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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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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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The effects of direct payments on liquidity and repayment capacity of beginning farmers

Kropp, Jaclyn D.; Katchova, Ani L. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 71 (2011) 3, pp. 347-365

Purpose – US decoupled direct payments, paid to farm operators based on historic yields and base acreage under the 2002 Farm Bill, may alter a farmer's access to credit or his ability to meet debt servicing obligations. More specifically, direct payments might improve the farmer's liquidity...

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Is agricultural microcredit really more risky? Evidence from Tanzania

Weber, Ron; Musshoff, Oliver - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) 3, pp. 416-435

Purpose – Using a unique dataset of a commercial microfinance institution (MFI) in Tanzania, the purpose of this paper is to investigate first whether agricultural firms have a different probability to get a loan and whether their loans are differently volume rationed than loans to...

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The effects of government sponsored enterprise (GSE) status on the pricing of bonds issued by the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corporation (FFCB)

Turvey, Calum G.; Wang, Yiwo - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) 3, pp. 488-506

Purpose – Motivated by recent congressional interest in eradicating government sponsored enterprises (GSE), the purpose of this paper is to develop a framework to price the implicit government guarantee embedded in the bonds issued by the Farm Credit System. Design/methodology/approach – The...

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Weather risk management by Saskatchewan agriculture producers

Khan, Saqib; Rennie, Morina; Charlebois, Sylvain - In: Agricultural Finance Review 73 (2013) 1, pp. 161-178

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to study the weather risk management practices of agriculture producers. In particular, the authors look at the extent to which farmers use weather derivatives to complement insurance. Unlike insurance, weather derivatives mitigate risk associated with...

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Agency cost of debt: evidence from Kansas farm operations

Brewer, Brady; Featherstone, Allen M. - In: Agricultural Finance Review 77 (2017) 1, pp. 111-124

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how debt affects the cost structure of a farm. Agency costs arise when stakeholders of a farm manage their farm differently to obtain debt which results in inefficiencies. These inefficiencies cause a farm to deviate from cost minimization...

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Livestock mortality insurance: development and challenges

Boyd, Milton; Pai, Jeffrey; Porth, Lysa - In: Agricultural Finance Review 73 (2013) 2, pp. 233-244

Purpose – The purpose of this research is examine the development of livestock mortality insurance, and associated challenges, in order to provide an improved understanding regarding the operation of livestock mortality insurance. Design/methodology/approach – In a many countries, livestock...

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