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Water Variability and the Economic Impacts on Small-Scale Farmers. A Farm Risk-Based Integrated Modelling Approach
(2016)
Strengthening the planning of hydrological resources to optimize the use of water in agriculture is a key adaptation measure of the Chilean agricultural sector to cope with future climate change. To address this challenge, ...
Water Variability and the Economic Impacts on Small-Scale Farmers. A Farm Risk-Based Integrated Modelling Approach
(2016)
Strengthening the planning of hydrological resources to optimize the use of water in agriculture is a key adaptation measure of the Chilean agricultural sector to cope with future climate change. To address this challenge, ...
The potential of contract farming in Trinidad
(2012-02-16)
Argentina: Dissemination of genetically modified cotton and its impact on the profitability of small-scale farmers in the Chaco province
(2012-08)
This article analyses the adoption of genetically modified cotton by small-scale farmers in the Chaco region of Argentina. It uses the socio-technical configuration of the technology as a conceptual framework, which ...
Characteristics and attitudes of small-scale vegetable farmers in Chile
(Universidad Federal de Santa María, Brasil, 2020)
An adequate supply of fresh, high quality and accessible vegetables is essential for a healthy food system. In Latin America, these are mostly produced by smallholder farmers. The objective of this research was to characterize ...
A risk - based approach for the economic impact of climate change assessment
(School of Business and Economics, Universidad del Desarrollo, 2016-05)
This paper contributes to shed light on the economic impacts of changes in water availability due to climate change on small-scale agriculture. We provide an hydro-economic modelling framework that captures the socio-economic ...