Progress 10/11/17 to 09/30/20
Outputs
Target Audience:The target groups reached by this project directly and indirectly are: researchers, extension educators, policy makers, students and various groups workingwith small farmers in Tennessee and beyond.. Findings were presented at national, state and local meetings such as small farm simposium . Changes/Problems:. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project provided opportunity for student experiential learning in the research process in general and the project focus area in particular. Other stakeholders could also benefit from training and outreach resources developed by the project. In addition, faculty could widen their knoweldge base in the study of alternative enterprise development and enterpreneurship. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The research has been disseminated through holding workshops using train trainers and best management practices. Presentations at national, regional, state and local meetings. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Established the limited level of knowledge on enterpreneurship among small farmers. Identified key factors such as the influence of changes in agricultural policies on enterpreneurship, the effect of competition at national and global levels faced by small farmers, determined tradeoff between off farm employment and enterpreneuship, developed limited data base on enterpreurship among small farmers. The project generated results that considered diversification of the operation of small farmers.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2020
Citation:
Khanal, A., F. Tegegne, S. Goetz, L. Li, Y.Han, S. Tubene and A. Wetherill.
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development." Small and
Minority Farmers' Knowledge and Resource Sharing Networks and Farm Sales."
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Progress 10/01/18 to 09/30/19
Outputs
Target Audience:The target groups are small farmers in Tennessee and beyond,extension educators, policy makers andacademic institutions. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Student working on the project is getting experiential learning in the research process involving enterpreneurship and community engagement. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Project results will be dessiminsted using workshops, train the trainars and on line delivery. Relevant resources will alsobe provided to stakeholders. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next reporing period results of data analyses and their implications will ll beshared withstakeholders.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The major accomplishments thus far include completion of secondary data search,development of conceptual framework for the project, develoment of a survey instrument, and implementation of the survey. Objectives pertaining to data analysis are delayed due to very slow response from those being surveyed.
Publications
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Progress 10/11/17 to 09/30/18
Outputs
Target Audience:Extension educators who assisted in the selection offarmers to be surveyed and agreed to assist in administering the survey. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The project ha provided under graduate student opportunity to learn development of survey instrument and data collection methodology. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Code, clean and enter data into the computer. This will be followed by conducting preliminary analysis.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The above goals will be realized when the data collection is implemented in the coming spring. The data collected will be analyzed and expectedto throw light on the above goal and objectives. A cnceptual framewot for the project has been developed. IRB approval has been secured.
Publications
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