This study intended to investigate the possibilities of red bulb onion curing practices at farm level in order to provide useful advice to stakeholders on strategies for value chain development that contributing to the onion farmers’ income. Survey, case study and desk review were used as research method …

A re-experiencing of the wilderness ideal is taking place in the Netherlands. This is expressed in the attention that is being devoted to projects in which agricultural land is transformed into nature. One of these projects is central to this article: the island Tiengemeten. We aim to study the experiences …

The dairy sector in the Netherlands aims for a 30% increase in efficiency and 30% carbon dioxide emission reduction compared to the reference year of 1990, and a 20% share of renewable energy, all by the year 2020. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) can play a substantial role in achieving these aims. However, …

Symbiotic Urban Agriculture Networks (SUANs) are a specific class of symbiotic networks that intend to close material and energy loops from cities and urban agriculture. Private and public stakeholders in SUANs face difficulties in the implementation of technological and organisational design interventions …

The research aimed to identify the quality deteriorating factors at pre and post-harvest level of the coffee value chain in the Arsi Zone of Chole district and come up with an applied recommendation for the interventions to be facilitated by the Arsi University as a commissioner of the study.

This research helps to understand how small-scale farmers cope with frequent droughts in Wankhala agricultural camp, Petauke district, Zambia. This follows small-scale farmers’ frequent failures to satisfy their food needs whole year round. This is mainly because of the reduction in productivity of their …

Agriculture drives the economy of Ghana, but the sector is plagued with several challenges of which agriculture financing is no exception. The research was therefore conducted to assess the rice value chain financing within the Kpong Irrigation Scheme which is one of the major rice producing areas of …

This research project for linking passion fruit farmers to high price market gives an overview of the local passion fruit sub-sector performance, structure, relationship that describes how it operates in Mukono District, Uganda. The objective of the study was to analyse the passion fruit chain governance …

This research was conducted to design a business model with good support systems that links smallholder to the commercial farmer(Nufoli) to supply quality products and gain market entrance both local and export.

This research looks at the role of Farmers’ Indigenous Knowledge (FIK) in integrated termite management strategies in Nedjo district, West Wellega, Ethiopia. The study aims to document and better understand indigenous farmers’ knowledge and experiences on termite infestation and its controlling methods, …