Creating typologies is a way to summarize the large heterogeneity of smallholder farming systems into a few farm types. Various methods exist, commonly using statistical analysis, to create these typologies. We demonstrate that the methodological decisions on data collection, variable selection, ...
Álvarez, S.
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Timler, Carl J.
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Michalscheck, M.
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Paas, W.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Andersson, Jens A.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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[Capturing farm diversity with hypothesis-based typologies: An innovative methodological framework for farming system typology development]
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Capturing farm diversity with hypothesis-based typologies: An innovative methodological framework for farming system typology development
Typologies are often used to understand and capture smallholder farming system heterogeneity, and may be derived using different approaches and methods. This article aims to compare a quantitative, statistical typology based on a survey dataset and multivariate analysis, with a qualitative partic...
Kuivanen, K.S.
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Michalscheck, Mirja
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
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Mellon-Bedi, S.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Álvarez, S.
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[A comparison of statistical and participatory clustering of smallholder farming systems - a case study in Northern Ghana]
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A comparison of statistical and participatory clustering of smallholder farming systems - a case study in Northern Ghana
The applicability of statistical typologies that capture farming systems diversity in innovation and development projects would increase if their adaptability would be enhanced, so that newly encountered farms can be classified and used to update the typology. In this paper we propose Naïve Bayes...
Typologies may be used as tools for dealing with farming system heterogeneity. This is achieved by classifying farms into groups that have common characteristics, i.e. farm types, which can support the implementation of a more tailored approach to agricultural development. This article explored p...
Kuivanen, K.S.
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Álvarez, S.
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Michalscheck, Mirja
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Adjei-Nsiah, Samuel
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Mellon-Bedi, S.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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[Characterising the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: a case study from the northern region, Ghana]
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Characterising the diversity of smallholder farming systems and their constraints and opportunities for innovation: a case study from the northern region, Ghana