Exploring the nexus between health status, technical efficiency, and welfare of small-scale cereal farmers in Tanzania: A stochastic frontier analysis

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100996 - 100996

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

Cereal production is important component of Tanzania's agricultural sector, as it provides food security and income for a significant portion the population. However, low levels technical efficiency negative impact ill-health on cereal productivity have posed obstacles to welfare small-scale farmers in country. This study estimates producers Tanzania, investigates relationship between farmer health productivity, establishes link smallholder farmers. Using data from Tanzania Agriculture Sample Census survey 2019/20, stochastic frontier function was used estimate efficiencies, while Tobit instrumental variables models analyzed effects cereal's respectively. The findings indicate that overall 44.44%, with pure standing at 56.50%. In addition, poor reduces likelihood by 0.297 (p < 0.01). found significantly improve household welfare, increases (0.35327, p 0.01), (0.2914, nutrition status reducing malnutrition (−0.36607, recommends rural agriculture development programs include components increase sustainability, ultimately standard living communities.

Language: Английский

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Role of agricultural extension in learning for uptake and intensification of less-practiced dairy climate-smart practices in Kenya

Cogent Food & Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: March 22, 2024

The enhanced uptake of dairy climate-smart practices (DCSPs) is important to cushion farmers against the effects climate change. However, remains low. Besides, there limited evidence on learning phase preceding adoption under a pluralistic extension system, while intensity treated as one-off process. Therefore, this study aimed assess factors influencing about least adopted DCSPs through different providers and, evaluate determinants and DCSPs. triple hurdle model was used conditional adoption, using sample 665 from selected counties in Kenya. Although facilitated very Ease accessing services milk market participation influenced positively. Keeping records, increase knowledge change, higher number visits were positively associated with both Additionally, perception that resilience increased level adoption. foster intensified promotion DCSPs, it imperative strengthen contacts farmers, train change record keeping, facilitate ensure contribute improved resilience. This would realization sustainable development goal 13 action country's commitments agriculture strategy.

Language: Английский

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Can Agricultural Socialized Services Promote the Reduction in Chemical Fertilizer? Analysis Based on the Moderating Effect of Farm Size

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. 2323 - 2323

Published: Jan. 28, 2023

On the basis of data 855 farmer households in 2020 China Land Economic Survey, this paper uses an extended regression model to empirically study impact agricultural socialized services on reduction chemical fertilizer and moderating effect farm size above path. The results show that adoption by farmers can significantly promote fertilizer. test shows is instrumental strengthening promoting technology-intensive was more pronounced than labor-intensive services. Agricultural have a greater for with higher degree part-time employment, but enhance generated lower employment. Therefore, we recommend further developing services, supply green production playing role reduction. We also posit encouraging large-scale adopt would

Language: Английский

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Achieving sustainable development through agriculture-forestry-livestock nexus in Bangladesh: Synergies and trade-offs

Agricultural Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 215, P. 103854 - 103854

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

In the pursuit of achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, integrating agriculture-forestry-livestock (AFL) systems has emerged as a potential tool in developing countries. Yet, extent synergies and trade-offs associated with each SDG viable strategies to address these leverage lack clarity. The objective this study is investigate AFL practices Bangladesh toward 17 SDGs suggest appropriate solutions trade-offs. This employs an online survey based on Delphi principles, ensuring unbiased opinions from diverse set experts relevant expertise nexus. first round gathers insights trade-offs, second focuses effective management challenges. Findings reveal that integration holds for across SDGs, especially poverty eradication, zero hunger, life land, climate action. However, develop due technical managerial knowledge, limited access financial resources, fragmented land ownership, insufficient market opportunities, existing gender inequities, child labor practices, overreliance wood fuel source Bangladesh. To challenges, recommends comprehensive such creating specialized agricultural credit facilities, introducing insurance schemes, promoting cooperative associations, resolving ownership issues, improving linkages, addressing labor, equality, advocating clean energy alternatives like biogas. These are linked several national agendas aim minimize maximize sustainable development. research contributes global discourse development shedding light offers policymakers stakeholders. findings also provide guidance other countries facing similar challenges while pursuing SDGs.

Language: Английский

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Green pesticide practices and sustainability: empirical insights into agricultural services in China

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(1)

Published: Jan. 30, 2024

In a world grappling with the overuse of pesticides, China emerges as key consumer and producer, facing substantial challenges in environmental agricultural sustainability. This study investigates how services can foster eco-friendly pesticide use among farmers. It leverages data from 'China Land Economic Survey' (2020-2021) by Nanjing Agricultural University, covering 52 villages 2600 households. Using multi-dimensional fixed effects model propensity score matching, research addresses biases inherent data. Results show that business significantly boost green adoption, outperforming technology input sectors. These increase safer pesticides recycling their containers 11.6% 6%, respectively. Farmer satisfaction regular internet also play role reinforcing this trend. Based on these insights, it recommends enhancing support for low-toxicity programmes, creating tailored policies diverse needs, implementing resource management incentive mechanisms to promote sustainable practices. strategies aim bolster agriculture, balancing health economic viability.

Language: Английский

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Does the Indonesian farmer empowerment policy enhance the professional farmer? Empirical evidence based on the difference-in-difference approach

Technology in Society, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 68, P. 101924 - 101924

Published: Feb. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Effects of agricultural extension system on promoting conservation agriculture in Shaanxi Plain, China

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 380, P. 134896 - 134896

Published: Oct. 31, 2022

Language: Английский

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Impact of agricultural production outsourcing service and land fragmentation on agricultural non-point source pollution in China: Evidence from Jiangxi Province

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Jan. 10, 2023

Agricultural production outsourcing service (APOS) are developing rapidly in China. In-depth research on whether the development of agricultural can reduce non-point source pollution (ANSP) and influencing mechanisms is still lacking. This study analyze underlying empirically estimate impact pollution, explore effect land fragmentation relationship between them, further test these relationships with microsurvey data farmers The results reveal that negatively correlated excess nitrogen chemical fertilizer input. use an increase number plots leads to nitrogen, lower negative nitrogen. affect by reducing farmers’ input fertilizers increasing their adoption green technology. In future, China should vigorously promote organizations, improve standardization services expand scale service. government also strengthen policy support for construction field roads, water conservation irrigation, strive centrally manage scattered land. It necessary encourage small-scale outsource activities thus positive pollution.

Language: Английский

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Agricultural socialized services empowering smallholder rice producers to achieve high technical efficiency: empirical evidence from southern China

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: March 7, 2024

Introduction This study emphasizes the importance of agricultural efficiency for food security and income generation, especially among smallholder rice farmers in southern China. Limited access to essential services hinders productivity this region. The highlights significant potential socialized (ASS) improving technical production. Methods To analyze impact ASS on production, we focused tillage, transplanting, crop protection, harvest operations. We employed stochastic frontier analysis collected data from Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang provinces. By estimating aimed assess relationship between farmers’ efficiency. Results discussion results our revealed that significantly enhance production by supporting practices such as However, found tillage operations was not statistically significant. Participation enhances smallholders’ modern techniques, resources, knowledge, leading improved These also empower producers adopt sustainable farming practices, credit, financing, market information, promote collective action cooperation, ultimately influencing Conclusion Policymakers organizations can use these insights design interventions efficient productivity, support livelihoods, ensure

Language: Английский

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Factors influencing demand for, and supply of, agricultural credit: A study from Bangladesh

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16, P. 101173 - 101173

Published: April 18, 2024

The provision of a wide range financing choices enhances farmers' ability to respond changing circumstances in their agricultural activities and maintain optimal levels production. However, several household- farm-level determinants impact the availability of, demand for, credit rural households. Therefore, current study explores supply credit. To do so, data at farm level were gathered using interviews with randomly selected sample 360 respondents Mymensingh region Bangladesh. Additionally, 30 years' worth secondary obtained from various sources investigate supply. Data analyzed binary logistics multiple linear regression. Findings reveal that for is positively influenced by farming experience size. Factors significanly discourage farmers taking include (a) an increase income-generating family members, (b) perceived high interest rates credit, (c) negative perceptions regarding application procedure. are targets increased severity natural disasters. In addition, non-performing loans does not hinder as Bangladeshi government has placed special emphasis on protecting crop failures other adverse situations order achieve food self-sufficiency country.

Language: Английский

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