technical efficiency of tobacco farming and ...
• Revisiting preferences for agricultural insurance policies : insights from cashew crop insurance development in Ghana 

  Oppong Mensah, Nicholas; Owusu-Sekyere, Enoch; Adjei, Cosmos (Elsevier, 2023-07)

  The development and uptake of agricultural insurance products by farmers in developing countries has been universally and disappointingly low. This paper investigates farmers’ preferences and willingness to pay for a variety ...
• An empirical assessment of the tripartite nexus between environmental pollution, economic growth, and agricultural production in Sub-Saharan African countries 

  Ali, Ernest Baba; Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Bekun, Festus Victor; Ozturk, Ilhan; Nketiah, Prince (Springer, 2023-06)

  A lot of attention has been paid to environmental pollution worldwide, due to the increase in anthropogenic activities. Massive investment in non-renewable energy options raises questions regarding environmental sustainability ...
• Beliefs and preferences as predictors of prophylactic adherence and lockdown compliance in South Africa 

  Farolfi, Stefano; Jourdain, Damien; Mungatana, Eric D.; Nicholls, Nicky; Willinger, Marc; Yitbarek, Eleni (Routledge, 2024)

  Much of the research on behavioural preferences as predictors of compliance with regulations aimed at reducing the transmission of COVID-19 has focused on developed countries, with very little consideration of African ...
• Multicriteria assessment of alternative cropping systems at farm level. A case with maize on family farms of South East Asia 

  Lairez, Juliette; Jourdain, Damien; Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago; Syfongxay, Chanthaly; Affholder, Francois (Elsevier, 2023-12)

  CONTEXT : Integration of farms into markets with adoption of maize as a cash crop can significantly increase income of farms of the developing world. However, in some cases, the income generated may still be very low and ...

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