Archive for | Smallholder farmers

Comparative performance of scientific and indigenous knowledge on seasonal climate forecasts: A case study of Lupane, semi- arid Zimbabwe

By: Ignatius Chagonda, Adelaide Munodawafa, Francis T. Mugabe, Veronica Makuvaro, Philip Masere, Cyril T. F. Murewi

Key Words:

• Indigenous knowledge forecast
• Scientific forecast
• Season quality
• Seasonal climate forecast
• Smallholder farmers

Int. J. Agron. Agri. Res.3(5), 1-9, May 2013.

Effect of complying with food safety standards on soil fertility in smallholder french bean farms in Kenya

By: Mnyambo Clarice, Kironchi Geoffrey, Mbuvi Joseph, Mburu John, Wahome Samuel

Key Words:

• Agro-ecological zone
• Food safety standards
• Smallholder farmers
• Soil fertility

Int. J. Agron. Agri. Res.13(5), 1-8, November 2018.

Fall armyworm infestation and management practices on maize fields of smallholder farmers in Northern Tanzania

By: Winisia E Makirita, Musa Chacha, Patrick A Ndakidemi, Ernest R Mbega

Key Words:

• Fall armyworm
• Infestation
• Maize
• Smallholder farmers
• Tanzania

J. Bio. Env. Sci.15(4), 10-18, October 2019.

Insights of allelopathic, insecticidal and repellent potential of an invasive plant Sphaeranthus suaveolens in pest and weed management

By: Hudson Laizer, Musa Chacha, Patrick Ndakidemi

Key Words:

• Botanical extracts
• Secondary metabolites
• Smallholder farmers
• Sustainable agriculture
• Terpene

J. Bio. Env. Sci.17(2), 101-112, August 2020.

Effectiveness of management (coping) strategies for Chromolaena odorata by smallholder farmers in Serengeti District, Tanzania

By: Monica E. Makere, Linus K. Munishi, Patrick A. Ndakidemi

Key Words:

• Adaptive strategies
• Chromolaena odorata
• Farming system
• Invasive alien species
• Smallholder farmers

J. Bio. Env. Sci.19(2), 13-21, August 2021.

Economic Importance of Smallholder Farmers’ Agroforestry Practices at Gombora District, Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia

By: Fekadu Ayele Chucha, Yohannes Horamo More, Girma Woldemichael Adane

Key Words:

• Agroforestry
• Agroforestry practice
• Benefits of AF tree
• Economic
• Importance
• Smallholder farmers

Int. J. Biosci.20(6), 18-25, June 2022.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/20.6.18-25

Assessment of agricultural assistance for smallholder farmers with their issues and concerns

By: Horacio Factura, Francis Thaise A. Cimene, Ian Mark Q. Nacaya

Key Words:

• Focus group discussion
• Food security
• Smallholder farmers

Int. J. Biosci.21(3), 29-35, September 2022.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/21.3.29-35

Determinants of Smallholder Farmers Coffee Production in Gombora District, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia

By: Fekadu Ayele Chucha

Key Words:

• Coffee production
• Determinants
• Gombora
• Logit model
• Smallholder farmers

Int. J. Biosci.21(5), 48-64, November 2022.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/21.5.48-64

Analysis of Economic efficiency of coffee production technologies in the case of smallholder farmers in the selected districts of Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia

By: Fekadu Ayele, Meleku Bonkola, Miressa Ragassa

Key Words:

• Cobb-Douglas
• Coffee production
• Economic efficiency
• Smallholder farmers
• Stochastic-frontier

Int. J. Biosci.22(1), 95-111, January 2023.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/22.1.95-111