Purpose – The study of the relationships between the public sector and the microfinance sector in Spain; through the … development of the microfinance sector.The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Details on the public … to members of the boards of most microfinance institutions (MFIs), as well as a database compiled by the authors on the …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to simultaneously examine the role of microfinance from the business and social …/methodology/approach A survey among more than 170,000 borrowers of two specific credit schemes by PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk., the largest … microfinance provider in Indonesia, was conducted to understand the perceptions of borrowers on the benefits of microcredit under …

documentary reviews on value chain financing and direct interviews conducted with 122 farmers and staff from the microfinance … agriculture sector through value chain financing products. The feasibility of the tested products had been approved, by both the … profit of the microfinance institution. Social implications – The well being of small‐scale farmers has improved tremendously …

participation in the agricultural credit market and estimate the parameters that determine agricultural credit market participation … of farmers with different levels of participation in the agricultural credit market. The bivariate probit model was … estimated to identify the parameters that determine smallholder credit market participation. Findings – The study revealed that …

agricultural credit association using historical data. The simulation model is used to evaluate the mark‐up to economic capital … that is implied by increasing credit risks due to cyclical changes in farm real estate values. Findings – The paper … values and between the PD and LGD provide evidence of how sensitive credit risk exposure is to these parameters. Originality …

Purpose – The paper aims to identify “problematic” agricultural credit co‐operatives (CCAM) and to evaluate their risk …/economical indicators. Findings – The paper identified the variables customer resources growth, transformation ratio, credit overdue … the complementary margin and to improving the credit recovery processes. Additionally it is necessary to increase cost …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of credit constraints on agricultural productivity in … account for endogeneity and heterogeneity. Carter presents three ways that credit might affect the production functions; a … and resources. Thus, the effects of factors on agricultural productivity may not be independent of credit status …

Purpose – Using a unique dataset of a commercial microfinance institution (MFI) in Tanzania, the purpose of this paper … – The results reveal that agricultural firms face higher obstacles to get credit but as soon as they have access to credit … the authors can show that access to credit and loan repayment is different for agricultural firms, the current regional …

for better understanding farmers' behaviour in relation to the decision to obtain credit. Design … decisions in relation to credit use. The study identified how farmers are not just driven by business related goals such as … farm work. These underlying farming motivations were, in turn, found to have a differential impact on credit use …