Most food in sub-Saharan Africa is produced on small farms. Using large datasets from
household surveys conducted across many countries, we find that the majority of farms are …

This study surveys the panorama of research on the importance of aspirations of farming
communities, identifies research gaps and prospects for future research. The analysis of 22 …

Agricultural extension, or advisory services, have a key role to play in supporting farmers'
learning and adoption of new practices and technologies. This paper analyses gaps and …

We are living in a time of crisis on planet Earth. Urgent calls for transformational change are
getting louder. Technical solutions have an important role to play in addressing pressing …

Rural development is a political topic in which debate has been more focussed on externally
identified needs than on demands or aspirations of the rural population and polarised …

Aspirations defined as future‐oriented desires or ambitions, can determine agricultural
investments and rural development. Aspirations are shaped by people's social, cultural, and …

This study evaluates the impact of adopting improved sesame varieties on farm household
food security using the data collected in 2018 from potential sesame-growing districts in …

While grain farming has seen a major shift toward organic production in recent years, the
USA continues to lag behind with domestic demand continuing to outpace domestic supply …

This paper presents a typology to highlight and describe the variation in attitudes among
young farmers in rural Ghana, a group that has been treated in policy discourses and in …

Dynamic and cumulative processes shaping technology adoption receive less attention in
agricultural research compared to snapshot analyses of its determinants. We address this …