Toritseju Begho
Biographic Data
| ID | 1209461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toritseju Begho |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toritseju |
| FAMILY NAME | Begho |
| SIGNATURE | BEGHO T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Scotland's Rural College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2137-2826 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
To save the soil, save the farmers: Social and environmental pressures on agricultural soils
Socio-environmental pressures constrain soil management practices in Nepal's Terai. • Previously common soil fertility practices are becoming increasingly unviable. • Farmers and advisors perceive key challenges differently, exposing policy gaps. • Cultural beliefs influence how farmers care for and manage soil. • Soil conservation solutions risk failure if not grounded in local realities
Edible insects as sustainable protein in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of consumption, preferences and expansion opportunities
Purpose This review synthesises evidence on the consumption of edible insects in Sub-Saharan Africa, demographic, cultural and social influences, policy and regulatory frameworks and the barriers and opportunities for market expansion. It also identifies interventions that can promote insect-based foods as a sustainable protein source. Design/methodology/approach A narrative, nonsystematic literature review was conducted by integrating findings f…
A review of the pathway to reducing youth unemployment in Sub Saharan Africa through agriculture and agribusiness
Youth unemployment remains a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are suggestions that agriculture, with the right interventions, holds the potential to serve as a transformative sector for creating sustainable and productive jobs. However, there is a need to synthesize findings from studies across multiple countries to draw actionable lessons. This review highlights the state of youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa and synthesizes existing…
A Systematic Review of the Role of Networks in Information Dissemination and Resource Pooling Among Farmers in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Impact on Farm Improvements, Empowerment and Behaviour Change
In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), farmer networks disseminate agricultural information, but challenges exist in information quality, reliability and integration with extension services. This paper reviews 84 studies from 2000 to 2023 using PRISMA guidelines. The main results are that farmer networks disseminate crucial agricultural information, which drives farm improvements like improved seed varieties, climate‐smart practices and soil conservation. …
Does social proof and herd behaviour drive food choices of consumers
Purpose People often look to the opinions and actions of others to guide their food choices, especially when they are uncertain or unfamiliar with a particular food. This influence can be positive or negative depending on the context and can have an impact on food consumption and health outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The paper analysed data from 500 young adult consumers in China and employed a multi-study design to examine various aspects…
Indonesian Farmers’ Subjective Well-being: Determinants and Effect on Discounting Behaviour
The challenges prevalent in agriculture substantially impact the well-being of farmers compared to that of many other occupations. The national average rating of well-being may not provide a true representation of farmers. This article empirically examines the determinants and the effect of subjective well-being (SWB) on discounting the behaviour of farmers by estimating data from the 2014/2015 Indonesian family life survey. The results show that…
Does household food waste prevention and reduction depend on bundled motivation and food management practices
The paper categorises households based on their motivations and management practices towards reducing food waste, examines the factors that differentiate households that use specific food management practices and motivation bundles, and evaluates the effect of motivations and food management practices on household food waste. Using data from households in the United Kingdom, three bundles of motivation (saving, environmental considerations and em…
Toward acceptance of future foods: The role of trust and perception in consumption intentions of plant-based meat alternatives
Purpose Future foods such as plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA) are a means to achieving a more sustainable food system. However, there is a gap in what is known about PBMA from the consumer side, considering it is a relatively new food. Therefore, the paper aims to examine whether trust and perception could explain the intention to consume PBMA among Chinese adults. Design/methodology/approach The paper elicited the level of trust and percepti…
Attitudes to Risk and Uncertainty: New Insights From an Experiment Using Interval Prospects
The predominant way of eliciting risk attitudes is to ask decision-makers to choose between discrete monetary lotteries with known probabilities attached to the payoffs. Yet, arguably, most choices made day-to-day entail continuous outcomes where objective distributions are unknown. This paper investigates responses to continuous “prospects,” employing parametric methods based upon prospect theory under conditions of risk and uncertainty. We find…
Adoption intentions towards improved vegetable varieties among commercial and subsistence farmers in Nepal
Purpose In Nepal, not much is known about the adoption of improved vegetable varieties. Also, there are reasons to expect that the determinants of adoption may vary between subsistence and commercial farmers, given their different production/market orientations. Therefore, the paper aims to examine the adoption intentions of commercial and subsistence vegetable farmers. Design/methodology/approach A logistic regression model was used to empirical…
Rethinking elicitation methods in examining the effects of domain and context on individual preferences under risk and ambiguity
This paper examines preferences across domains and contexts under conditions of risk and ambiguity and estimates the effect of attributes of the prospects on individual preferences. The main contribution of this paper is that it examines preferences using prospects with continuous distributions-a deviation from the widely used gambles with discrete probabilities. The argument put forward in this paper is that this design is at least as realistic …
Using Farmers’ Risk Tolerance to Explain Variations in Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties in Nepal
Rice is the leading cereal crop in Nepal and an important source of calories and plant protein. Despite the importance of rice, there are reports of widespread cultivation of older varieties with considerably large adoption lags. This warrants further investigation into the factors that influence rice farmers’ adoption decisions. Risk attitude is reported to be an important determinant of farmers’ decisions. However, in Nepal, evidence of the eff…
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Using Farmers’ Risk Tolerance to Explain Variations in Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties in Nepal
Rice is the leading cereal crop in Nepal and an important source of calories and plant protein. Despite the importance of rice, there are reports of widespread cultivation of older varieties with considerably large adoption lags. This warrants further investigation into the factors that influence rice farmers’ adoption decisions. Risk attitude is reported to be an important determinant of farmers’ decisions. However, in Nepal, evidence of the eff…
Adoption intentions towards improved vegetable varieties among commercial and subsistence farmers in Nepal
Purpose In Nepal, not much is known about the adoption of improved vegetable varieties. Also, there are reasons to expect that the determinants of adoption may vary between subsistence and commercial farmers, given their different production/market orientations. Therefore, the paper aims to examine the adoption intentions of commercial and subsistence vegetable farmers. Design/methodology/approach A logistic regression model was used to empirical…
Rethinking elicitation methods in examining the effects of domain and context on individual preferences under risk and ambiguity
This paper examines preferences across domains and contexts under conditions of risk and ambiguity and estimates the effect of attributes of the prospects on individual preferences. The main contribution of this paper is that it examines preferences using prospects with continuous distributions-a deviation from the widely used gambles with discrete probabilities. The argument put forward in this paper is that this design is at least as realistic …
Does household food waste prevention and reduction depend on bundled motivation and food management practices
The paper categorises households based on their motivations and management practices towards reducing food waste, examines the factors that differentiate households that use specific food management practices and motivation bundles, and evaluates the effect of motivations and food management practices on household food waste. Using data from households in the United Kingdom, three bundles of motivation (saving, environmental considerations and em…
Toward acceptance of future foods: The role of trust and perception in consumption intentions of plant-based meat alternatives
Purpose Future foods such as plant-based meat alternatives (PBMA) are a means to achieving a more sustainable food system. However, there is a gap in what is known about PBMA from the consumer side, considering it is a relatively new food. Therefore, the paper aims to examine whether trust and perception could explain the intention to consume PBMA among Chinese adults. Design/methodology/approach The paper elicited the level of trust and percepti…
Attitudes to Risk and Uncertainty: New Insights From an Experiment Using Interval Prospects
The predominant way of eliciting risk attitudes is to ask decision-makers to choose between discrete monetary lotteries with known probabilities attached to the payoffs. Yet, arguably, most choices made day-to-day entail continuous outcomes where objective distributions are unknown. This paper investigates responses to continuous “prospects,” employing parametric methods based upon prospect theory under conditions of risk and uncertainty. We find…
Does social proof and herd behaviour drive food choices of consumers
Purpose People often look to the opinions and actions of others to guide their food choices, especially when they are uncertain or unfamiliar with a particular food. This influence can be positive or negative depending on the context and can have an impact on food consumption and health outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The paper analysed data from 500 young adult consumers in China and employed a multi-study design to examine various aspects…
Indonesian Farmers’ Subjective Well-being: Determinants and Effect on Discounting Behaviour
The challenges prevalent in agriculture substantially impact the well-being of farmers compared to that of many other occupations. The national average rating of well-being may not provide a true representation of farmers. This article empirically examines the determinants and the effect of subjective well-being (SWB) on discounting the behaviour of farmers by estimating data from the 2014/2015 Indonesian family life survey. The results show that…
Edible insects as sustainable protein in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of consumption, preferences and expansion opportunities
Purpose This review synthesises evidence on the consumption of edible insects in Sub-Saharan Africa, demographic, cultural and social influences, policy and regulatory frameworks and the barriers and opportunities for market expansion. It also identifies interventions that can promote insect-based foods as a sustainable protein source. Design/methodology/approach A narrative, nonsystematic literature review was conducted by integrating findings f…
A review of the pathway to reducing youth unemployment in Sub Saharan Africa through agriculture and agribusiness
Youth unemployment remains a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are suggestions that agriculture, with the right interventions, holds the potential to serve as a transformative sector for creating sustainable and productive jobs. However, there is a need to synthesize findings from studies across multiple countries to draw actionable lessons. This review highlights the state of youth unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa and synthesizes existing…
A Systematic Review of the Role of Networks in Information Dissemination and Resource Pooling Among Farmers in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Impact on Farm Improvements, Empowerment and Behaviour Change
In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), farmer networks disseminate agricultural information, but challenges exist in information quality, reliability and integration with extension services. This paper reviews 84 studies from 2000 to 2023 using PRISMA guidelines. The main results are that farmer networks disseminate crucial agricultural information, which drives farm improvements like improved seed varieties, climate‐smart practices and soil conservation. …
To save the soil, save the farmers: Social and environmental pressures on agricultural soils
Socio-environmental pressures constrain soil management practices in Nepal's Terai. • Previously common soil fertility practices are becoming increasingly unviable. • Farmers and advisors perceive key challenges differently, exposing policy gaps. • Cultural beliefs influence how farmers care for and manage soil. • Soil conservation solutions risk failure if not grounded in local realities
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