Gender Equality and Green Entrepreneurship in Farms

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Gender dynamics in agricultural sustainability, particularly within the framework of Agri‐Environmental‐Climate‐Schemes (AECS), play a critical role advancing green entrepreneurship. This study explores gender‐based differences adoption and intensity AECS practices among Hungarian farms, emphasising implications for gender equality sustainable development. Utilising Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data from 2014 to 2021, we apply Blinder‐Oaxaca Recentered Influence Function decomposition models dissect disparities engagement between male‐ female‐headed farms. Findings indicate that, while male‐headed farms receive greater subsidies due larger economic scales resource availability, demonstrate comparable levels when controlled these factors. These insights highlight potential gender‐sensitive policies European Union's Common Agricultural Policy empower female farmers entrepreneurship practices. The study's findings contribute broader understanding gender's influence on development agriculture, with significant policy frameworks that support inclusive climate‐resilient globally.

Language: Английский

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Transforming developing economies by shifting paradigms beyond natural resources. The fintech and social dynamics for sustainable mineral policy

Resources Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 94, P. 105086 - 105086

Published: May 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Fairtrade in Peru: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable and Equitable Agricultural Development

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 486 - 486

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Fairtrade, present in Peru since 1990, has been widely studied for its impact on agri-food production. This research, based convenience surveys conducted with leaders and members of cooperatives agri-exporting companies during the 2024 Peruvian Expoalimentaria fair, examines benefits challenges faced by producers their pursuit sustainable equitable development. The results were statistically analysed using Cronbach’s alpha, factor analysis, ordinal logistic regression model. These methods revealed that not all dimensions evaluated reached statistical significance. However, agricultural sustainability social justice emerged as most significant, driven adoption technologies democratic participation cooperatives. Nonetheless, these require additional external conditions to ensure well-being, such market incentives, which did achieve significance, suggesting influence contextual factors accounted study. research only enriches existing literature but also provides recommendations implementing Fairtrade initiatives promote more development improves socio-economic socio-political disadvantaged producers. Furthermore, this study highlights need expand theoretical unexplored variables, association models, practices, economic growth rural communities. In way, it serves an exploratory foundation future public policies strategies sector.

Language: Английский

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Is the Implementation of Cocoa Companies' Forest Policies on Track to Effectively and Equitably Address Deforestation in West Africa?

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

ABSTRACT Tropical forests play a crucial role in achieving the sustainable development goals by contributing to climate stability, conserving biodiversity and sustaining livelihoods. However, are disappearing due agricultural expansion. In West Africa, cocoa production is major driver of deforestation. This study examines design implementation forest‐focused supply chain policies (FSPs) chains Côte d'Ivoire Ghana, world's two leading producers. FSPs voluntary companies combat deforestation, restore forests, improve farmers' Drawing on 91 stakeholder interviews, we developed conceptual framework examine FSPs' theory change, potential effectiveness equity. Our findings reveal shortcomings implementation. mostly narrowly focused preventing illegal deforestation only target farmers companies' ‘direct’ chains, neglecting important landscape‐scale approaches processes. Companies also fail include smallholder sufficiently policy Lastly, prioritise productivity enhancement but overlook importance addressing social norms values. We provide recommendations how address achieve production.

Language: Английский

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Systematic evidence map of coffee agroecosystem management and biodiversity linkages in producing countries

Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100147 - 100147

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A review of international trade impacts on sustainable development

Marine Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: April 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Complexities of sustainable palm oil production by smallholders in sub‐Saharan Africa

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(1), P. 529 - 541

Published: July 17, 2023

Abstract Sub‐Saharan Africa is increasingly viewed as an important area for oil palm cultivation and expansion. Palm a commodity that can help developing countries like Cameroon attain their sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets through poverty alleviation (SDG 1) by providing revenue to smallholder farmers buy variety of food thereby reducing hunger. However, due the many negative environmental social consequences, sector needs be made more sustainable. In this study, we set out unpack complexities including costs benefits practice production. We use both gray peer‐reviewed literature, conversational interviews with managers certified mills, workshop smallholders in Cameroon. found face several challenges weak land tenure rights, poor‐quality seeds low‐yielding palms, lack skills, expertise, access financing. Certification could alleviate some financing, training improve yields, better seedlings, increased higher value markets. certification cost very high compared income from most farmers. Farmers will therefore need considerable assistance organizations brokers remain financially viable. Our study provides insights such EU, United Kingdom, States are process adopting legislation regulate deforestation associated imports key commodities oil.

Language: Английский

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Trade‐offs and synergies between dimensions of well‐being among smallholder farmers in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

Abstract Agrarian transition is often seen as a pathway towards sustainable development and increasing well‐being for rural households. However, empirical evidence on trade‐offs synergies between different dimensions of result agrarian transitions lacking. We conducted cross‐sectional survey 360 households across 12 villages in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. find farmer types all included dimensions; economic, food security, health, gender equality. intensive paddy rice farmers, are predominantly positive, while non‐intensive cash crop farmers mostly negative. These findings indicate that one dimension may provide improvements other dimensions, but benefits can be difficult to achieve some farmers. Our results further suggest policies focussing single aspect, example supporting non‐farm incomes, have co‐benefits beyond the immediate targets.

Language: Английский

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Environmental consequence of Australian agricultural trade: An asymmetric analysis

Sustainable Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 32(4), P. 2931 - 2943

Published: Nov. 14, 2023

Abstract Link between environmental degradation and agricultural trade balance (ATB) is an under investigated issue. This article, therefore, investigates the issue for Australia using data of 1988–2021. In this investigation when a linear model applied, support short‐run impact revealed. However, unable to explore asymmetry relationship. Therefore, assess nonlinear applied. The latter has supported both short‐ long‐run adjustment by ATB on Australian pollution. findings reveal that improvement harmful environment, agro import related economic activities are environmentally more efficient than export activities. improve condition, commodity substitution not viable option country. result also validates EKC hypothesis, additionally pollution concerned, national income as important Australia.

Language: Английский

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Planetary Welcare principles for just and sustainable futures: a compass for system change, trade reforms, and transformations

Sustainability Science Practice and Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: Jan. 22, 2024

International trade, a cornerstone of the global economy, has witnessed substantial growth since start 21st century. This expansion, largely driven by liberalizing policies and supported initiatives like United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, deeply integrated economies worldwide, making trade part gross domestic product (GDP). However, this also spotlights cultural, social, environmental consequences. Studies indicate that is responsible for up to 70% impacts, often transferring burdens from "developed" "developing" nations. While bolsters economies, it poses risks people, nature, planet. In article, I introduce Planetary Welcare compass, an innovative framework designed navigate these multifaceted challenges drive transformative change. integrates diverse perspectives on development, equity, sustainability, planetary health into five interconnected principles: enhancing well-being, promoting balanced consumption, fostering accountability with integrity, embracing rooted globalism, championing stewardship. The article delves foundation applies overarching strategies both World Trade Organization (WTO) Fair Charter (IFTC), highlighting their divergent approaches associated challenges. conclusion, compass offers comprehensive set principles guide assess production consumption systems, including agreements. It suggests significant shift traditional welfare-state model toward broader focus health, ushering in emergence "Welcare state" paradigm just sustainable future.

Language: Английский

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