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6 articles found for keyword search: +smallholder +farming

  • Emerging Smallholder Rubber Farming Systems in India and Thailand: A Comparative Economic Analysis

    P.K. Viswanathan
    This paper provides a comparative perspective on the performance of smallholder rubber farm livelihood systems based on case studies of two regions in India and Thailand. The analysis of the emerging farming systems in the two countries' rubber farms reveals that the rubber monocrop system is...
    Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008)

  • A Participatory Framework to Identify Gross National Happiness Issues for the Development of Smallholder Mixed Farming Systems in Bhutan

    Tashi Samdup, Henk M.J. Udo, and Akke J. van der Zijpp
    This paper presents a participatory methodological framework to identify Gross National Happiness (GNH) issues at the smallholder level in Bhutan. GNH is a development paradigm of Bhutan that has increasingly drawn international attention. Its four pillars are sustainable and equitable socioeconomic...
    Volume 11 Issue No. 1 (June 2014)

  • Perceptions on the Challenges of Banana Cultivation and Bio-Based Technology Use Among Malaysian Smallholder Farmers

    Nurzatil Sharleeza Mat Jalaluddin and Rofina Yasmin Othman
    Bananas are one of the most commonly grown fruit crops in Malaysia, but local production has declined in recent years. Through site visits and interviews with 74 smallholder banana farmers, this study sought to know the current situation of the local smallholder banana industry, the challenges faced...
    Volume 19 Issue No. 2 (December 2022)

  • Climate-Smart Villages in Southeast Asia: The Pivotal Role of Seed Systems in Rice-Based Landscapes

    Reiner Wassmann, Julian Gonsalves, Peter Sprang, Bui Tan Yen, Jerome Villanueva, Phalida Nelakhom, and Bernard Okumu
    Given the aggravating nature of climate change impacts, rice farming will increasingly rely on improved resilience to climate variability and extremes. To this end, the climate-smart village (CSV) approach was developed to address specific challenges of smallholder farmers. Within Southeast Asia...
    Volume 19 Issue No. 1 (June 2022)

  • Technical Efficiency Analysis of Small-scale Cassava Farming in Lao PDR

    Thanongsai Soukkhamthat and Grace Y. Wong
    This study investigates returns of scale, estimates technical efficiency, and identifies the determinant factors of the efficiency of small-scale cassava farming in Vientiane and Savannakhet provinces, Lao PDR. Cross-sectional data on inputs, output, and farming characteristics from 193 cassava...
    Volume 13 Issue No. 1 (June 2016)

  • The "Tipping Point" in Indian Agriculture: Understanding the Withdrawal of the Indian Rural Youth

    Amrita Sharma and Anik Bhaduri
    Recent trends suggest that India might very well be at the "tipping point" of the transition in its agriculture-dependent population. A large proportion of the youth in the countryside are trying to severe their links from farming. The paper attempts to identify the drivers of this process of...
    Volume 6 Issue No. 1 (June 2009)

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