Essays about: "Factors influencing the agricultural decision of farmers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words Factors influencing the agricultural decision of farmers.

1. 1. Factors Influencing Farmers’ Readiness for Climate Change Adaptation: Southwest Washington, USA & Skåne, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Zachary Spangler; [2021]
   Keywords : agriculture; agricultural extension; crop advisory services; climate change adaptation; farmers; egocentric social networks; Skåne; Washington; correlation; survey; USA; Sweden; Social Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate change impacts global agricultural systems through changes in average temperature, precipitation quantity and timing, and extreme weather events. Climate change adaptation (CCA) for agricultural systems will be based on changes to farms’ day-to-day operations and long-range planning, governmental policies and regulations, and broad changes in supply chains. READ MORE

3. 2. Agricultural vulnerability to changing rainfall patterns: Assessing the role of smallholder farmers’ perceptions and access to weather forecast information in adaptation-decision making : case study of the North-Western provinces, Rwanda

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Didier Muyiramye; [2020]
   Keywords : vulnerability; perception; weather forecast information; changing rainfall patterns; heavy rainfalls; floods; smallholder farmers; adaptation;

   Abstract : Adverse weather is currently among the crucial challenges facing agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa. With climate change and variability increasing, rainy seasons are becoming more and more unpredictable. Heavy rainfalls and severe flooding have increased, affecting smallholder farming and rural livelihoods considerably. READ MORE

4. 3. Capital investments in the presence of tenancy relations : a case study on farmers that lease land from institutional landowners

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Erik Andersson; Eric Larsson; [2019]
   Keywords : tenancy; investments; farmers; farming through tenancy; investments in tenancy; principal-agent; decision-making; bounded rationality;

   Abstract : The agricultural sector is one of the most important industries in Sweden. About 40% of Sweden's agricultural land is leased out, which means that leased farming is a significant part of Swedish agriculture. Since Sweden joined the EU in 1995, the prices of leasing land have almost doubled. READ MORE

5. 4. Factors influencing farmer’s  decision-making and resilience : The case of banana production in  Amubri, Costa Rica

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Lorenza von Ketteler; [2018]
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   Abstract : The need for further research into farmer’s resilience and an enhanced communication between multinational enterprises and farmers of developing countries, led to the investigation of decision-making factors, in the context of sustainable agricultural development. Cause for this need is the current global spread of Tropical Race 4 attacking the worldwide grown Cavendish banana and the global call for action in implementing new banana cultivars resistant to this disease. READ MORE

6. 5. Improving Information Uptake for Climate Change Adaptation by Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems with Climate Information Services

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

   Author : Daniel Chaplin; [2017]
   Keywords : Adaptation; Climate; Indigenous Knowledge; Information; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Social Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Subsistence farmers in the developing world are one of the most vulnerable groups to the impacts of climate change. Strengthening their adaptive capacity requires information to inform their climate and agricultural-related decisions. READ MORE