Application Of Multinomial Logistic To Smallholder Farmers Market Participation In Northern Ghana
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Application Of Multinomial Logistic To Smallholder Farmers Market Participation In Northern Ghana
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Author : Salisu Mustapha
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Application Of Multinomial Logistic To Smallholder Farmers Market Participation In Northern Ghana written by Salisu Mustapha and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
The contribution of agriculture to the development of a country cannot be over emphasized, likewise the role played by smallholder farmers in the production of food in developing countries such as Ghana. Hence, the research examined the factors that affect market participation of smallholder farmers in Ghana. The Ghana Living Standard Survey data as published by the Ghana Statistical Service was employed and analyzed with the application of multinomial logistic regression model. Analysis of the data in the Northern part of Ghana indicate a very low market participation relative to the national average figure of 36% which itself is considered to be low at the international level. The results further show that, out of the total food crops produced (cereals), maize takes the highest whilst millet is the lowest cereal produced in Ghana. The results also revealed that only 24.2% of the total output of cereals produced in the study area is sold. The multinomial logistic results show that being a female farmer, having access to credit, increase in farm size and household size were factors that discourage subsistence farming and encourage market-oriented farming. The study recommends the promotion of small scale farmer participation in marketing of their produce through improving access to credit, land reallocation and promotion of female farmers' commercial participation.
Effect Of Buyer Type On Market Participation Of Smallholder Farmers In Northern Ghana
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Author : Agness Mzyece
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Effect Of Buyer Type On Market Participation Of Smallholder Farmers In Northern Ghana written by Agness Mzyece and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Transaction costs, one of the most significant barriers to market participation, may vary by buyer type. Depending on who a farmer sells their produce to, they may alter their potential transaction costs consequently influencing their market participation. This study examines the effect of buyer type on smallholder market participation in Northern Ghana where poverty is still endemic and often exacerbated by fewer opportunities for commercialization such as limited access to markets. The analysis is based on data from the agriculture production survey conducted in 2013 and 2014 and the Population based Survey conducted in 2012 in northern Ghana. Analysis is performed using the Double Hurdle approach to control for self-selection bias, ensure more flexibility on the variables affecting the decision to sell and how much to sell as well as to provide unconditional effects of the variables on market participation. The results reveal greater market participation of cash crop producing farmers than those producing a lower value food crop - Maize. The results also show that farmers selling to aggregator-type middlemen and other buyers have a propensity to sell more. The aggregators and 'other buyers' buy in bulky, offer lower prices and are associated with lower transport, loading and offloading costs than consumers. Farm output, access to information and price also have a significant positive impact on intensity of market participation. These findings support policy initiatives such as supporting aggregator-type middlemen, increasing the provision of information, promotion of cash crops as well as supporting more interventions focusing on increasing production and yields.
Kenya S Domestic Horticulture Subsector
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Author : Julius Kirimi Sindi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Kenya S Domestic Horticulture Subsector written by Julius Kirimi Sindi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Farm produce categories.
Commercialization Of Smallholders
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Author : Berhanu Gebremedhin
language : en
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Commercialization Of Smallholders written by Berhanu Gebremedhin and has been published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with categories.
The literature on commercial transformation of smallholders makes little distinction between market orientation (production decision based on market signals) and market participation (sale of output). This paper analyzes the determinants of market orientation and market participation in Ethiopia separately and examines if market orientation translates into market participation. Empirical results show that market orientation translates strongly into market participation. The key implication of this study is that policy, technological, organizational and institutional interventions aimed at promoting commercial transformation of subsistence agriculture should follow two-pronged approach: improving market orientation of smallholders at production level, and facilitating market entry and participation of households in output and input markets. Focusing on either may not be as effective in achieving the transformation.
Agricultural Commercialization Economic Development And Nutrition
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Author : Joachim Von Braun
language : en
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Insitute
Release Date : 1994
Agricultural Commercialization Economic Development And Nutrition written by Joachim Von Braun and has been published by International Food Policy Research Insitute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Business & Economics categories.
Subsistence production: a sign of market failure. Commercialization cannot be left to the market. Household effects of commercialization. Nutrition effects of commercialization. Policy action needed.
Market Institutions In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Marcel Fafchamps
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003-12-05
Market Institutions In Sub Saharan Africa written by Marcel Fafchamps and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-05 with Business & Economics categories.
An analysis of recent data on the economic behavior of market institutions in sub-Saharan Africa, with implications for future research and current policy. In Market Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Marcel Fafchamps synthesizes the results of recent surveys of indigenous market institutions in twelve countries, including Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, and presents findings about economics exchange in Africa that have implications both for future research and current policy. Employing empirical data as well as theoretical models that clarify the data, Fafchamps takes as his unifying principle the difficulties of contract enforcement. Arguing that in an unpredictable world contracts are not always likely to be respected, he shows that contract agreements in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by the absence of large hierarchies (both corporate and governmental) and as a result must depend to a greater degree than in more developed economies on social networks and personal trust. Fafchamps considers policy recommendations as they apply to countries in three different stages of development: countries with undeveloped market institutions, like Ghana; countries at an intermediate stage, like Kenya; and countries with developed market institutions, like Zimbabwe. Market Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa caps ten years of personal research by the author. Fafchamps, in collaboration with such institutions as the Africa Division of the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute, participated in the surveys of manufacturing firms and agricultural traders that provide the empirical basis for the book. The result is a work that makes a significant contribution to research on the continuing economic stagnation of many countries in sub-Saharan Africa and is also largely accessible to researchers in other fields and policy professionals.
Expanding Market Participation Among Smallholder Livestock Producers
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Author : Garth John Holloway
language : en
Publisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Expanding Market Participation Among Smallholder Livestock Producers written by Garth John Holloway and has been published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Animal industry categories.
This compendium reproduces results from several, independent research projects undertaken at the Livestock Policy Analysis Programme (LPAP) of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This reproduction brings together separate pieces of research that relate to the same goals, namely, market expansion, food security, poverty alleviation and hunger prevention. It is to showcase the power of Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, particularly Gibbs sampling, in providing direct answers to policy questions. It is hoped that the empirical research showcased in this compendium will spur other researchers to apply MCMC methods and the Bayesian paradigm to the heterogeneous research projects and policy questions that employed research encounters in less developed regions.
Unlocking Markets To Smallholders
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Author : Herman D. van Schalkwyk
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-03-10
Unlocking Markets To Smallholders written by Herman D. van Schalkwyk and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-10 with Science categories.
This book assesses the institutional, technical and market constraints as well as opportunities for smallholders, notably, emerging farmers in disadvantaged areas such as the former homelands of South Africa. Emerging farmers are previously disadvantaged black people who started or will start their business with the support of special government programs. Public support programs have been developed as part of the Black Economic Empowerment strategy of the South African government. These programs aim to improve the performance of emerging farmers. This requires, first and foremost, upgrading the emerging farmers skills by providing access to knowledge about agricultural and entrepreneurial practices. To become or to remain good farmers they also need access to suitable agricultural land and sufficient water for irrigation and for feeding their cattle. Finally, for emerging farmers to be engaged in viable farming operations, various factors need to be in place such as marketing and service institutions to give credit for agricultural inputs and investments; input markets for farm machinery, farm implements, fertilizers and quality seeds; and accessible output markets for their end products. This book develops a policy framework and potential institutional responses to unlock the relevant markets for smallholders.
Cooperatives For Staple Crop Marketing
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Author : Tanguy Bernard
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2010
Cooperatives For Staple Crop Marketing written by Tanguy Bernard and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
Rural producer organizations (RPOs), such as farmers' organizations or rural cooperatives, offer a means for smallholder farmers in developing countries to sell their crops commercially. RPOs hold particular promise for Sub-Saharan Africa, where small-scale farming is the primary livelihood but commercialization of food crops is very limited. Using the experience of smallholders in Ethiopia as a case study, this research monograph identifies the benefits of RPOs for small farmers, as well as the conditions under which such organizations most successfully promote smallholder commercialization. The evidence from Ethiopia indicates that RPOs do increase farmers' profits from crop sales, but that the beneficiaries do not tend to be the poorest smallholders. Moreover, an RPO's marketing effectiveness is precarious: it can easily diminish if the number or diversity of its members increases or if it provides more non-marketing services. The authors conclude that RPOs have a role to play in the agricultural development of Sub-Saharan Africa, but that role should be complemented by other programs that directly target the poorest farmers. Further, the effectiveness of RPOs should be preserved by allowing them to follow their own agendas rather than being encouraged to take on non-marketing activities. The assessment of RPOs presented in this monograph should be a valuable resource for policymakers and researchers concerned with economic development and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Economic Analysis And Policy Implications Of Farm And Off Farm Employment
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Author : Tassew Woldehanna
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Economic Analysis And Policy Implications Of Farm And Off Farm Employment written by Tassew Woldehanna and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Agricultural productivity categories.
Although the study focuses on Northern Ethiopia, most conclusions can have a wider application in the other parts of the country and in many of the Sub-Saharan African countries where agriculture is not dynamic and the capital market is highly imperfect.