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Agricultural financing to guarantee food safety in an emerging nation : a case study of Nigeria

Omodero, Cordelia Onyinyechi; Ehikioya, Benjamin - In: Verslas : teorija ir praktika : Vilniaus Gedimino … 23 (2022) 1, pp. 53-59

Investment in agriculture is very crucial in the present situation of Nigeria. The effort to overcome food insecurity …, the right step to take is to adequately finance agriculture in order to ensure sufficient food production and safety that … will save the future of the country. This study emphasizes on investment in agriculture to guarantee food security in …

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Impact evaluation of support to collective action for agricultural value chain development in Nepal

Raitzer, David A.; Batmunkh, Odbayar - 2022

Matching grant programs administered to agricultural groups and cooperatives have emerged as a means of helping smallholder farmers to commercialize in Nepal. These programs help farmers to access information on new technologies, overcome barriers to productive investment, and connect with...

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Measuring the immeasurable : the evolution of the size of informal economy in the agricultural sector in the EU-15 up to 2019

Schneider, Friedrich; Morkunas, Mangirdas; Quendler, Erika - 2021

This study is the first scientific attempt to calculate the size of the informal economy in agriculture. The Multiple … higher levels of informal economy in agriculture compared to the overall economy. The impact of subsidies and farm … organizations on the development of the informal economy are two important factors for these higher values in agriculture. The …

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Spatially-aggregated temperature derivatives : agricultural risk management in China

Zong, Lu; Ender, Manuela - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 4 (2016) 3, pp. 1-17

In this paper, a new form of weather derivative contract, namely the climatic zone-based growth degree-day (GDD) contract, is introduced. The objective is to increase the risk management efficiency in the agricultural sector of China and to reduce the model dimension of multi-regional...

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Leveraging SME finance through value chains in the CAREC landlocked economies

Boojoo, Lakshmi - 2019

This paper analyzes the situation of SMEs in Mongolia, especially their financial situation and financing mechanisms, the business environment, the existing policies, and value chain analysis, and makes suggestions for enhancing their development. Value chains that have their potential developed...

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Leveraging small and medium-sized enterprise finance through value chains in Georgia

Khishtovani, Giorgi; Saghareishvili, Mariam; Basilidze, … - 2019

A strong small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector can contribute much to a country's economy by fostering innovation, creating jobs, and reducing poverty. This paper examines the status of SME finance in Georgia and the involvement of Georgian SMEs in global value chains. The role of SMEs...

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Understanding farmers' valuation of agricultural insurance : evidence from Viet Nam

King, Michael; Singh, Anuj Pratap - 2018

We employ a novel approach to investigate the reasons for a low demand for agricultural insurance. We confirm that farmers systematically undervalue agricultural insurance. First, we find that private transfers, mainly from family members, explain under-valuation of agricultural insurance....

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The tax incidence on the revenues of Romanian crop farms

Izvoranu, Anca-Marina; Kruzslicika, Mihaela; Toma, Camelia - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : realities and …, (pp. 113-118). 2019

. This paper aims to analyze the effect of fiscal policies on the financial capacities of the actors in agriculture and …

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Better Micro Financers in Pakistan, Banks or Financial Institutions

Subhani, M.I. - 2011

The paper is an emphasis on the financial sustainability of micro financing in Pakistan where Banks and institution use … that Banks are endeavoring more ventures to uplift poverty in Pakistan through micro financing to poor …

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Impact of Low-Sugar-Cane-Yield on Sugar Industry of Pakistan

Raza, Murtazain - 2013

to the agriculture sector. Agriculture sector is the backbone of Pakistan's economy which contributes more than 22 …Pakistan, till today no research institution has been established for the development of potential sugar cane yield …

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