scholarly journals Willingness to Adopt Certifications and Sustainable Production Methods among Small-Scale Cocoa Farmers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Aidoo ◽  
Ingrid Fromm
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Ashanti Region ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Cocoa Farmers

Household production and forest clearing: the role of farming in the development of the Amazon

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
JILL L. CAVIGLIA-HARRIS
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Farm Labor ◽  
Lot Size ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Forest Clearing ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Labor Requirements ◽  
Market Infrastructure

Global tropical deforestation continues to be a critical environmental issue and nowhere in the world is the issue more pronounced than in Brazil. This paper examines the land-use choices of small-scale farmers in Ouro Preto do Oeste, Rondônia, Brazil and investigates how agricultural production impacts deforestation levels. The data used to explore these issues consist of a panel collected from 152 households in 1996 and 2000. Overall, the empirical models indicate that access to credit, wealth, lot size, product markets, and off-farm labor opportunities, largely influence deforestation and production decisions. Among other things, the results suggest that more sustainable production methods are unlikely to be adopted by a majority of households under current conditions because the production of milk has rapidly advanced due to its moderate labor requirements and existing market infrastructure. Households with greater levels of wealth have focused on milk while those with access to credit have focused on crops. Since the production of crops is largely influenced by access to credit, similar incentives may be proposed to support more sustainable production activities to help reduce deforestation.

scholarly journals The Triumph of Large-Scale Agriculture and Its Socioeconomic Impact

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
András Schlett ◽  
Judit Beke
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Socioeconomic Impact ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Key Drivers

Large-scale farming that utilizes industrial methods to intensify production is becoming more significant worldwide. This study explores this phenomenon and sheds light on its consequences. Contingency factors serve as key drivers when determining the advantages and disadvantages of both large-scale and small-scale farming. Significant shifts in agro-production methods have fundamentally altered ownership and production structures in agriculture and had a disastrous impact on the livelihoods of people living in rural areas.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN KELEMBAGAAN KOPERASI PERTANIAN BERBASIS JAGUNG DI PROVINSI GORONTALO

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukman M Baga
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Farmer Organization

success of an integrate agribusiness system of a commodity must be followed by the increase of farmers’ bargain position, especially the small scale agribusiness runs by farmers. Otherwise, farmer will continue to be marginalized, and sustainable production is hard to be achieved. Farmer organization in Indonesia is relatively has weak position and cannot improve farmers’ bargain position since it is still in social institution form (i.e. farmer group), and yet become a socio-economic institution (cooperative). In many countries, farmers’ cooperative not only improves the production, productivity and product quality, but also lead to increase in welfare and life quality of its members. This study specifically aimed to develop corn farmer co-operative in Gorontalo Province. SWOT analysis was being used to formulate the strategy, followed by strategy mapping in road-map as guidance for local government to develop corn farmer co-operative that suitable with its character.Keyword: agribusiness, corn, farmer group, farmer co-operative, Gorontalo.

scholarly journals Biocatalytic routes to anti-viral agents and their synthetic intermediates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sjoerd Slagman ◽  
Wolf-Dieter Fessner
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Production ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Synthetic Intermediates

An assessment of biocatalytic strategies for the synthesis of anti-viral agents, offering guidelines for the development of sustainable production methods for a future COVID-19 remedy.

scholarly journals Nano-Fibrous Networks from Co-Assembly of Amphiphilic Peptide and Polyelectrolyte

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 3983
Author(s):  
Thomas Babut ◽  
Mona Semsarilar ◽  
Marc Rolland ◽  
Damien Quemener
Keyword(s):  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Water Pressure ◽  
Tape Casting ◽  
Spray Coating ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Supported Membranes ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Filtration Membranes ◽  
Fibrous Network

Organize the matter on an increasingly small scale is sought in order to increase the performance of materials. In the case of porous materials, such as filtration membranes, a compromise must be found between the selectivity provided by this nanostructuring and a permeability in particular linked to the existing pore volume. In this work, we propose an innovative waterborne approach consisting in co-assembling peptide amphiphiles (PA) which will provide nanostructuring and polyelectrolytes which will provide them with sufficient mechanical properties to sustain water pressure. C16-V3A3K3G-NH2 PA nanocylinders were synthesized and co-assembled with poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSSNa) into porous nano-fibrous network via electrostatic interactions. The ratio between C16-V3A3K3G-NH2 and PSSNa was studied to optimize the material structure. Since spontaneous gelation between the two precursors does not allow the material to be shaped, various production methods have been studied, in particular via tape casting and spray-coating. Whereas self-supported membranes were mechanically weak, co-assemblies supported onto commercial ultrafiltration membranes could sustain water pressure up to 3 bars while a moderate permeability was measured confirming the existence of a percolated network. The produced membrane material falls into the ultrafiltration range with a pore radius of about 7.6 nm.

scholarly journals Mining the Cocoa Farm in Osino Community, Ghana

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Isaac Kwabena Bamfo Ntiamoah
Keyword(s):  
Image Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Ripple Effect ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Illegal Mining ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Cocoa Farmers

This paper throws its weight to other writings on mining and livelihood. It assessed illegal small scale mining activities and how it affect cocoa farmers’ livelihood with specific reference to a community in Ghana. A qualitative approach was adopted. The research design was a case study and largely descriptive. Primary data was culled from 35 respondents including affected cocoa farmers, miners and some key stakeholders. It was supported with reports, books and online publications. A purposive sampling technique was used to identify respondents and focus group discussions were held. Key informant interviews and observations were also used for data collection. Afterwards, a content analysis was done on the text and image data generated. Results were presented and discussed under appropriate themes. Results from the findings showed that cocoa farming was the main source of income for people in the community but unfortunately their farms were destroyed and this had had a ripple effect on their livelihood. Again, farmlands were not seized for illegal mining activities; rather it was bought and paid for under compelling circumstances. It was concluded that, both commodities contribute to the nation’s development; hence one should not be substituted for the other, rather, small scale mining should be done in a legal and properly planned manner so not to affect cocoa farmers’ livelihood negatively.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF MOBILE MONEY TRANSACTION EFFICIENCY ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE COCOA FARMERS IN GHANA

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-68
Author(s):  
Yinfei Chen ◽  
Kelvin Darkwa
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Supply Chain Performance ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Mobile Money ◽  
Transaction Efficiency ◽  
Cocoa Farmers ◽  
The Impact

Purpose- the reason behind this work is to fine out the rising service of Mobile Money Transaction which offers banking services to all manner of persons only if they hold a phone can impact the biggest economy of the country Ghana thus agriculture which in this sector cocoa production in the country. Design/methodology/approach- the paper draws literature from numerous studies that relates to the subject of discussion. 204 questioners were designed and administered out of which 204 was correctly answered by small scale cocoa farmers and used for the analysis of this paper. Spss, excel and Smart Partial Least Square 3.0 was used in analyzing the data. Findings – Mobile Money Services has a strong service quality and thus impact transaction efficiency of the service positively. The transaction efficiency of the Mobile Money services also has a strong impact on the supply chain performance of the small holder cocoa farmers. Research limitations/implementations- the educational level of most of the respondents were low thus finding it difficult to read and understand. Researcher had to break things down and answer on their behalf. There is no clear laydown procedure for the supply chain of cocoa farmers. Most respondents live in the remotest part of the villages. Originality and value- there are so many papers on mobile money but no studies have been able to link the transactional efficiency of the service to agricultural supply chain. KEY WORDS- Mobile money services, supply chain performance, transactional efficiency, mobile money service quality Paper type- Research

The Commercialisation of British Turkey Production

Rural History ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN MARTIN
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Seasonal Activity ◽  
Production Sector ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Improved Methods

AbstractSince the 1930s turkey production in the United Kingdom has been transformed from a small scale, seasonal activity catering exclusively for the Christmas market, to an intensive mass production sector dominated by all year round producers, of which Bernard Matthews is the best known. This revolution in production methods reflects improved methods of disease control, enhanced nutritional understanding, and the development of more productive strains of turkeys with better conformation. These supply side changes have been accompanied by a succession of very successful marketing campaigns to persuade consumers of the merits of eating turkey throughout the year. This article investigates the reasons for the commercialisation of the turkey industry since the 1930s.

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