MADDO Dairies Ltd has made a tangible effort to develop the dairy value chain in the larger Masaka region by providing farmers with cows, organizing them into various farmer groups, providing extension services and support to dairy farmers, and setting up milk centres. Despite attempts to reduce the …

The study assessed the perceptions of smallholder farmers in the Chereponi District of the North-East Region of Ghana on the Planting for Food and Job Programme in the District. PFJ forms part of the Modernizing Agriculture in Ghana (MAG) agenda, which supports governments efforts to decelerate the declining …

The Ministry of Agriculture of Rwanda (MINAGRI) launched the Crop Intensification Program (CIP) in 2007 with the aim of making agricultural systems more commercially-oriented in order to increase productivity, self-sufficiency; reduce poverty and improve food security outcomes. This program was implemented …

Rice is the second most important cereal in Tanzania occupying 18% of cultivated land and is mostly used as a cash crop. This study conducted at Mahiga Irrigation scheme in Kwimba district aimed at identifying opportunities and strategies for improving access to markets by small holder rice farmers in …

Participatory experimentation involving farmers and researchers is often forwarded as a suitable approach for developing natural, human and social livelihood capital through technology, learning and empowerment, contributing in this way to resilience and sustainability. Learning in such processes takes …

Even though women participate actively in the agricultural sector, they are underrepresented in agricultural education and extension in Afghanistan. This is also seen at NAEC, where the number of female students remains very low and as a consequence limited female teachers are available for the AHS. …

This study is aimed at assessing market linkages and strategies for smallholder farmers in Lume District, Ethiopia. The study primarily aimed at identifying appropriate market linkages and strategies that can be introduced by the Agricultural Extension Directorate (AED) to enable farmers to access higher …