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Improving smallholders' capacity building by creating an enabling environment for sustainable crop production

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  • Li, Yajuan
  • Zhang, Xinxin
  • Huang, Qianni
  • Pathera, Donasius
  • An, Zhichao
  • Jiao, Xiaoqiang
  • Zhang, Fusuo

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Sustainably improving food production to meet the needs of a growing population necessitates a dual-pronged approach involving both top-down policy support from governments and grassroots support from social organizations. The combination of these two elements can yield comprehensive and systematic solutions for sustainable crop production, particularly in smallholder-dominated agriculture. However, integrating these approaches to empower smallholders with advanced agricultural technologies and enhance crop sustainability remains a subject that warrants further investigation.

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  • Li, Yajuan & Zhang, Xinxin & Huang, Qianni & Pathera, Donasius & An, Zhichao & Jiao, Xiaoqiang & Zhang, Fusuo, 2024. "Improving smallholders' capacity building by creating an enabling environment for sustainable crop production," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 220(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:220:y:2024:i:c:s0308521x24002336
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104083
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