International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. In Nigeria, there is a stigma associated with small farming. There is also the assumption that farming is the occupation of last resort. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to suppor…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. This article draws attention to staffing and retention challenges that teachers face in rural schools in Eswatini. Despite policies and strategies developed by the Ministry of Education and Tra…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. Local communities have different perspectives, uses and values ascribed to the diversity of plant and animal species at their service. Yet, local knowledge of the species diversity and use valu…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. This study attempted to examine upgrading opportunities and challenges for small coffee producers. The study followed a mixed-method approach, which combined qualitative and quantitative analys…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. The ways in which people produce and consume food reveal both historical and contemporary dynamics attached to environmental and social factors. La Rioja is a Spanish region located in the nort…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between financial leverage and financial performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Tanzania (SACCOS). The study used a …
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. This article investigates the complexity of factors that influence the location choice for agro-processing firms from a developing country and SME perspective. It further examines the underpinn…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. Poverty is often assessed using rigorous economic methods in the extant literature. Nonetheless, understanding poverty through supposedly rigorous economic methods per se is not sufficient. Thi…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. This article explores conflicts, confrontations and conduits for sustainable development in rural environments. Fragility and degradation with a slight resilience manifest heavily in Gokwe Sout…
International Journal of Rural Management, Ahead of Print. Research on agriculture crowdfunding in developing countries is still limited. The crowdfunding platform offers uncollateralised loans to farmers. Therefore, they apply joint liability group le…