Sen, D. (2015) How Smallholder Farmers in Uttarakhand Reworked the System of Rice Intensification: Innovations from Sociotechnical Interactions in Fields and Villages, PhD thesis, Wageningen University: Wagenin
The engagement in Indonesia is primarily with smallholder farmers in the province of West Kalimantan, with whom the partnership works to increase the production of sustainable, deforestation-free palm (kernel) oil and supports them in transitioning to agroforestry models. “As sm...
Jessica Fanzo:Most of my work, where I started to really look outside of nutrition and look at the links between agriculture and the environment and diets, was in sub-Saharan Africa. And that was really working with smallholder farmers, many of them women, ...
ACCAs Supply Chain Code of Conduct for SMEs LEARN MORE SMEs can also intentionally purchase to create positive impact through implementing a social procurement policy that supports Indigenous/ Maori businesses or smallholder farmers, agricultural producers of products such as chocolate, co...
Smallholder farmers form the backbones of local economies and food supplies, and they play a key role in making that happen. One of the main ways the foundation helps farmers is through the development of new, more resilient seeds that yield more crops even under difficult conditions. This ...
Example 1: Generative AI chatbot provides fast advice to smallholder farmers With the increased reliance on data in farming, every major player in agriculture is experimenting with generative AI—and the first application to find traction is a virtual agronomist chatbot. That’s because the ROI is...
the traditional backpack application. Smallholder farmers who cannot afford an application by airplane and have no access to tractors, rely on the application with backpack sprayers. After successful drone application trials with initial customers, we offered our service to more farmers. Feedback has ...
executives in organizations with a global presence may consider how to invest in widescale health education outreach. One example is Bayer’s support for smallholder farmers, who represent 11 percent of their Crop Science’s divisional sales. The company is introducing access to health and ...
Ethnobotanical insights on the management of plant pests and diseases by smallholder farmers in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa Pests and diseases are a major contributor to yield losses in sub-Saharan Africa, prompting smallholder farmers to seek cost-effective, accessible and ecologically friendly ...
For example, suppose you run a program to help smallholder women farmers in a developing country. In that case, you might be hitting the goals “No Poverty,”“Zero Hunger,”“Gender Equality,” and “Decent Work & Economic Growth.” Finally, if you’re in the private sector working on...