10 pages., Researchers investigated empowerment in the context of two strategies, Integrated Weed Management and Integrated Pest Management. Findings suggested: "With the rise of chemical resistance, the agricultural industry has placed considerable emphasis on the need to accelerate and achieve farmer adoption if IWM and IPM, but our evidence suggests that greater emphasis should be given to understanding the socio-cultural factors that affect farmer decision making. Farmer empowerment emerged as a core concept from the data."
Irani, Tracy (author), Roberts, T. Grady (author), Unrah-Snyder, Lori (author), Lamm, Alexa J. (author), Brendemuhl, Joel (author), Rodriquez, Mary T. (author), and Navarro, Julia (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2011
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37251
10 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription. Open access., "This paper re-affirms that women make essential contributions to agriculture and rural enterprises across the developing world. But there is much diversity in women's roles and over-generalization undermines policy relevance and planning."
3 pages, The aim of the research is to assess the potential of social capital and socio-cultural mechanisms (institutional) in the development of beef farming system, using Case Study Methods with a qualitative approach. Informants were determined purposively (base on information target). Data collected by in-depth interviews while data analysis was done on textual and contextual analysis with the organization, categorization and data reduction and in-depth understanding (verstehen). The results showed that: Social capital as a driver or the strength of spirit to the sociocultural mechanisms (institutional) in form of Lembaga Kesejahteraan Kampung (LKK) - (The Village Welfare Institute). The roles of LKK are the joint business group and saving and loans of financial institution. Increase revenue to keep the four had of cattle Rp. 1.000.000. per month.
