Are agricultural extension systems ready to scale up ecological intensification in East Africa? A literature review with particular attention to the Push-Pull Technology …

E Isgren, Y Clough, A Murage, E Andersson - Food security, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Does agricultural cooperative membership help reduce the overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides? Evidence from rural China

T Liu, G Wu - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
The overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides (CFPs) has negatively impacted the
environment and human health. It is an urgent issue that should be addressed. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] Framing behaviour change for sustainable agriculture: Themes, approaches, and future directions

K Ofosu-Ampong, A Wuletawu, A Müller, S Adjei-Nsiah… - Farming System, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the growing demand for behaviour change research and the benefit of
understanding how human behaviour influences use cases and the adoption of agricultural …

'Values‐based Territorial Food Networks'—Benefits, challenges and controversies

G Nemes, R Reckinger, V Lajos, S Zollet - Sociologia Ruralis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The special issue titled 'Values‐based Territorial Food Networks–Benefits, challenges and
controversies' and this introductory editorial aim to bridge conceptual and disciplinary …

Internet use and technical efficiency of grain production in China: a bias-corrected stochastic frontier model

Y Fu, Y Zhu - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Internet technology has unique advantages, such as rich information, rapid dissemination,
and overcoming spatial limitations. It is considered an effective approach to promote …

Bringing Social Science Into Critical Zone Science: Exploring Smallholder Farmers' Learning Preferences in Chinese Human‐Modified Critical Zones

LA Naylor, Y Zheng, N Munro, A Stanton… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing global emphasis on sustainable agriculture to reduce human impacts
and improve delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences with conservation agriculture in the Eastern Gangetic Plains: farmer benefits, challenges, and strategies that frame the next steps for wider …

A Chaudhary, P Timsina, B Suri, E Karki… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While there are numerous studies that explore the agronomic and economic benefits of
Conservation Agriculture in South Asia, few studies have explored farmer's experiences with …

The influence of social learning on Chinese farmers' adoption of green pest control: Mediation by environmental literacy and moderation by market conditions

D Qiao, L Luo, C Zhou, X Fu - Environment, Development and …, 2023 - Springer
Previous studies mainly focused on the effect of single social learning on farmers' safety
behavior and rarely explored the mechanism of social learning on green control techniques …

TAM-Based study of Farmers' live streaming E-Commerce adoption intentions

X Chen, X Zhang, J Chen - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amidst the digital economy surge, live streaming e-commerce of agricultural products has
significantly boosted agricultural prosperity. Investigating farmers' behavioral intentions …

Knowledge and skills for accessing agricultural information by rural farmers in South-East Nigeria

UB Fidelugwuowo - IFLA journal, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Rural farmers make up the majority of crop producers in any developing economy. Their
level of access to agricultural information stems from the knowledge and skills they possess …