Banana (Musa spp.) have been recognised to play an indispensable role in meeting the ever-increasing food demands of the world populace and in improving the livelihoods of millions of smallholders. However, use of unsustainable farming practices especially among smallholders in rural domains has become …

In recent years, Somalia has experienced recurrences of droughts, which are exacerbated by two reasons. First, most parts of the country are naturally arid and semi-arid lands, which experience frequent droughts. Second, climate change has contributed to increased incidences of prolonged droughts, whose …

Smallholder rice farming is vital in ensuring the sustainable livelihoods of farmers in the Ketu North Municipality of Ghana. However, many challenges are contributing to the deficiency in production. The objective of this study was to explore the role of rice production in the livelihood of smallholder …

The coffee is the main cash crop grown in Rwanda, especially in the Gakenke district where the research has been conducted. Coffee is farmed mostly by smallholder farmers on plots of less than one hectare. Coffee production in Rwanda has grown in recent years, and prospects for a better income pushed …

De Nederlandse zoogkoeienhouderij heeft een kleine omvang en enorme complexiteit in haar verdeling. Echter zijn er veel kansen voor de Zoogkoeienhouderij in de toekomst. De Nederlandse overheid stimuleert boeren en natuurorganisaties om grond om te schakelen naar natuur. Deze natuurgronden zijn lastig …

Ruim de helft van de Europese weidevogels broedt in Nederland. Hun aantallen dalen echter al decennialang, onder meer door intensieve landbouw. Astrid Manhoudt, lector Weidevogels aan Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein, ziet kansen om met boeren en natuurbeheerders het tij alsnog te keren.

Wie de ontwikkelingen in de landbouw volgt, weet dat er maar één richting mogelijk is: duurzamer, aldus Feitze van der Hoek, biologisch melkveehouder en docent/onderzoeker aan Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein. Hij bepleit om dit met elkaar op te pakken: boeren, onderzoekers, studenten en burgers.

This study explored the use of cash transfers for increasing resilience of smallholder farmers against drought. Smallholder farmers who are dependent on rainfed agriculture productivity in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia. Their main livelihood portfolio is from the maize crop which they …

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 …

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 …