Cooperatives and social capital: A narrative literature review and directions for future research

I Saz-Gil, I Bretos, M Díaz-Foncea - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
How cooperatives generate and absorb social capital has attracted a great deal of attention
due to the fact that they are collective organizations owned and democratically managed by …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding adaptive capacity of smallholder African indigenous vegetable farmers to climate change in Kenya

W Chepkoech, NW Mungai, S Stöber… - Climate Risk …, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the adaptive capacity (AC) of farmers is crucial to planning effective
adaptation. Action to promote farmers' AC is required because climate change (CC) is …

Climate change adaptation and adaptive capacities of dairy farmers: Evidence from village tank cascade systems in Sri Lanka

RDAK Ranasinghe, PM Korale-Gedara… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Dairy farmers are affected by climate change (CC). To reduce the negative effects
of CC, farmers need to take numerous adaptive measures. The ability to adapt is context …

Financial diversity and the development process: Case study of rural communes of Eastern Poland in 2009–2018

P Dziekański, P Prus - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the modern state, the role and importance of communes is growing. They can carry out
their tasks when equipped with stable and efficient sources of income. Financial resources …

How do farm size and perceptions matter for farmers' adaptation responses to climate change in a developing country? Evidence from Nepal

P Koirala, K Kotani, S Managi - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Farm size and climatic perceptions are important economic and cognitive factors for farmers'
activities. However, little is known about how these factors are related to farmers' …

How agricultural farmers respond to risks during the COVID-19 Pandemic: an exploration through the dual social capitals approach

M Hao, C Lu, X Zhou, J Xu - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The degree of risk to which agricultural farmers are exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic
and how they tackle those difficulties is a critical topic. Although the topic has been paid …

“We will always ask ourselves the question of how to feed the family”: subsistence farmers' perceptions on adaptation to climate change in Burkina Faso

R Sorgho, I Mank, M Kagoné, A Souares… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In West Africa, climate change aggravates subsistence farmers' vulnerability to weather
variability to sustain their agricultural and nutritional requirements. For successful adaptation …

Impacts of social capital on climate change adaptations of banana farmers in Southern China

L Cishahayo, Y Zhu, C Zhang, F Wang - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Climate change has caused several significant risks to agro-economy in developing regions.
Adaptations to climate change can improve farmers' resilience in agricultural production …

[HTML][HTML] Indicator assessment of groundwater resource sustainability: Using the framework of socio-ecological systems in Hamedan-Bahar Plain, Iran

T Sarami-Foroushani, H Balali, R Movahedi… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Study area Iran. Study focus Hamedan-Bahar plain is one of the important plains in
the west of Iran, which is facing a shortage of water resources and excessive extraction of …

Socio-economic, social-capital, and psychological characteristics and climate change adaptive behavior of farmers in Iran

A Mirzaei, H Azarm, M Yazdanpanah… - Climate Research, 2022 - int-res.com
In recent years, climate change in Iran has led to frequent droughts and reduction of
available water resources. Iranian farmers are extremely vulnerable to unexpected drought …