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SMALLHOLDER FARMERS’ CROP COMMERCILIZATION IN THE HIGHLANDS OF EASTERN ETHIOPIA [PDF]
Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2017 This paper sorts out the most important factors influencing crop market participation of smallholder farmers in the highlands of Eastern Ethiopia. The study used primary data collected from 385 smallholder farmers during the year 2015.
Alelign ADEME +3 more
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The Role of Smallholder Farming on Rural Household Dietary Diversity
Agriculture, 2023 The importance of smallholder farming is increasingly recognized in rural areas where increased crop productivity and market participation can effectively improve their dietary diversity and nutrition quality.
Simphiwe Innocentia Hlatshwayo +2 more
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Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria. [PDF]
Food Energy Secur, 2020 This article evaluates the impact of cowpea market participation on household food security and income in northern Nigeria. Using household survey data from a representative sample of over 1,500 farm households and applying a combination of instrumental ...
Manda J +6 more
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Effect of market participation on household welfare among smallholder goat farmers in Botswana
Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development, 2021 Goat farming is a major livelihood activity for most smallholder farmers in Botswana. To ensure sustainable livelihoods for these farmers, a shift from the prevalent traditional and subsistence system to a more market-oriented one is considered necessary.
Gomolemo Ngwako +3 more
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Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2018 Improving rural farmers’ access to direct agricultural markets is required to ensure sustainable supply of food. Rural farmers in the developing world account for the largest share of food supply including cassava.
Emmanuel Donkor +3 more
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Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2019 Market integration can affect the manner in which individuals learn about and use natural resources. The present study explores the influence of market integration on the traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and use of natural resources in handicraft ...
Temóteo Luiz Lima da Silva +3 more
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Value chain analysis of banana in Bench Maji and Sheka Zones of Southern Ethiopia
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020 Banana is produced by the highest number of farmers in Bench Maji and Sheka zones of the Southern region of Ethiopia. Even though the zones have high banana production potential, several constraints hamper the development of the banana sector along with ...
Kassa Tarekegn +3 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 The majority of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa face myriad challenges to participating in agribusiness markets. However, how the spatially explicit factors interact to influence household decision choices at the local level is not well ...
Mwehe Mathenge +2 more
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Market power, ambiguity, and market participation
Journal of Financial Markets, 2023 We investigate how market power or price impact of market makers affects the participation decisions of investors with ambiguity aversion. Limited participation exists because some investors are ambiguous about the asset fundamental, but the market power of market makers mitigates limited participation.
Zhigang Qiu, Yanyi Wang, Shunming Zhang
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Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021 Current knowledge on product marketing in Ethiopia is poor and inadequate for designing and implementing policies to overcome problems in the marketing system. This study was conducted to identify the factors influencing the market participation decision
Adino Andaregie +2 more
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