small-scale farmers
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmall-scaleandfarmer
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small-scale
adjective
uk/ˈsmɔːl.skeɪl/us/ˈsmɑːl.skeɪl/
small, especially when compared to other things ...
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farmer
noun[C]
uk/ˈfɑː.mər/us/ˈfɑːr.mɚ/
someone who owns or takes care of ...
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Therefore, intercropping maize and common bean is more advantageous than sole cropping, and should be recommended especially for small-scale farmers.
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Farmers' markets play a vital role in enabling small-scale farmers to gain direct access to customers.
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Such certifications in general can offer coffee growers (large plantation owners as well as small-scale farmers) significant economic benefits through higher prices.
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Nevertheless, agricultural risk is prevalent throughout the world, and it is particularly burdensome to small-scale farmers in developing countries.
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Given the predominance of small-scale farmers and paid labourers in agrarian cooperatives, these organisations simply disappeared for lack of bourgeois support.
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The overall results clearly indicate that small-scale farmers were able to multiply minitubers successfully.
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The large economies of scale enjoyed by the large farmers, prevented the small-scale farmers from farming in this area.
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While direct sales have provided some relief to small-scale farmers in recent years, some farmers are denied access because venues are filled or simply unavailable.
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She questions one of his central premises - that small-scale farmers are necessarily more environmentally sensitive than large-scale ones.
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However, these rates are far too expensive for most small-scale farmers.
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Policy makers must, however, balance the needs of small-scale farmers with those of other segments of society.
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Enclosure involved a negotiation between large landowners and the committees representing tenants and small-scale farmers.
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Many of the chefs and consumers supporting small-scale farmers simply value the superior niche-market product35.
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The livestock revolution, food safety, and small-scale farmers: why they matter to us all.
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Millions of small-scale farmers in the developing world have benefited.
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The two main types of agrarian producers are landowners, who are mostly large-scale farmers, and tenants, who conversely are mostly small-scale farmers.
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Small-scale farmers are more productive in terms of output per land unit, but not in terms of output per unit of labour.
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During the current survey, the land holding size for small-scale farmers in the region was found to be 21.17 ha per household.
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For example, are small-scale farmers, who are often the targeted beneficiaries of participatory breeding projects in developing countries, more interested than large-scale farmers?
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