There are arguments among scholars that a vital tool for enhancing the resilience of smallholder farmer households in vulnerable communities is microfinance access. However, there are reports that the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic has rendered microfinance institutions inefficient. Historically, Liberia …

De Nederlandse melkveehouderij moet krimpen om stikstofgevoelige planten en het klimaat te redden. Afrikaanse landen willen juist dat hun boeren meer zuivel produceren. Een onderzoeker die beide terzijde staat, moet wel in een spagaat zitten. Robert Baars, lector Climate Smart Dairy Value Chains aan …

This study analyses the information flow in the sugar bean value chain in Zimbabwe that involves farmers at Mkoba and Insukamini smallholder irrigation schemes. The study paid particular attention to the essential bottlenecks in which farmers and PHI Commodities view as the stumbling block in improving …

Historically, rice production in Liberia can be traced far after the decline of the Mali Empire in 1375 and Songhay in 1591 respectively. Currently, rice is the first staple food crop in Liberia for livelihood and income generation for rice farming communities.

Nederland moet in 2030 voedsel duurzaam produceren door middel van de kringlooplandbouw. Korte ketens kunnen helpen de ambities voor kringlooplandbouw te realiseren, het brengt boeren en burgers dichter bij elkaar. De crisis als gevolg van de coronapandemie heeft de beweging naar korte voedselketens …

The study aimed to understand the effect of onion introduction on the food accessibility of smallholder farmers of North Jigjiga district. The study focused on Tuurwa’ad village where the intervention of the introduction of onion growing was implemented.

The Kilimanjaro region is found in the Northern parts of Tanzania mainland and is among of the regions in Tanzania which grows vanilla. The region has favorable climatic conditions, potential area for cultivation and is among the regions that have many water sources for irrigation and many irrigation …

Rainforest Alliance Certified farmers complained about insufficient income after having been certified for more than 5 years. The research aimed at assessing the effect of the Rainforest Alliance Certification standard on certified smallholder cocoa farmers within the cocoa value chain in Ghana.

MADDO Dairies Ltd has made a tangible effort to develop the dairy value chain in the larger Masaka region by providing farmers with cows, organizing them into various farmer groups, providing extension services and support to dairy farmers, and setting up milk centres. Despite attempts to reduce the …

Nederlandse agrarische bedrijven kunnen gebruik maken van derogatie. Door de derogatie mogen boeren in Nederland meer mest op het land brengen dan collega’s in Europa. Er zijn echter ook veel eisen en regels aan verbonden en dit verandert elk jaar. In 2021 moeten bedrijven, die mee doen aan derogatie, …