Intermediaries perform important functions in the African agriculture sector, such as linking
producers to information, markets and finance. They often rely on their social network capital …

Being a country in the Himalayas, Bhutan is highly prone to the vagaries of weather events
that affect agricultural production and the subsequent livelihood of the people. To identify the …

Flooded rice soils are unique in terms of maintaining soil fertility and long-term productivity,
allowing continuous rice systems to contribute greatly to global food supply. Yet increasing …

The diverse sources of agricultural extension information do not guarantee increased
farmers' capabilities to adopt agricultural innovations. Consequently, efforts to accelerate the …

This study analyzes the spontaneous impact of human, social and natural capital on food
crop technical efficiency (TE) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Our study contributes to the …

This paper explores the potential for farmers' engagement on the issues related to
greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation in extensive low-input livestock farming systems …

The cranberry, a commodity of social, cultural, and economic importance to New England, is
under threat due to climatic change in this region of the United States. Yet, previous …

Climate change poses a challenge to farming systems worldwide. However, existing
research suggests that farmers and those providing outreach may have different climate …

Psychologists often posit relatively straightforward attitude-behavior links. They also often
study cultural arrangements as manifestations of attitudes and values writ large. However …

With the advance of medical care, the duration of dependency on nursing care in later life
has increased worldwide. There is a question of whether farm work could extend or shorten …