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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Social Movements, Institutions and Governance
Volume 8 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1542676
This article is part of the Research Topic Regenerative Agriculture and Support in Changing Policy Environments: Farmers’ Rights, Contract Farming, and Navigating towards Sustainable Practices View all 4 articles

How Are New Collective Models Transforming Support for Smallholder Farmers? Empirical Evidence From Thematic and Sentimental Content Analysis

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Rajiv Kale Rajiv Kale 1*Pooja Dangi Pooja Dangi 1Vinayak Nikam Vinayak Nikam 2Kiran Khandagale Kiran Khandagale 1Shailendra S Gadge Shailendra S Gadge 1Vijay Mahajan Vijay Mahajan 1
  • 1 Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (ICAR), Pune, India
  • 2 National Institute for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP), New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

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    Collective farmer models represent an important approach for smallholders to engage in agricultural activities collaboratively, fostering sustainable economic development, particularly in the context of India. The increasing frequency of published research articles on collective models highlights their significance in addressing various challenges faced by smallholder farmers in India and globally. This study is guided by three primary research questions: first, to identify trends in publications related to collective models; second, to measure the sentiments associated with the identified themes within this literature; and third, to uncover the potential of various collective models in meeting the needs of smallholder farmers, with a particular focus on India. The study analysed research articles published from 2000 to 2024, focusing on the frequency of appearance and the content related to the functions of farm collectives. Utilizing a descriptive quantitative approach, this research employs content analysis to gather primary data from 4,382 research articles. The NVivo 15 tool is used to analyse the data, identifying key themes, functions, and support agencies as units of analysis.Through this comprehensive analysis, the study seeks to elucidate the emergence of collective models and their potential to address critical agricultural issues faced by smallholder farmers, particularly in India. The research underscores the evolving trends of farmers' collectives, transitioning from cooperatives to contemporary Farmer Producer Companies in response to emerging needs. The findings from the global literature provide valuable insights for enhancing the development of collective models in India, where such initiatives can play a transformative role in addressing the challenges of smallholder farmers.

    Keywords: Collective farmer models, FPOs, Content Analysis, Scopus, NVivo, India[H1] 1. Introduction

    Received: 10 Dec 2024; Accepted: 30 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kale, Dangi, Nikam, Khandagale, Gadge and Mahajan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Rajiv Kale, Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (ICAR), Pune, India

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