Do Credit Constraints Affect Agricultural Technology Adoption Evidence From Nigeria
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Do Credit Constraints Affect Agricultural Technology Adoption Evidence From Nigeria
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Author : Balana, Bedru
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2020-09-08
Do Credit Constraints Affect Agricultural Technology Adoption Evidence From Nigeria written by Balana, Bedru 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 2020-09-08 with Political Science categories.
The agricultural sector in Nigeria is characterized by low productivity that is driven in part by low use of modern agricultural technologies. Poor access to credit is seen by many observers to be one of the key barriers to adoption of these technologies. Literature suggests that credit constraints impede individuals from investing in productivity enhancing agricultural technologies and, thus, poor farmers are unable to engage in high-return agricultural activities. Much policy discourse and research literature associates agricultural credit constraints with supply-side factors, such as farmers not having access to credit sources or high costs of borrowing, and, thus, recommend that such supply-side constraints be addressed to improve smallholders’ access to credit. However, demand-side factors, such as borrower’s risk-averse behavior, financial illiteracy, collateral requirements, or perceived high transactions costs, can also play important roles in credit-rationing for smallholder farmers.
Credit Constraints And Agricultural Technology Adoption Evidence From Nigeria
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Author : Balana, Bedru
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2020-08-19
Credit Constraints And Agricultural Technology Adoption Evidence From Nigeria written by Balana, Bedru 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 2020-08-19 with Political Science categories.
The agricultural sector in Nigeria is characterized by low productivity that is driven by low use of modern agricultural technologies, such as improved seed, chemical fertilizer, agrochemicals, and agricultural machinery. Poor access to credit is claimed to be one of the key barriers to adoption of these technologies. This study examines the nature of credit constraints among smallholder farmers – whether smallholders are credit constrained or not and the extent to which credit constraints emanate from supply-side or demand-side factors. Using multinomial probit and seeming unrelated simultaneous equations econometric models with data from the 2018/19 Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) for Nigeria, the study investigates the factors affecting credit access and the effects of these credit constraints on adoption of four agricultural technologies – inorganic fertilizer, improved seed, agrochemicals, and mechanization. The results show that about 27 percent of survey households were found to be credit constrained – 12.8 percent due to supply-side factors and 14.2 percent due to demand-side factors. Lack of access to information and communication technology, extension services, and insurance coverage are the major demand-side factors negatively affecting smallholder’s access to credit. Registered land tiles and livestock ownership enhance credit access. Credit constraints manifests themselves differentially on the adoption of different agricultural technologies. While adoption of inorganic fertilizer and improved seed are significantly affected by credit constraints from both the supply and the demand-sides; use of agricultural machinery is affected only by demand-side factors, while use of agrochemicals is not affected from either supply or demand-side credit factors. From a policy perspective, our findings indicate that improving credit access via supply-side interventions alone may not necessarily boost use of modern agricultural technologies by smallholder farmers in Nigeria. Demand-side factors, such as access to information, extension services, and insurance cover, should equally be addressed to mitigate the credit constraints faced by smallholders and increase their adoption of modern agricultural technologies and improve their productivity.
Consumption Risk Technology Adoption And Poverty Traps
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Author : Stefan Dercon
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2007
Consumption Risk Technology Adoption And Poverty Traps written by Stefan Dercon and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Agricultural innovations categories.
Much has been written on the determinants of input and technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input availability, knowledge and education, risk preferences, profitability, and credit constraints receiving much attention. This paper focuses on a factor that has been less well documented-the differential ability of households to take on risky production technologies for fear of the welfare consequences if shocks result in poor harvests. Building on an explicit model, this is explored in panel data for Ethiopia. Historical rainfall distributions are used to identify the counterfactual consumption risk. Controlling for unobserved household and time-varying village characteristics, it emerges that not just ex-ante credit constraints, but also the possibly low consumption outcomes when harvests fail, discourage the application of fertilizer. The lack of insurance causes inefficiency in production choices.
Consumption Risk Technology Adoption And Poverty Traps
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Author : Stefan Dercon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Consumption Risk Technology Adoption And Poverty Traps written by Stefan Dercon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
Much has been written on the determinants of input and technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input availability, knowledge and education, risk preferences, profitability, and credit constraints receiving much attention. This paper focuses on a factor that has been less well documented-the differential ability of households to take on risky production technologies for fear of the welfare consequences if shocks result in poor harvests. Building on an explicit model, this is explored in panel data for Ethiopia. Historical rainfall distributions are used to identify the counterfactual consumption risk. Controlling for unobserved household and time-varying village characteristics, it emerges that not just ex-ante credit constraints, but also the possibly low consumption outcomes when harvests fail, discourage the application of fertilizer. The lack of insurance causes inefficiency in production choices.
Determining Factors And Impacts Of Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption In West Wollega
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Author : Merga Challa
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2014-09-16
Determining Factors And Impacts Of Modern Agricultural Technology Adoption In West Wollega written by Merga Challa and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-16 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Agrarian Studies, Wollega University (School of graduate studies), language: English, abstract: This study analyzed factors affecting modern agricultural technology adoption by farmers and the impact of technology adoption decision on the welfare of households in the study area. The data used for the study were obtained from 145 randomly selected sample households in the study area. Binary logit model was employed to analyze the determinants of farmers’ decisions to adopt modern technologies. Moreover, the average effect of adoption on household incomes and expenditure were estimated by using propensity score matching method. The result of the logistic regression showed that household heads’ education level, farm size, credit accessibility, perception of farmers about cost of the inputs and off-farm income positively and significantly affected the farm households’ adoption decision; while family size affected their decision negatively and significantly. The result of the propensity score matching estimation showed that the average income and consumption expenditure of adopters are greater than that of non-adopters. Based on these findings it is recommended that the zonal and the woreda leaders extension agents farm and education experts, policy makers and other development oriented organizations have to plan in such a way that the farm households in the study area will obtain sufficient education, credit accessibilities and also have to train farmers to make them understand the benefits obtained from adopting the new technologies. These bodies have also to arrange policy issues that improve farm labour participation of household members and also to arrange the ways in which farmers obtain means of income outside farming activities.
Consumption Risk Technology Adoption And Poverty Traps
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Author : Stefan Dercon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Consumption Risk Technology Adoption And Poverty Traps written by Stefan Dercon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
Much has been written on the determinants of input and technology adoption in agriculture, with issues such as input availability, knowledge and education, risk preferences, profitability, and credit constraints receiving much attention. This paper focuses on a factor that has been less well documented: the differential ability of households to take on risky production technologies for fear of the welfare consequences if shocks result in poor harvests. Building on an explicit model, this is explored in panel data for Ethiopia. Historical rainfall distributions are used to identify the counterfactual consumption risk. Controlling for unobserved household and time-varying village characteristics, it emerges that not just exante credit constraints, but also the possibly low consumption outcomes when harvests fail, discourage the application of fertiliser. The lack of insurance causes inefficiency in production choices.
Does Agricultural Financing Really Have An Impact On Farmers Choices Between Different Farming Activities Evidence From Nigeria
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Author : Oghenovo A. Obrimah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Does Agricultural Financing Really Have An Impact On Farmers Choices Between Different Farming Activities Evidence From Nigeria written by Oghenovo A. Obrimah 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.
We find financing helps make up for deficiencies in farming experience and the absence of crop insurance, such that farmers that have less experience or do not have crop insurance are more likely to adopt productivity enhancing activities. We also find farmers are less likely to spend on output related items (additional farming acreage), as opposed to productivity enhancing items (such as hybrid seeds or fertilizers) as credit constraints become more severe. These findings provide evidence that financing increases farmers' willingness or ability to adopt productivity enhancing activities. Combined, our findings indicate the effectiveness of agricultural financing policies at achieving improvements in agricultural output and productivity can be enhanced by benchmarks of farmers' financing needs as functions of farmer characteristics such as land size, experience, or absence of crop insurance.
Impact Of Agricultural Technology Adoption On Small Holder Farmers
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Author : Janet O. Olusi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Impact Of Agricultural Technology Adoption On Small Holder Farmers written by Janet O. Olusi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Agricultural innovations categories.
Small Scale Farming Agricultural Productivity And Poverty Reduction In Nigeria
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Author : Ojo Samuel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Small Scale Farming Agricultural Productivity And Poverty Reduction In Nigeria written by Ojo Samuel 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.
Existing literature affirms the importance of agricultural technology adoption on productivity, income and livelihood outcomes. Evidences subsists on the adoption of improved cassava varieties (ICVs) in Nigeria but little is known about its impact among the farmers. We used data from a survey conducted by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to explore this research gap. Propensity Score Matching and Heckman's two-stage model were the analytical tools. Given an estimated poverty line of (₦21717.53); 52.0% of the farmers were poor. We found that 75.6% of the respondents are adopters of ICVs. Primary occupation of household head and total non-production asset of farmers were key determinants for adoption. Adoption of improved cassava variety has positive effect on farmers' productivity and poverty reduction. The Average Treatment Effect on the Treated (ATT) for productivity increased by 70 percent among ICVs farmers. Income was also higher among the adopters than the non- adopters by ₦43463.77. In the same vein, the income of the adopters increased by 17%. Furthermore, adopters of ICVs have the probability of reducing poverty headcount by 20%. The empirical results suggest that improved agricultural innovation adoption can play a key role in strengthening and impacting agricultural productivity of smallholder farmers for increased income generation and food security.
Are Smallholder Farmers Credit Constrained
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Author : Bedru Babulo Balana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Are Smallholder Farmers Credit Constrained written by Bedru Babulo Balana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.