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
Globally, 38% of the land area is agricultural land, of which 45% are located on drylands, mainly in Africa and Asia, constituting the basis for about 60% of the world’s food production. Of all farms worldwide, 83% are smallholder farm systems, whose livelihoods depend on effective land managemen...
Michalscheck, Mirja
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Fischer, Gundula
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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[Land use decisions: By whom and to whose benefit? A serious game to uncover dynamics in farm land allocation at household level in northern Ghana]
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Land use decisions: By whom and to whose benefit? A serious game to uncover dynamics in farm land allocation at household level in northern Ghana
Agricultural production in Northern Ghana is dominated by smallholder farm systems, which are characterized by low inputs and low outputs, declining soil fertility, large yield gaps and limited adoption of agricultural technologies. There is an urgent need for alternative farm designs that are mo...
Michalscheck, M.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Kotu, Bekele Hundie
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
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Kuivanen, K.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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[Model results versus farmer realities: Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages]
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Model results versus farmer realities: Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages