Accurate assessment of farmers' credit constraint condition is important in order to understand the circumstances under which credit would have its greatest impact. In this study a switching regression model was used to determine the impact of credit on smallholder dairy farms in the East African...
Freeman, H.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Credit constraints and smallholder dairy production in the East African highlands: Application of a switching regression model]
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Credit constraints and smallholder dairy production in the East African highlands: Application of a switching regression model
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that affect farmer’s decision to allocate
credit for livestock production. The results are expected to contribute to the understanding of what
motivates smallholders to allocate credit to agricultural production in general and livestoc...
Purpose
Production credit is essential for enhancing the technical efficiency (TE) and the welfare of smallholder farmers in Africa. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of credit on smallholders’ TE using cross-sectional data from 223 maize-producing households in Northern Ghana.
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Martey, E.
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Wiredu, A.
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Etwire, Prince M.
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Kuwornu, J.K.M.
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[The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in northern Ghana]
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The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in northern Ghana
In Ethiopia smallholder livestock producers have adopted components of improved dairy technologies but the intensity of adoption remains low. It is hypothesized that credit-related constraints limit the ability of many smallholder farmers to make investments in crossbred cows and/or to purchase c...
Freeman, H.A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Gebreselassie, N.
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[The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia]
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The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia
Skutsch, M.
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Bird, N.
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Trines, E.
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Dutschke, M.
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Frumhoff, P.
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Jong, B.H.J. de
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Laake, P. van
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Masera, O.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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[Clearing the way for reducing emissions from tropical deforestation]
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Clearing the way for reducing emissions from tropical deforestation
Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and importance. This growth is primarily driven spontaneously by the farmers themselves, spurred by improved access to low-cost technologies for pumps and drilling services as well as market opportunities fo...
Villholth, Karen G.
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[Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes]
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Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes
Presents results of a study of a beef-fattening project in which smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali were provided with credit to purchase mature cattle for fattening programme. The daily weight gain in animals kept permanently housed was on average higher than in animals which were...
Bartholomew, P.W.
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Ly, R.
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Nantoume, H.
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Kone, N'G.
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Traoré, B.
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Khibe, T.
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Sissoko, K.
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Baur, H.
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[Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali]
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Dry-season cattle fattening by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid zone of Mali
Discusses issues in the development of dairying in Africa & Asia, outlining main approaches employed in the organization of production, and the need to take into consideration five interrelated factors in dairy development strategies, viz, the supply of dairy stock, animal health, fodder systems,...
Brumby, P.J.
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Gryseels, Guido
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[Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie]
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Pour un accroissement de la production laitiere dans les pays deficitaires d'Afrique et d'Asie
On comparison of three milk procurement systems of open economy namely vendor, cooperative and integrated contract system members of integrated contract system were found to have better education and landholdings. Among the members of vendor and cooperatives there was less remarkable difference i...
Thirunavukkarasu, D.
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Sudeepkumar, N.K.
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[Comparative profile of milk producers in different marketing systems]
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Comparative profile of milk producers in different marketing systems
Based on analysis of credit supply in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, it is shown that public credit institutions do not have sufficient funds to meet the demand for livestock credit and cannot mobilize savings from their clients or other commercial sources for one reason or another. In addi...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Supply and demand for livestock credit in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for designing new credit schemes]
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Supply and demand for livestock credit in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for designing new credit schemes