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The current study aims to determine farmers’ perception on climate change and its impact on vegetable production tomatoes, cucumbers and green pepper…etc., and identify socio-economic shacieteristics as age, educatio...

Fertilizer use has been important for decades. Recent records show significant increases in their usage. Excessive and unconscious applications threaten human and environmental health and cause economic losses. This stud...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Although previous studies point to a high mental health burden in farmers, little is known about mental health in Austrian farmers, especially about factors associated with poor mental health...

This study assessed the adoption of digital financial services (DFS) among smallholder farmers in North Central Nigeria. It investigated their usage, knowledge, and how their educational level affected the adoption of DF...

Thiamethoxam (TMX) is a systemic pesticide that safeguards both perennial and annual crops from pests but presents environmental risks. Effective pesticide regulation requires a thorough understanding of farmers’ behav...

The study examined challenges to smallholder rice farmers’ participation in cluster farming in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A sample of 220 smallholder rice farmers were selected using a multistage sampling procedure. Data f...

Abstract Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is one of the important interventions to mitigate the negative consequences of climate change and is arguably the most practical and sustainable one. It offers three benefits: red...

Smallholder farmers in the Northeast India are vulnerable to climate risks due to subsistence based rainfed farming, fragmented landholdings, fragile ecosystems, and limited institutional support. This study aimed to ass...

This article aims to contribute to the evaluation of development policies for female farmers based on their beneficiaries' attitudes. For this, it was conducted a survey in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile, to ...

This study aimed to assess the levels and key determinants of digital literacy skills among Eri silk farmers in Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya. Purposive sampling was used to select three villages known for high concentra...

Ecosystem-based adaptation practices among smallholder farmers in drought-prone areas provides a positive response strategy to the increasing challenges posed by climate change, particularly declining crop yield under dr...

This study analyzes different factors that affect the success of artificial insemination (AI) of cows of small farmers inserted in a program of productive and genetic improvement in one region in Chile. The success of AI...

Climate-smart agricultural (CSA) technologies are vital for enhancing the climate resilience of high-value, climate-sensitive crops like vanilla in Sub-Saharan Africa. While institutional support through agricultural ext...

Agriculture is one of the sectors that plays an important role in the national economic development of Indonesia. The growth of the agricultural sector is heavily influenced by the results of the agricultural production ...

This study provides a systematic bibliometric analysis of fintech-driven financial inclusion for Southern African smallholder farmers. Financial exclusion severely limits these farmers' productivity and resilience, tra...

This study was undertaken to verify major issues present in the discourse of cattle farmers when discussing the use of artificial insemination (AI). Seventy-one beef and dairy cattle farmers in the state of Goiás, Brazi...

Climate change and variability have significantly impacted smallholder and subsistence farmers in Ethiopia. The effectiveness of adaptation measures largely depends on how farmers perceive climate change and variability....

The Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) remain highly climate vulnerable, where farmers experience limited access to timely, trusted, and contextualized risk information necessary for adaptation. This study examines how exposure ...

The objective of this study was to identify the factors determining the adoption of feedlot by beef cattle farmers in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. For this purpose, primary data were collected among a sample of 84 fa...

The family farm is a unique institution where the farm household balances family members’ needs with farm business demands. Building on the farm household model, this study identifies and characterizes distinct farmer ...

This study investigated the factors influencing the adoption of digital technology among young farmers in Indonesia using survey data from 345 young farmers in Bogor Regency. Data were collected through a structured ques...

The study was aimed to identify the reality of vegetable farmers practices to face climate change in Iraq in general and in each field of research. To achieve the objectives, a questionnaire consisting of (75) items dist...

Climate change-induced shocks, particularly drought, are more prevalent and causing drastic changes in farming and livelihood in the Barind Tract region of Bangladesh. Therefore, this study aims to identify drought shock...

Neste estudo é relatado o uso de espécies vegetais por onze famílias que vivem na área rural do município de Manacapuru, no Amazonas. Foi feita uma abordagem participativa durante as entrevistas, utilizando um formu...