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Market Effects of Farmer Field Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Francis Tsiboe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Market Effects of Farmer Field Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Francis Tsiboe and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billions of dollars are invested in development programs, all of which have a monitoring and evaluation component and consider only the programs' intended effects while ignoring their market effects on prices. This study analyzes the market effects of the Cocoa Livelihood Program (CLP) in Ghana. To evaluate both the benefits to cocoa farmers and market outcomes of CLP on cocoa and other noncocoa markets, this study simulates a partial-equilibrium farm household model. The analysis shows that CLP participating households benefit by U.S.$154 per household, while nonparticipating households benefit (through market outcome) by only U.S.$21 per household, at the 2016 participation rate of 6 percent. The net welfare changes in staple food markets (maize, rice, cassava, and yam) attributable to CLP, is estimated at U.S.$850 per household. A rise in the CLP participation rate leads to a decline in the Ghanaian cocoa price. However, net gains from the program become negative at participation rates of more than 60 percent, as supply increases and the cocoa price falls. This result suggests that CLP participation could be expanded up to 60 percent of Ghana's cocoa producing households. However, expanding cocoa demand is equally as important as expanding production if participation rates exceed 60 percent.

Cost-benefit Analysis and Potential Spillover Effects of Farmer Field Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Francis Tsiboe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781321915136
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (151 download)

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Book Synopsis Cost-benefit Analysis and Potential Spillover Effects of Farmer Field Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Francis Tsiboe

Download or read book Cost-benefit Analysis and Potential Spillover Effects of Farmer Field Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Francis Tsiboe and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis consists of two studies analyzing the first phase of the Cocoa Livelihood Program (CLP-I), a current World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) development project, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and aimed at improving the livelihood of small scale cocoa producers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The first study uses a difference-in-differences econometric model to estimate yield enhancements attributable to farmer field schools which CLP implements. The results show a 32%, 34%, 50% and 62% increase in cocoa yield for Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Cameroon, respectively. These yield enhancements have the potential to increase income by 26%, 29%, 48%, and 87% for cocoa farmers in Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Cameroon, respectively. The benefit-cost ratios of the program are estimated to range from US $18- US $62. Building on the results from the econometric analysis, the second study develops a Farm Household Model to analyze the direct cocoa market and indirect spillover effects of CLP and demand expansion on equilibrium price and quantities in the Ghanaian food and cocoa markets, and welfare. The results show that net welfare gains are higher for CLP households relative to non-CLP households. The spillover effects in the maize, cassava, and yam markets are minimal while the rice market experiences a modest increase in its price. The net welfare for Ghana and the world are both positive. Sensitivity analysis shows that cocoa price declines as the CLP participation rate increases and rises as world cocoa demand expands. Also, at a CLP participation rate greater than 59%, net gains from the program in Ghana become negative due to a declining cocoa price as supply increases. Based on these results, CLP could be expanded from its current rate of 6.25% of cocoa farmers to 59%. However without demand expansion, expanding CLP participation beyond 59%, will lead to welfare losses in Ghana. Hence, marketing and cocoa demand expansion are equally as important as production expansion to increase rural farm household income. Hence, marketing and cocoa demand expansion are equally as important as production expansion to increase rural farm household income. Given the expected increase in world cocoa demand, this is a crucial time to promote Sub-Sahara African cocoa and further establish supply links in this burgeoning market.

Farmers taking the lead: thirty years of farmer field schools

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251315698
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Farmers taking the lead: thirty years of farmer field schools written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Farmer Field School (FFS) has been one of the most successful approaches developed and promoted by FAO over the past three decades, empowering farmers to become better decision makers in their own farming systems. Initiated by FAO in 1989, and subsequently adopted by many other organizations and institutions, the FFS programs constitute one of the most important “results of the collective action of millions of small-scale farmers” that FAO has supported. FFS is an interactive and participatory learning by doing approach that offers farmers, pastoralists, fisherfolks, foresters and their communities a place where they can learn from each other,share experiences, co-create knowledge and try new ways of doing. Participants enhance their understanding of agro-ecosystems, resulting in production systems that are more resilient and optimize the use of available resources. FFS aims to improve farmers’ livelihoods and recognize their role as innovators and guardians of natural environments. FFS has attained plenty of outstanding achievements in all aspects of agriculture and rural development.

Assessing the Impact of a Farmer Field Schools Project in East Africa

Author : Kristin Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Assessing the Impact of a Farmer Field Schools Project in East Africa written by Kristin Davis and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Bernard Vanlauwe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319076620
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid Highland Systems of Sub-Saharan Africa written by Bernard Vanlauwe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The humid highlands in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are characterized by high population densities and require intensification. The Consortium for Improving Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) has set up a research for development platform in various mandate areas in DR Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda, aiming to identify improved production, market, and nutrition options and facilitating the access for development partners to these options. This platform is supported by capacity building, multi-stakeholder dialogue, and monitoring and evaluation efforts. The conference, facilitated by CIALCA, aimed to (i) take stock of the state-of the art in agricultural intensification in the highlands of SSA and (ii) chart the way forward for agricultural research for development in the humid highlands of SSA, and more specifically in the recently launched Humidtropics Consortium Research Programme, through keynote, oral and poster presentations, and strategic panel discussions.

Farmer field schools: Emerging issues and challenges. International Learning Workshop on Farmer Field Schools (FFS). Yogyakarta (Indonesia). 21-25 oct 2002.

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Publisher : International Potato Center
ISBN 13 : 9789716140262
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Farmer field schools: Emerging issues and challenges. International Learning Workshop on Farmer Field Schools (FFS). Yogyakarta (Indonesia). 21-25 oct 2002. written by and published by International Potato Center. This book was released on 2003 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: d) FFS institutionalization, scaling up and policy development, as part of mainstreaming processes.

Developing a Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Farmer Field Schools in East Africa

Author : Kristin Davis
Publisher :
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Developing a Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Farmer Field Schools in East Africa written by Kristin Davis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Decent rural employment, productivity effects and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
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Book Synopsis Decent rural employment, productivity effects and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Download or read book Decent rural employment, productivity effects and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Promoting decent rural employment, by creating new jobs in rural areas and upgrading the existing ones, could be one of the most efficient pathways to reduce rural poverty. This paper systematically investigates the impact of decent rural employment on agricultural production efficiency in sub-Saharan African countries, taking Ethiopia and Tanzania as case countries. The analysis applies an output-oriented distance function approach with an estimation procedure that accounts for different technological, demographic, socio-economic, institutional and decent rural employment indicators. Data of the most recent round of Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) for the two countries are used, and a set of indicators are derived to proxy core dimensions of decent rural employment. The findings of our analysis show that decent rural employment contributes to agricultural production efficiency.

Stepping-stones to Improve Upon Functioning of Participatory Agricultural Extension Programmes

Author : Prossy Isubikalu
Publisher : Brill Wageningen Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Stepping-stones to Improve Upon Functioning of Participatory Agricultural Extension Programmes written by Prossy Isubikalu and published by Brill Wageningen Academic. This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Farmer Field School (FFS) originated in the 1980s in the context of integrated pest management in Indonesian rice farming. With the hope that it is the remedy for agricultural extension system, FFS has been promoted as a tool for participatory learning and experimentation all over the world. This work results from a critical analysis of the introduction of the FFS concept into the agricultural innovation system in Uganda. Ideally, an FFS produces new technical knowledge in the context of application through the input of local human resources. The analysis, framed as a technography, shows that implementation and operation of an FFS is hugely complex. This detailed study of institutional factors, from the level of international donor organizations down to the level of local leadership and gender relations, and analysis of technical factors in different rural areas of Uganda makes clear that and FFS is more than a local tool for farmer participation in agricultural improvement. Implementation of a FFS requires adjustment of the agricultural innovation system at all levels and an integrated tackling of agricultural problems in order to meet its objectives. Isubikalu shows that it is imperative to 'demolish' existing organizational structures and create new ones, which align scientific with local structures to produce an appropriate people-centered system that is more responsive to agricultural and rural development. She provides stepping stones in redesigning FFS to fit the specific conditions in Uganda."

Farmer Field School Guidance Document

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251091269
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Farmer Field School Guidance Document written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This FFS Guidance Document focuses on the process and critical decisions that are necessary when starting a new FFS programme, and guides the reader through the essential steps required to establish a solid basis for such programmes, in tune with the specific local conditions. It also defines the essential elements and processes required to ensure programme relevance, quality, growth and sustainability. The document differs from most of the FFS manuals and guidelines available in that it focuses on providing support to FFS programme managers and formulators, as opposed to FFS field facilitators or trainers, who are the primary target group for most existing manuals.

Vegetable Production and Marketing in Africa

Author : Dagmar Mithöfer
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845936493
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Vegetable Production and Marketing in Africa written by Dagmar Mithöfer and published by CABI. This book was released on 2011 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a collection of conceptual and methodological chapters on the socio-economic aspects of vegetable production-to-marketing systems in Africa. The diverse topics covered in this book include the conceptual challenges in economic research on vegetable production systems, the implications of good agricultural practice standards, the challenges and opportunities of meeting the growing market demand and issues in pest management. The book aims to inform researchers, development partners and policy makers on the opportunities and constraints of vegetable production-to-marketing systems for development. The book has 16 chapters and a subject index.

Agricultural Extension for Women Farmers in Africa

Author : Katrine Anderson Saito
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Agricultural Extension for Women Farmers in Africa written by Katrine Anderson Saito and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operational guidelines on how to provide cost- effective agricultural extension services to women farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

African Smallholders

Author : Göran Djurfeldt
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845937163
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book African Smallholders written by Göran Djurfeldt and published by CABI. This book was released on 2011 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates how the changed agricultural policy climate affected government policies in the nine countries studied already as part of the preceding project: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. By repeating the cross-sectional survey made in over 100 villages in 2002 and converting it into a panel, it is possible to trace village- and household-level effects of agricultural policies and other macro-level processes. The book consists of 14 chapters most of which revolve around studies on each of the nine case study countries.

The CIP Vision preserving the core, stimulating progress

Author : International Potato Center
Publisher : International Potato Center
ISBN 13 : 9789290602392
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The CIP Vision preserving the core, stimulating progress written by International Potato Center and published by International Potato Center. This book was released on 2004 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Agricultural Mechanization in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Karim Houmy
Publisher : Integrated Crop Management
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
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Download or read book Agricultural Mechanization in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Karim Houmy and published by Integrated Crop Management. This book was released on 2013 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manual work carried out by farmers and their families is often both arduous and time consuming and in many countries this is a major constraint to increasing agricultural production. Such day-to-day drudgery is a major contributoring factor in the migration of people, particularly the young, from the rural countryside to seek the prospect of a better life in the towns and cities. Farm production can be substantially increased through the use of mechanical technologies which both are labor-saving and directly increase yields and production. This document provides guidelines on the development and formulation of an agricultural mechanization strategy and forms part of FAO's approach on sustainable production intensification.

Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa

Author : Kristin Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa written by Kristin Davis and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Agriculture

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Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1534506985
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Agriculture written by and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture has existed for approximately 12,000 years and has played an important role in shaping human history. It enabled the development of the United States, and the family farm has become an indelible image of American resilience and self-sufficiency. However, with changes in technology, the global economy, and our understanding of nutritional needs, the field of agriculture has been forced to adjust to meet twenty-first-century demands. Is it necessary that factory farms displace family farms? Should the government play a larger role in regulating technological innovations like GMOs? This volume guides readers to examine these key issues and many others.