A General Overview of Farming Systems Research

Norman, David; Gilbert, Elon

doi:10.4324/9780429303845-3

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“…The size of the FV industry reached over $48 billion in sales according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture [23]. One way to categorize FV farms is by the annual gross sales in dollars.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Us Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

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“…The present study builds on Anosike and Coughenour [22] and Norman and Gilbert [23] to frame the drivers to crop diversification. These researchers proposed a framework to explain how external and internal drivers impact farm diversification.…”

Section: Crop Diversification Among Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These researchers proposed a framework to explain how external and internal drivers impact farm diversification. External factors are those outside the control of the farm owner, such as market access, institutions, and cultural factors [22,23]. Internal factors are those controlled or modified by the farm owner, such as demographics, labor, and inputs [22,23].…”

Section: Crop Diversification Among Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…External factors are those outside the control of the farm owner, such as market access, institutions, and cultural factors [22,23]. Internal factors are those controlled or modified by the farm owner, such as demographics, labor, and inputs [22,23]. According to economic theory, external and internal factors driving farm diversification can be further divided into three motives: risk management, efficiency gains, and market access [36].…”

Section: Crop Diversification Among Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study builds on Anosike and Coughenour [22] and Norman and Gilbert [23] to frame drivers of crop diversification as external and internal factors. While external factors are those outside the control of the farmer (e.g., market access), internal factors are those controlled by the farm owner (e.g., demographics).…”

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Investigating the Drivers of Farm Diversification Among U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Operations

Lancaster

Torres

2019

Sustainability

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Diversification of an agricultural operation’s crop mix is considered an environmental and financial management strategy. Environmentally, crop diversification can stabilize the ecosystem via the introduction of biodiversity, allowing for more rapid response to physical and social changes. Economically, crop mix diversification can mitigate risk. Though there are environmental and economic benefits of crop diversification, little economic work has been conducted on crop diversification outside of the row crop industry. This study estimated how internal and external factors affect crop diversification among fruit and vegetable (FV) operations. External factors included access to markets and land; internal factors included farmer beliefs and access to information from extension and network sources. An OLS regression was conducted using data from 1532 farmers across 16 states in the United States. Endogeneity was addressed using an instrumental variable approach and a score endogeneity test indicated that endogeneity was not an issue. OLS results indicate that selling locally increases diversification, while reliance on other farmers for information decreases diversification. A conditional quantile analysis was conducted to reveal factors’ effects across different degrees of diversification. Quantile results indicate that selling locally, season extension technologies, and use of organic practices positively influence crop diversification across all levels of diversification. Receiving information from farmers negatively influences diversification for specialized farms, but positively influences diversification for highly diversified operations.

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“…The size of the FV industry reached over $48 billion in sales according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture [23]. One way to categorize FV farms is by the annual gross sales in dollars.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Us Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Crop Diversification Among Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Crop Diversification Among Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Crop Diversification Among Fruit and Vegetable Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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2019

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‘You have to keep it going’: Relational values and social sustainability in upland agriculture

2022

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A transition to a more sustainable food production system in Europe has significant implications for the social constitution of rural spaces. Moreover, research has highlighted that engagement with sustainability initiatives can be affected by people's desire to maintain aspects of their current social realities pertaining to occupations, traditions and lifestyles. Farmers are central to a sustainable agricultural transition, yet are also socially embedded in the spaces that are targeted for transformation. This article engages with this dilemma through an exploration of farmer values in an upland farming area in Ireland. Specifically, we draw on qualitative case‐study data to explore how farmers value their occupation, lifestyles and social structures in terms of the relationships in which they operate. We highlight a range of dimensions through which case‐study farmers value farming—especially as autonomous, outdoor work—in terms of tacit skills and knowledge, familial legacies and certain forms of social organisation. Conceptually, this article builds on calls from within social sustainability scholarship to engage with social aspects of sustainable development. We develop and deploy a relational values analytic framework, which offers a simple yet effective lens for exploring farmer values in terms of the relationships through which they are generated and articulated. Through this framework, we explore how different individuals value their farming occupations and lifestyles. Moreover, by focusing on the relational dimension, we tease out the multiple and sometimes conflicting values that individuals navigate in relation to their farming occupations. We conclude that this kind of approach could enhance understanding of farmer engagement with (or resistance to) sustainable agriculture initiatives.

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Role of Underutilized Crops in Improving Food Security and Livelihoods of the Households: A Case Study in GutoGida District, Ethiopia

Mengesha Adula,

Mulugeta Tefera,

Ayana

2023

WJAST

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This study was examined how agricultural diversification using underutilized crops could increase household food security and livelihoods in Ethiopia's GutoGida district. Staple crops are what are raised. Regardless of their nutritional content, productivity and production sustainability, the majority of farmers plant reliable food crops. Farmers still experience food insecurity since the crops are not productive enough to lower household food insecurity. Additionally, despite of the fact that underutilized crops improve nutritional quality and boost household purchasing power, their nutritional role, productivity, and stress tolerance were not universally recognized and promoted in this region. On a sample of 120 smallholder farmers, multistage sampling approaches were used. Households are divided into non-producers and producers. The Food consumption score and coping strategy index were used to gauge the level of household food security. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, simple leaner regression models, and ordinary least squares. In comparison to non-producers of underutilized crops at alpha 5%, the diversified producers of underutilized crops had significantly higher levels of crop production (22.48%), consumption (11.73%), total annual sale (19.32%), and total income generation (26.67%). Based on this finding, we draw the conclusion that a crop diversification using neglected crop is a practical strategy that can greatly improve household food security and economic well-being. The survey's overall findings show that the Ethiopian government current agricultural policy should pay enough attention to diversify and promoting underutilized crops, and that this has to change in light of the country's ongoing threat from hunger and food insecurity.

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A General Overview of Farming Systems Research

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Investigating the Drivers of Farm Diversification Among U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Operations

Investigating the Drivers of Farm Diversification Among U.S. Fruit and Vegetable Operations

‘You have to keep it going’: Relational values and social sustainability in upland agriculture

Role of Underutilized Crops in Improving Food Security and Livelihoods of the Households: A Case Study in GutoGida District, Ethiopia

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