Collective action has become an important strategy for smallholders in developing countries to remain competitive in rapidly changing markets. However, within farmer groups, the commitment of individual members can vary, as the expected net benefits are not the same for all individuals, and...

This article investigates determinants and impacts of cooperative organization, using the example of smallholder banana farmers in Kenya. Farmer groups are inclusive of the poor, although wealthier households are more likely to join. Employing propensity score matching, we find positive income...

To help address the mismatch between the successful development of improved postharvest technologies and the low adoption rate among the target users in developing countries, this study examines the major barriers to the adoption of these technologies by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa...

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...

Agroforestry technologies have been extensively researched and introduced to smallholder farmers in Zambia for over two decades. Despite the research and extension effort over this period, not many farmers have adopted these technologies. The purpose of this paper is to determine why...