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Where do African farmers obtain their seed from? Insights from Ethiopia and Nigeria
Background and motivation Timely access to quality seed, among other factors, determines household planting decisions and has implications for agricultural productivity. Hence, it is important to understand where and how small-scale producers (SSP) obtain their seed. To answer this question, we use nationally representative agricultural households survey data from the Living Standards and Measurement Study…
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Year Over Year Smallholder Threshold Variability (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Defining Smallholder FarmersSmallholder Farmers or Small-Scale Producers, are frequently mentioned as targets for development interventions, to relieve hunger, alleviate poverty, or catalyze agricultural transformation. However, an operationalizable definition of a smallholder farmer is difficult to come by, with few sources even defining the term. When sources do offer a definition, they rarely agree on the indicators and…