A scoping review of the contributions of farmers' organizations to smallholder agriculture

L Bizikova, E Nkonya, M Minah, M Hanisch… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Farmers' organizations (FOs), such as associations, cooperatives, self-help and
women's groups, are common in developing countries and provide services that are widely …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the inclusiveness of producer cooperatives

J Bijman, G Wijers - Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Evidence supporting claims of inclusiveness of producer cooperatives is
scarce.•Inclusiveness may compromise the efficiency of the cooperative as a business.•For …

The effect of contract farming on the environmentally sustainable production of rice in China

Y Ren, Y Peng, BC Campos, H Li - Sustainable Production and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmentally sustainable production has been widely discussed as one of the most
important issues in sustainable agricultural development, especially for countries with …

Vegetable trade flows and chain competitiveness linkage analysis based on spatial panel econometric Modelling and Porter's diamond Model

M Constantin, MD Sacală, M Dinu, M Piștalu… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The vegetable sector plays an important role in ensuring food security. Vegetable trade
flows in Romania have become a major concern due to constant trade balance deficits …

Trust in agri-food value chains: a systematic review

JR de Vries, JA Turner… - International Food …, 2023 - wageningenacademic.com
Agri-food value chains are complex systems comprising of a network of interlinked and
interdependent actors. To foster collaboration between these actors, trust between actors …

Applying the six-dimensional food security framework to examine a fresh fruit and vegetable program implemented by self-help groups during the COVID-19 lockdown …

J Mockshell, TN Ritter - World Development, 2024 - Elsevier
To alleviate impacts of novel coronavirus lockdowns on food security and agri-food value
chains, governments implemented various policy responses, yet there is limited evidence as …

The impact of contract farming on the welfare and livelihoods of farmers: A village case study from West Bengal

N Ray, G Clarke, P Waley - Journal of Rural Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
In many countries of the global south, Governments have recently encouraged neoliberal
economic policies which have seen large corporations controlling more of the production …

Efficiency, valuation, and pricing of irrigation water in northeastern Tunisia

A Chebil, R Soula, A Souissi, B Bennouna - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examines the effects of irrigation water use efficiency improvements and citrus
price fluctuations on water values in the tree production systems of northeastern Tunisia. It …

Adoption of sustainable agricultural technologies for vegetable production in rural Tanzania: Trade-offs, complementarities and diffusion

J Ochieng, V Afari-Sefa, F Muthoni… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sustainable agricultural technologies have impacted positively on staple crop yields in Asia
and some parts of Sub-Sahara Africa. However, the adoption of similar technologies in …

[HTML][HTML] Supporting self-organisation in farmer organisations in developing countries: A case with a group of farmer groups in Indonesia

K Kusnandar, O van Kooten, FM Brazier - Journal of Co-operative …, 2023 - Elsevier
Governance through self-organisation in which participation is essential has been
acknowledged to be important to enable farmer organisations to perform their roles in a …