How can a Just Low Carbon Transition in Sustainable Land Use be achieved? This was the topic at a workshop in Addis Ababa on December 13, 2024. It brought together experts from various government…
The winter 2024/25 call for proposals is open from 2 December 2024-2 February 2025. The Agri-SME Evidence Fund invites proposals for grants up to £100,000 that address research gaps at the…
After three years of implementation, a laser-assisted land leveling project in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam has yielded significant economic and environmental benefits. Initiated and funded by EfD, the
Abstract: This study investigates the drivers of farmers’ dissatisfaction with market-specification contracts for finger millet crop in Kenya.
PurposeThe goal of this study was to determine the impact of access to credit facilities on financial performance among farmers of cooperative societies. The study also tested the predictive power of financial literacy.Design/methodology/approachThe descriptive survey research design was used for the study while the sample size was 240 farmers of cooperative societies from South-East Nigeria. The farmers were categorised into those with access to credit facilities and those without access to credit facilities. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study.
Cassava is one of the most important staple food crops in Nigeria and throughout Africa, contributing significantly to food security and poverty reduction. Climate change risk for cassava farming has
Initiated and funded by the Environment for Development (EfD), the project has transformed rice farming in Giang Thanh (Kien Giang Province) and Chau Phu (An Giang Province).
Smallholder banana farmers in Kenya grapple with declining farm productivity and low market prices in a fragmented, broker-dominated market. To address these challenges, the Kenya National Banana Development Strategy advocates for the adoption of contract farming. This research utilizes Difference-in-Differences (DID) regression analysis to assess the impacts of smallholder participation in banana contract farming on farm productivity and income.
