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Smallholder Farmers

Smallholder Farmers is a construct denoting a class of agricultural producer characterized by limited landholding, reliance on family labor, and subsistence-oriented production, distinguishing it from commercial or large-scale farming operations within the domain of agricultural microfinance.

8.4K

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381.7K

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20.9K

Authors

3.7K

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2017–2026

3.8K

Parents

Publications

8.4K

World development report, 2008: agriculture for development

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 3.5K citations · Full text

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Determinants of farmers’ choice of adaptation methods to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia

Temesgen Deressa, Rashid Hassan, Claudia Ringler et al. · Global Environmental Change · 2009 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Pursuing sustainable productivity with millions of smallholder farmers

Zhenling Cui, Hongyan Zhang, Xinping Chen et al. · Nature · 2018 · 1.3K citations

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The agroecological revolution in Latin America: rescuing nature, ensuring food sovereignty and empowering peasants

Miguel A. Altieri, Víctor M. Toledo · The Journal of Peasant Studies · 2011 · 1.2K citations

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Rising global interest in farmland: can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Authors

20.9K

  1. MQ
    Matin Qaim

    University of Göttingen, Germany

    55 publications · 8.5K citations

    44

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  2. KG
    K.E. Giller

    Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

    49 publications · 3.8K citations

    32

    h-index

  3. TS
    Thomas S. Jayne

    Michigan State University, United States

    28 publications · 2K citations

    23

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  4. JJ
    Julius Juma Okello

    University of Nairobi, Kenya

    28 publications · 1.4K citations

    21

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  5. JK
    John K.M. Kuwornu

    Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

    18

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Institutions

3.7K

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    70 h-index

    651 publications

    36.9K citations

  2. International Food Policy Research Institute

    Washington D.C., United States

    51 h-index

    200 publications

    21K citations

  3. University of Göttingen

    Göttingen, Germany

    50 h-index

    205 publications

    41.9K citations

  4. International Livestock Research Institute

    Nairobi, Kenya

    47 h-index

    283 publications

    22.4K citations

  5. World Agroforestry Centre

    Nairobi, Kenya

    45 h-index

    190 publications

    15.7K citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    44 h-index

    184 publications

    13.1K citations

  7. Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo

    Texcoco, Mexico

    42 h-index

    156 publications

    13.3K citations

  8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Durban, South Africa

    41 h-index

    304 publications

    11.6K citations

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Venues

  1. World Development

    85 publications · 14.1K citations

    55

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  2. Agricultural Economics

    109 publications · 8.2K citations

    49

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  3. Sustainability

    213 publications · 8.2K citations

    48

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  4. Food Policy

    63 publications · 8.6K citations

    47

    h-index

  5. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

    Repository · 259 publications · 8.9K citations

    45

    h-index

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