Small farmers constraints and potentialities. A survey in Kenya

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ID7374756
AuthorsNunzia Borrelli (0000-0002-4283-7824), C Razzano, Chiara Caterina Razzano, Giulia Corti (0000-0002-2287-2307), Maura Benegiamo (0000-0002-8917-5303)
Year2022
Issue126
Pages133-150
Publication date2022-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0392-4939 • E-ISSN: 1971-8403
PublisherFranco Angeli (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3280/sur2021-126008
OpenAlexW4210595398
LanguageEN
References cited12

This paper identifies the features of Kenyan small-scale farmers and their production systems, highlighting the challenges of sustainability transition. Drawing on the agro-ecology and eco-economy literature, the research hypothesis is that Kenyan farmers can play a role of paramount importance in stimulating place-based sustainability practices, and assure food security outcomes, because farming occurs following indigenous, place-based tradition and knowledge. 100 small farmers in the sub-county of Gilgil in Nakuru County, Kenya have been surveyed and profiled. The survey was sponsored by MIUR (Italian Ministry of University and Research). The research aimed to contribute to the debates on the sustainability of food systems

Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Cartography · Christian ministry · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental resource management · Food security · Geography · Indigenous · Kenya · Political science · Scale (ratio · Sustainability · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Ecology

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