The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A review
The challenges smallholders face in agricultural management between developed and developing countries differ and can also impact the smallholder's well-being. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that affect the well-being of smallholders. We conducted a systematic literature by ap...
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| description | The challenges smallholders face in agricultural management between developed and developing countries differ and can also impact the smallholder's well-being. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that affect the well-being of smallholders. We conducted a systematic literature by applying the Preferred Reported Item for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) and extracted 30 articles from Scopus and Web of Science. These articles show three main factors that drive well-being: technology, optimal resource, and insurance, and two additional factors: market pricing and tax policy. Findings show that all the above factors will first impact economic well-being and, subsequently, social well-being. When COVID-19 struck, the smallholder's well-being was also affected in addition to the destabilised food chain. Travel restrictions have led to a labour shortage. The smallholders had to turn to e-commerce to sell their products. They also incurred losses and experienced difficulties in procuring agricultural intermediate inputs. The absence of agricultural insurance worsened the impact on the well-being of the smallholders. To safeguard the well-being of these smallholders, the study suggests that stakeholders should encourage local labour participation, increase investment in human capital, adopt e-commerce in marketing, offer agricultural insurance schemes against various disasters and continuously provide or increase subsidies to smallholders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c64e15f7c6c406fa979c2965fcf6e4b2023-02-23T10:12:19ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesAgricultural Economics (AGRICECON)0139-570X1805-92952023-01-01691354410.17221/344/2022-AGRICECONage-202301-0004The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A reviewNurul Atiqah Binti Mohd Suib0Norlida Hanim Mohd Salleh1Mohd Fazim Ahmad2Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, MalaysiaCenter for Sustainable and Inclusive Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, MalaysiaCenter for Sustainable and Inclusive Development Studies, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, MalaysiaThe challenges smallholders face in agricultural management between developed and developing countries differ and can also impact the smallholder's well-being. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that affect the well-being of smallholders. We conducted a systematic literature by applying the Preferred Reported Item for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) and extracted 30 articles from Scopus and Web of Science. These articles show three main factors that drive well-being: technology, optimal resource, and insurance, and two additional factors: market pricing and tax policy. Findings show that all the above factors will first impact economic well-being and, subsequently, social well-being. When COVID-19 struck, the smallholder's well-being was also affected in addition to the destabilised food chain. Travel restrictions have led to a labour shortage. The smallholders had to turn to e-commerce to sell their products. They also incurred losses and experienced difficulties in procuring agricultural intermediate inputs. The absence of agricultural insurance worsened the impact on the well-being of the smallholders. To safeguard the well-being of these smallholders, the study suggests that stakeholders should encourage local labour participation, increase investment in human capital, adopt e-commerce in marketing, offer agricultural insurance schemes against various disasters and continuously provide or increase subsidies to smallholders.https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-202301-0004_the-economic-well-being-of-smallholders-and-challenges-during-covid-19-pandemic-a-review.phpdeveloped countriesdeveloping countriesimpactsystematic literature review |
| spellingShingle | Nurul Atiqah Binti Mohd Suib Norlida Hanim Mohd Salleh Mohd Fazim Ahmad The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A review Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON) developed countries developing countries impact systematic literature review |
| title | The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A review |
| title_full | The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A review |
| title_fullStr | The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A review |
| title_short | The economic well-being of smallholders and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic: A review |
| title_sort | economic well being of smallholders and challenges during covid 19 pandemic a review |
| topic | developed countries developing countries impact systematic literature review |
| url | https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-202301-0004_the-economic-well-being-of-smallholders-and-challenges-during-covid-19-pandemic-a-review.php |
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