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Default in a government‐sponsored agricultural loan programme in South‐Eastern Nigeria
Nwachukwu, Jacinta - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 10, pp. 898-922
Purpose – The Imo State Supervised Agricultural Credit Loans Board (ISACLB) has outright default rates of more than 50 percent. Thus, the purpose of this study is to identify the major characteristics of the Board's beneficiaries who completely failed to honour their repayment commitment as...
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Ag lending: the next generation
Gunderson, Michael A.; Detre, Joshua D.; Briggeman, Brian C. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) 3, pp. 280-294
/or should be taught, as part of the financial management curriculum in undergraduate agricultural economics and agribusiness … in undergraduate agribusiness programs. Originality/value – The value of the study would be that departments of … undergraduate program. By responding to the desires of employers, agricultural economics and agribusiness programs cannot only …
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Analyzing the agricultural value chain financing: approaches and tools in India
Swamy, Vighneswara; M, Dharani - In: Agricultural Finance Review 76 (2016) 2, pp. 211-232
Purpose – The global demand for food is expected to increase by 60 percent by 2050 when the world’s population reaches 9.1 billion. To meet this challenge significant investment in the agricultural sector is required to embrace innovative financing mechanisms that can benefit sustainable...
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Nontraditional lenders
In: Strategic Direction 38 (2022) 4, pp. 21-23
Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...
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Entrepreneurial intention as a function of university atmosphere, macroeconomic environment and business support: a multi-group analysis
Çera, Gentjan; Çera, Edmond; Rozsa, Zoltan; Bilan, … - In: European Journal of Training and Development 45 (2020) 8/9, pp. 706-724
Purpose This study aims to investigate the effect of university atmosphere, macroeconomic environment and business support on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Moreover, it explores whether country moderates these relationships or not. Design/methodology/approach This research is...
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Corporate failure for manufacturing industries using firms specifics and economic environment with logit analysis
Darayseh, Musa; Waples, Elaine; Tsoukalas, Dimitrios - In: Managerial Finance 29 (2003) 8, pp. 23-36
The purpose of this paper was to determine whether a model utilizing a number of economic variables in combination with financial ratios results in a model superior to the traditional models including the financial ratios alone. A sample of 110 manufacturing companies which had become bankrupt...
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Studying Corporate Social Responsibility Activities in the Agri-Food Sector: The Greek Case
Liapakis, Anastasios; Costopoulou, Constantina; … - In: International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 1-13
Despite the increasing interest in the adoption of corporate social responsibility by businesses in a variety of industries, hardly any attention has been paid to the agri-food sector and especially, to the Greek food sector. The agri-food sector has a strong impact on the economy, the...
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Business Model Innovation in the Agri-food Sector
Tell, Joakim; Hoveskog, Maya; Ulvenblad, Pia; … - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 7 (2016) 2, pp. 1-13
The purpose of this article is to deepen our understanding of what we know about business model innovation in the agri-food sector, both from a theoretical as well as a practical perspective. The methodological approach used in the paper is built on interviews, focus groups and observations of...
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The 7 Cs of rural credit in China
Turvey, Calum G.; He, Guangwen; Kong, Rong; Ma, Jiujie; … - In: Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 1 (2011) 2, pp. 100-133
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the farm and rural credit system in China. To do this the authors use the so‐called “7 Cs” of credit (these include: Credit, Character, Capacity, Capital, Condition, Capability, and Collateral) and for each “C” provide...
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Farm income variability and off‐farm diversification among Canadian farm operators
Jetté‐Nantel, Simon; Freshwater, David; Katchova, Ani L. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) 3, pp. 329-346
Purpose – For many farm families and operators across the OECD countries, off‐farm income has become a major determinant of their well‐being. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential role of off‐farm employment as a risk management tool among farm operators....
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