Banana (Musa spp.) have been recognised to play an indispensable role in meeting the ever-increasing food demands of the world populace and in improving the livelihoods of millions of smallholders. However, use of unsustainable farming practices especially among smallholders in rural domains has become …

Smallholder rice farming is vital in ensuring the sustainable livelihoods of farmers in the Ketu North Municipality of Ghana. However, many challenges are contributing to the deficiency in production. The objective of this study was to explore the role of rice production in the livelihood of smallholder …

The coffee is the main cash crop grown in Rwanda, especially in the Gakenke district where the research has been conducted. Coffee is farmed mostly by smallholder farmers on plots of less than one hectare. Coffee production in Rwanda has grown in recent years, and prospects for a better income pushed …

Avocado farming is a popular enterprise among small holder avocado farmers in Meru-County Kenya. The sector is rapidly growing and the country is ranked as the 6th world producer of avocado. However, the developed avocado value chain is experiencing high food losses along different phases of the chain. …

Kalambo District in the Rukwa region of Tanzania is an important sunflower-growing area in the country. Several initiatives have been launched to develop the sunflower subsector, and more are planned. The key challenge facing farmers is increased productivity. This can be achieved by ensuring that their …

In dit onderzoek is voor de Actigraph wGT3X-BT versnellingsmeter vastgesteld welke locatie op een paard geschikt is voor het bepalen in welke gang een paard zich bevindt. Voor dit onderzoek zijn 23 paarden gebruikt. Bij elk paardzijn 4 sensoren op verschillende locaties (hoofd, schoft, voorbeen en staartwortel) …

In dit onderzoek is voor de Actigraph wGT3X-BT versnellingsmeter vastgesteld welke locatie op een paard geschikt is voor het bepalen in welke gang een paard zich bevindt. Voor dit onderzoek zijn 23 paarden gebruikt. Bij elk paardzijn 4 sensoren op verschillende locaties (hoofd, schoft, voorbeen en staartwortel) …

Smart farming staat voor digitalisering in de agrarische sector wat in de Nederlandse fruitteelt sterk in ontwikkeling is. Met de nieuwste technieken zijn we in staat om plaats specifieke bewerkingen uit te voeren op plant- of op boomniveau. Hierdoor kan er beter voldaan worden aan de behoefte van het …

Rewilding is a new agrarian movement, that welds together nature and farming. In this project, situated in the western part of the Zuiderwaterlinie, a new ecological landscape is created in a traditional agrarian area. Because of different subsoils a new zoning is introduced, including a lake with a …

The majority of Dutch peatlands are drained and used intensively as grasslands for dairy farming. This delivers high productivity but causes severe damage to the provisioning of ecosystem services. Peatland rewetting is the best way to reverse the damage, but high water levels do not fit with intensive …