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Farming and Profitability for Small Scale Farmers [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 266 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm, kaal: 637 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 30-Dec-2021
  • Kirjastus: Delve Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1774690896
  • ISBN-13: 9781774690895
  • Formaat: Hardback, 266 pages, kõrgus x laius: 229x152 mm, kaal: 637 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 30-Dec-2021
  • Kirjastus: Delve Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1774690896
  • ISBN-13: 9781774690895
Globally most farmers are considered small scale. For some time, small scale farmers have been ignored. But, with the realization that they play a major role in poverty eradication and achieving food security in both developing and developed countries, governments and stakeholders have put in place measures to promote it. This book looks at some profitable small-scale farm enterprises that different stakeholders promote and how to carry them out profitably. The audience will be taken through general characteristics that qualifies a small-scale farmer and some factor that may determine the profitability of the farmers. The book also highlights some small-scale farming schemes like inclusive value chains that help the small-scale farmer to profitably take advantage of the local and global market. By expounding the benefit and dynamics related to small-scale farming, this book shows some of the strategies that small-scale farmers can be transformed to be more profitable. For small-scale farming to be more profitable the book describes some Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) that a farmer can comply with in order to access the Global market.
List of Figures
ix
List of Tables
xi
List of Abbreviations
xiii
Acknowledgement xv
Preface xvii
Chapter 1 Small Scale Farming
1(36)
Overview
2(1)
Definitions, Characteristics and Contexts
3(1)
Small-Scale Agriculture and Food Supply
4(1)
Poverty, Hunger and Livelihoods in Small-Scale Agriculture
5(1)
Small-Scale Farming Nature in the Us
5(2)
Characteristics of Small-Scale Farming
7(1)
Advantages of Small-Scale Farming
8(1)
Contribution of Small-Scale Farming
9(3)
Small-Scale Farming Challenges and Constraints
12(3)
Factors Affecting Profitability of Small-Scale Farmers
15(6)
Small-Scale Agriculture Dynamics
21(5)
Transforming Small-Scale Farming Through Policy
26(11)
Chapter 2 Inclusive Value Chains
37(34)
Overview
38(1)
Agricultural Value Chains and Smallholders
39(5)
Value Chain Models
44(6)
Household Economy and Smallholders
50(2)
Upgrading as Behavior Change
52(2)
Including Small-Sale Farmers in the Value Chain
54(2)
Impacts of Small-Scale Farmer Inclusion
56(3)
Association and Inclusion of Small-Scale Farmers in the Value Chain
59(2)
Governments, Donors and NGOS Initiatives in Developing Inclusive Value Chains
61(10)
Chapter 3 Profitable Small Scale Farming Ideas
71(108)
Introduction
72(1)
Microgreens
73(16)
Mushrooms
89(13)
Soft Fruit / Fruit Trees Small Gardens
102(13)
Micro Dairies
115(6)
Small-Scale Chickens & Eggs Farming
121(23)
Small-Scale Beekeeping
144(10)
Fish Farming
154(10)
Snail Farming
164(15)
Chapter 4 Small-Scale Farming Profit Making Options
179(52)
Overview
180(1)
Small-Scale Machinery
181(4)
Soil Health for Small-Scale Farmers
185(5)
Permaculture
190(5)
Forest Gardening
195(4)
Aquaponics
199(16)
Smart Water Management
215(9)
Integrated Pest Management
224(3)
Diversify the Smallholder Farm
227(4)
References 231(14)
Index 245