Farshad, Sanaz Niknami, Mehrdad
Published in
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
One of the important pillars for achieving organizational objectives is the presence of qualified human resources. Professional competencies in experts working in agricultural consulting, technical, and engineering services companies (ACTESCs) can be a basis for the quality of human resources and assure the quality of the functions of this system. ...
k., a. ishida, akira kabir, shahriar tang, lixia
Internal rural-urban migration is becoming a priority in social research. However, no one has systematically studied the intentions of farmers to migrate internally to Bangladesh to seek permanent urban residence via paid employment yet. This paper develops a TPB (theory of planned behaviour) model to explain farmers’ intentions to migrate or not m...
Allahmoradi, Zeynab Hosseini, Seyed Jamal Farajallah Lashgarara, Farhad Moghaddasi, Reza
Published in
Frontiers in Sociology
Problem Training programs aimed at empowering rural women in Kurdistan, Iran, have fallen short of their goals. This study offers a unique understanding of how contextual factors and cultural nuances impact the effectiveness of market-driven training programs for rural women in Kurdistan. Objectives This study explored factors affecting the effecti...
becerra-encinales, julián f. bernal-hernandez, paloma beltrán-giraldo, jorge a. cooman, alexandre p. reyes, luis h. cruz, juan c.
This scoping review employed the PRISMA-ScR framework to dissect the complexities of technological extension in agriculture within developing nations, where varying socio-economic, cultural, and environmental facets deeply influence extension strategies. Our study aimed to identify and expand upon the existing knowledge of critical factors—both cha...
kountios, georgios chatzis, ioannis papadavid, georgios
The question of how agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKISs) can address the issue of sustainable management of natural resources (SMNR) is presented in this conference paper. This literature review, which collected published research from the Scopus electronic database, aimed to explore the value of AKISs in enhancing the sustainabili...
Kenfack Essougong, Urcil Papito Slingerland, Maja Mathé, Syndhia Giller, Ken E. Leeuwis, Cees
Purpose: We assessed cocoa farmers’ access to, demand for, and satisfaction with five innovation support services and the factors shaping them. Design/methodology/approach: We used data from 10 focus groups and a survey of 421 farmers in Central Cameroon. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, and regression models. Findin...
Yineth Fonseca Leguizamón, Adriana
This article examines the impact of public policies with a gender focus, particularly on rural women, to identify the actions that perpetuate inequality, assign predetermined roles, forms of production, and how they are included in the design and implementation of such policies. To this end, 70 women engaged in agricultural production projects in t...
Mburu, Mercy Mburu, John Nyikal, Rose Mugera, Amin Ndambi, Asaah
The enhanced uptake of dairy climate-smart practices (DCSPs) is important to cushion farmers against the effects of climate change. However, uptake remains low. Besides, there is limited evidence on the learning phase preceding adoption under a pluralistic extension system, while intensity is treated as a one-off process. Therefore, this study aime...
Hansen, Jim
The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project aims to enhance access to climate information services and validated climate-smart agriculture technologies in Africa, to help these countries strengthen the resilience of their agricultural sectors to the threat posed by climate change. Strengthening the capacity of nex...
Amarnath, Giriraj Taron, Avinandan Alahacoon, Niranga Ghosh, Surajit
Smallholder farmers are among the most vulnerable to climate shocks in Sri Lanka. Lack of education and technical skills, poverty, risks inherent to agricultural investments, limited assets, and financial capital are major reasons for low investments in enhancing adaptive capacity. The study explores the use of agricultural technologies in improvin...
