The influence of privatised agricultural extension on downward accountability to smallholder tea farmers

Mbeche, Robert; Mose, George N.; Ateka, Josiah

doi:10.1080/1389224x.2021.1932538

Cited by 8 publications

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“…As shown in Table 4, the other factorsapart from farm sizehaving an influence on TE include access to extension, the age of the tea plants, education and the share of family labour applied in tea production. The results reinforce the need to strengthen extension and input distribution, and improve the functioning of markets to efficiently serve geographically dispersed smallholders (Ateka et al 2019;Mbeche et al 2021).…”

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Is change worth it? The effects of adopting modern agricultural inputs on household welfare in Rwanda

Nsabimana¹

2021

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The inverse farm size and productivity relationship (IR) is a recurring theme in the literature. However, most previous studies were undertaken within a setting of mixed cropping systems. In this article, we investigate the effect of farm size on productivity within the context of a perennial monocropping system, acute competition for farmland, frequent subdivision of farms and declining yields. We apply household survey data of smallholder tea farms in western Kenya and consider both technical efficiency (TE) and the yield per hectare as indicators of productivity. The findings show that the effect of farm size on productivity is nonlinear, with TE initially declining and then rising with farm size. The findings also demonstrate that the farm size and productivity relationship is important for perennial monocrops and that the use of robust measures of productivity is important for the IR. The findings have important implications for agricultural policy in developing countries.

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Is change worth it? The effects of adopting modern agricultural inputs on household welfare in Rwanda

Nsabimana¹

2021

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“…The privileged access to paid or free private farm advisory services of the most innovative and successful farmers was highlighted by Compagnone et al (2015), while small family farms are less targeted, as demonstrated by Poulton et al (2010) and Mbeche et al (2021).…”

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The spread of the intensive agricultural model by agro-suppliers in Algeria: implications for citrus small family farms and their adaptations

Boudedja,

Ameur,

Bouzid

et al. 2024

Cah. Agric.

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This study aims to investigate how small family farms, lacking direct support from advisory services, cope with challenges including access constraints to resources, and enhance their resilience. Investigations conducted in the wilaya of Blida, Algeria, through surveys of 17 input suppliers and citrus growers, revealed how the institutional context, particularly that of private agricultural 241 advisory, incentivizes farms to adopt hyper-intensive agriculture by using more agro-chemicals. Indeed, the arrival of input suppliers into the agricultural advisory landscape has resulted in socio-economic differentiation between farms, with small and most vulnerable farms resisting these intensive models. The results show that even if these small farms face difficulties in existing in the face of the big ones supported by the institutional environment, particularly the private sector, resilience factors have been identified that enable these farms to resist to the steamroller of the intensive model: solidarity between small family farms, pluriactivity, and taking advantage of some state support measures and the public-private partnership of farm advisory services.

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“…Adapun peranan penyuluh pertanian sebagai motivator Berdasarkan hasil survey di Kecamatan Maritengngae dapat dilihat pada Tabel di atas berdasarkan poin 1-5 menunjukkan rata-rata (mean) petani memberikan nilai tanggapan 4,44 artinya Sangat Puas. Peningkatan kualitas dapat dilakukan melalui kerjasama yang baik antara penyuluh dengan petani untuk mengembangkan petani dalam mengatasi permasalahan pertanian yang sering terjadi, permasalahan yang dihadapi petani berkaitan dengan peningkatan kualitas tenaga penyuluh pertanian dalam membina petani (Mbeche et al, 2021).…”

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Analisis Tingkat Kepuasan Kelompok Tani Terhadap Penyuluh Pertanian Di Kecamatan Maritengngae

Hasanuddin,

Salfiana,

Tang

et al. 2024

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kepuasan kelompok tani di Kecamatan Maritengngae terhadap penyuluh pertanian. Manfaat dari penelitian ini adalah sebagai bahan evaluasi kinerja penyuluh pertanian terhadap petani di Kecamatan Maritengngae dan untuk menambah wawasan pengetahuan individu dalam meningkatkan hasil usaha pertanian. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan April-Juni 2023 di Kecamatan Maritengngae, Kabupaten Sidenreng Rappang Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi kasus (case study), dengan menggunakan metode simple random sampling (acak). Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah observation participant dan wawancara mendalam (in depth interview) kepada responden yang telah ditentukan, selain itu jenis data yang dikumpulkan yaitu data primer. Selanjutnya pengolahan dan analisis data dalam penelitian ini yaitu secara deskriptif kualitatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, bahwa didapatkan hasil tujuan : tingkat kepuasan kelompok tani di Kecamatan Maritengngae terhadap penyuluh pertanian sangat memuaskan dengan rata-rata penilaian petani dari hasil penelitian yaitu di atas 4,20 yang dikategorikan sangat puas. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kinerja penyuluh pertanian sangat membantu petani dalam meningkatkan hasil pertaniannya

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The influence of privatised agricultural extension on downward accountability to smallholder tea farmers

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

Is change worth it? The effects of adopting modern agricultural inputs on household welfare in Rwanda

Is change worth it? The effects of adopting modern agricultural inputs on household welfare in Rwanda

The spread of the intensive agricultural model by agro-suppliers in Algeria: implications for citrus small family farms and their adaptations

Analisis Tingkat Kepuasan Kelompok Tani Terhadap Penyuluh Pertanian Di Kecamatan Maritengngae

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