Determinants of farmer empowerment in agriculture in Kenya: A Tobit approach

Mwololo, Henry; Nzuma, Jonathan M.; Githinji, Lilian Mugure

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11888

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“…al. [18] gender and empowerment in agriculture were positively and significantly associated, and even the same drivers had different effects on male and female farmers [18]. Therefore, empowerment programs should focus on both male and female farmers in order to make up for these discrepancies.…”

Section: Empowerment Of Smallholder Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empowering smallholder bitter gourd farmers in Rizal, Laguna, Philippines towards sustainable and safe farming practices

Navasero,

de Castro,

Manuben

et al. 2023

E3S Web of Conf.

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Excessive use of pesticides in high-value crops proves detrimental to both health and the environment. This action research aims to evaluate farmers’ food safety practices as basis in introducing interventions to empower them toward the adoption of good agricultural practices for safe and sustainable farming. In this study, bitter gourd farmers (n=30) from Rizal, Laguna, Philippines were randomly sampled and surveyed. Current agricultural practices of the farmer participants and sustainability gaps in production were determined to assess the factors that contribute to their existing knowledge. Based on the results, socio-economic variables such as age, income, poverty, years of farming, and tenancy arrangement were found to be associated with GAP-related practices. Most of the farmers were aware of the importance of reading the product label of pesticides before application, wearing protective equipment, and routine monitoring. Moreover, a training intervention that focused on the identified sustainability gaps was provided. Farmers were trained in integrated pest management, internal control system on pesticide use, and keeping records to equip them towards safe and sustainable farming. Training, monitoring, and other extension activities should be provided occasionally to the farmers for continuous adherence to these sustainable practices.

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Section: Empowerment Of Smallholder Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empowering smallholder bitter gourd farmers in Rizal, Laguna, Philippines towards sustainable and safe farming practices

Navasero,

de Castro,

Manuben

et al. 2023

E3S Web of Conf.

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“…Empowerment in agriculture plays an important role in improving food production and nutrition security (Mwololo et al 2022). The evaluation phase of the Triple E model is the key determinant of the farmer's empowerment.…”

Section: Empowermentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conceptual triple E model for sustainable food security: A solution-based framework for hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria

Abdulwaliyu,

Okoduwa,

Arekemase

et al. 2023

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Food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition have been a global challenge, particularly among low- and middle-income countries, including Nigeria. Despite international donors’ interventions, the number of food insecure households, hunger, and malnutrition keep increasing, though exacerbated by the security challenges in Nigeria. Nigeria ranked 107th out of 113 countries on the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), and the level of hunger in Nigeria remains considerably serious, as Nigeria also ranks 109th out of 125 countries in the 2023 Global Hunger Index (GHI). Owing to these challenges, the Nigerian government has instituted policies and programmes to boost food production, yet the issue of food insecurity persists due to poor implementation. Failure of policies and programmes is principally due to the so-called NO-STEP syndrome-no sincerity or transparency in the execution of policies. Furthermore, there have not been structures that could provide a basis for the formulation of the policies and also evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their implementation. Therefore, this study outlines a conceptual “Triple E (Evaluation, Education, and Empowerment) framework”. The goal is to strengthen rural agricultural activities for adequate food production, a sure pathway to achieving food security and hunger reduction. Furthermore, considering the increasing number of malnourished children in Nigeria, the Triple E also entails a novel initiative, SIT-250/4/1 (survey, identify, and treat 250 thousand malnourished under five children, every quarter per year), and if adopted by the Federal Government of Nigeria, it could help reduce significantly, in the shortest possible time, the number of malnourished children in Nigeria.

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“…Agriculture continues to play a vital role in economic development of countries in the global South [ 1 ]. It employs a larger proportion of the rural population and contributes to export revenues and food security.…”

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confidence: 99%

Socio-economic impacts of commercialisation of agriculture in the Kingdom of Eswatini: A case of Siphofaneni

Nhlengetfwa,

Mamba

2024

Heliyon

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Determinants of farmer empowerment in agriculture in Kenya: A Tobit approach

Cited by 5 publications

References 41 publications

Empowering smallholder bitter gourd farmers in Rizal, Laguna, Philippines towards sustainable and safe farming practices

Empowering smallholder bitter gourd farmers in Rizal, Laguna, Philippines towards sustainable and safe farming practices

Conceptual triple E model for sustainable food security: A solution-based framework for hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria

Socio-economic impacts of commercialisation of agriculture in the Kingdom of Eswatini: A case of Siphofaneni

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