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Understanding the Aspirations of Farming Communities in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-021-00413-0
doi:10.1057/s41287-021-00413-0
 
Title Understanding the Aspirations of Farming Communities in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of the Literature
 
Creator Nandi, R
Nedumaran, S
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description This study surveys the panorama of research on the importance of aspirations of
farming communities, identifies research gaps and prospects for future research.
The analysis of 22 studies identified from 419 research articles sheds light on the
relationships between aspirations, agriculture, women’s empowerment, poverty,
and rural youth. Aspirations of the rural poor play a significant role in shaping their
activities and investments. Furthermore, the poor and those who are exposed to natural
disasters are more likely suffering from aspiration failure and their resilience
needs to be built. Specifically, women’s empowerment could be supported through
raising aspirations. In addition, intergenerational aspirations and corresponding
investment plans in agriculture are in absolute contrast and parental desires and their
children’s aspirations do not align. Overall, development program-specific research
is needed to determine policies and programs that successfully and cost-effectively
raise the rural poor’s aspirations and thereby improve livelihoods in developing
countries.
 
Publisher PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD
 
Date 2021-05
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11867/1/s41287-021-00413-0.pdf
Nandi, R and Nedumaran, S (2021) Understanding the Aspirations of Farming Communities in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review of the Literature. The European Journal of Development Research (TSI), 33 (4). pp. 809-832. ISSN 0957-8811