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Transaction costs and smallholder farmers’ participation in banana markets in the Great Lakes Region of Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Jagwe, John; Machethe, Charles Lepepeule; Ouma, Emily - In: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 05 (2010) 2
In this study, the Heckman procedure was used to analyze the way transaction costs affect smallholder farming households’ participation in banana markets in the Great Lakes region of central Africa. The results reaffirm that fixed transaction costs largely determine a farmer’s...
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Conservation agriculture practices and participation in Manica and Tete Maize Markets, Mozambique
McNair, William E.; Lambert, Dayton M.; Eash, Neal S. - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 4 (2015) 1, pp. 49-73
This paper analyses the marketing of maize and use of conservation agriculture practices (CAPs) by smallholder farmers in Mozambique. Specifically the factors associated with the likelihood households participate in maize markets as a vendor or buyer, and the subsequent quantity of maize...
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Factors influencing the intensity of market participation by smallholder farmers: A case study of rural and peri-urban areas of Kenya
Omiti, John M.; Otieno, David Jakinda; Nyanamba, Timothy O. - In: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 03 (2009) 1
Participation in commercial agriculture holds considerable potential for unlocking suitable opportunity sets necessary for providing better incomes and sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers. This study examined factors that influence the intensity of market participation among...
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Sweet Potato Marketing Among Smallholder Farmers: The Role of Collective Action
Mukundi, Eric; Mathenge, Mary K.; Ngigi, Margaret - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
increase agriculture productivity hence promoting food security and poverty eradication. However, participation of smallholders …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207594
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Market Orientation and Market Participation of Smallholders in Ethiopia: Implications for Commercial Transformation
Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Tegegne, Azage - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinction between market orientation and … market participation. This paper analyzes the determinants of market orientation and market participation in Ethiopia …-pronged approach: improving market orientation of smallholders at production level, and facilitation of market entry and participation …
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Commercialization of Smallholders: Is Market Participation Enough?
Gebremedhin, Berhanu; Jaleta, Moti - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinction between market orientation … in Ethiopia separately and examines if market orientation translates into market participation. Empirical results show …
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HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND COMMERCIALIZATION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KENYA
Kirimi, Lilian; Gitau, Raphael; Olunga, Millicent - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE - 2013
Commercialization is often viewed as an avenue to improve household food security due to its comparative advantages over subsistence production. However, there are arguments for and against smallholder commercialization as a pathway for ensuring household food security. This paper sought to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011207570
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Crop-Livestock Interactions in Smallholders’ Market Participation: Evidence from Crop-Livestock Mixed Systems in Ethiopia
Jaleta, Moti; Gebremedhin, Berhanu - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
. However, in mixed crop-livestock farming systems, smallholders’ participation decisions in crop and livestock markets may not … of this paper is to investigate the interactions of crop and livestock output market participation of smallholders, by … collected in 2009 from 1075 sample households in ten districts of the four major regions of Ethiopia is used for the analyses …
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AN AGENT-BASED NETWORK APPROACH FOR UNDERSTANDING, ANALYZING AND SUPPORTING RURAL PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS IN AGRICULTURE
Latynskiy, Evgeny; Berger, Thomas - Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften … - 2012
Recent empirical findings suggest that empowerment of producer organizations (POs) in agriculture requires an effective targeting and case-specific design of development interventions. By viewing PO as a socio-economic network, we develop an agent-based modeling approach for ex-ante impact...
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Mobile Phones and Farmers’ Marketing Decisions in Ethiopia
Tadesse, Getaw; Bahiigwa, Godfrey - In: World Development 68 (2015) C, pp. 296-307
household- and village-level information collected from rural Ethiopia. It explains the reason for the weak impact of mobile …
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