Producers’ dominant rationale was to improve their market
Research gap analysis derived from 3 agriculture papers in our local library.
The gap
Although producers’ dominant rationale was to improve their market access, thereby often resorting to more conventional practices, we nevertheless noted interesting practices such as mixed crop and livestock production, which could facilita
Evidence profile
Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 10 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- “What is the essence of cultivating a crop that does not yield enough to feed my family?” Farmer agency and the management of agrobiodiversity in Ghana and Burkina Faso (2026) · Agriculture and Human Values · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of how farmers perceive, manage, and shape agrobiodiversity over time. The dominant narratives often portray crop diversity in smallholder farming as declining under pressures of intensification and market integration, but the paper argues that this perspective oversimplifies the complexity of agrobiodiversity.
generalstated research gapKeywords: paper identifies gap understanding farmers perceive manage shape - Assessing the integration of agroecological principles in smallholder farming systems in North African irrigated plains (2024) · Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems · cited 9× · doi
Although producers’ dominant rationale was to improve their market access, thereby often resorting to more conventional practices, we nevertheless noted interesting practices such as mixed crop and livestock production, which could facilitate the transition to more agroecological systems in these lowlands where production factors are scarce.
generalabstractevidence 5/5Keywords: practices production producers dominant rationale improve market access thereby often resorting conventional nevertheless noted interesting - Politics and practices of avocado cultivation in the West Bank: contested agrarian imaginaries and emerging cropscapes (2026) · Agriculture and Human Values · cited 1× · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of small-scale farmers' positions in the debate between specialized and agroecological modes of farming. It highlights the need to examine the politics and practices of avocado cultivation in the West Bank. The paper identifies a lack of research on the emergence of new agrarian imaginaries and cropscapes in the region.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding small-scale farmers positions debate
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