This study analyzes the factors that influence probability and extent of adoption mungbean production technologies in Tanzania, Kenya Uganda, using multivariate probit Poisson regression models. The results show are influenced by gender household, household size, farm livestock assets, access to extension services credit. suggests policy interventions aimed at targeting women farmers, increasin...

This study investigated the influence of access to credit on physical capital stock non-farm household enterprises in Nigeria. The used binary logistic regression technique and Nigeria’s 2018-19 General Household Survey data (Wave 4). We find that nonfarm Nigeria is positive significant. implies enhances capacity these procure stock. Our results also indicate expenditure raw materials, profit, ...

This paper presents a bilevel programming formulation of a leader±follower game that can be used to help decision makers arrive at a rational policy for encouraging biofuel production. In the model, the government is the leader and would like to minimize the annual tax credits it allows the petro-chemical industry for producing biofuels. The crops grown for this purpose are on land now set asid...

In Gambia, women groups are the core of developmental activities. The role of women in micro financing for poverty alleviation has long been recognized as vital approach to household welfare. Microfinance generally refers to the provision of financial services (e.g. savings, credit, insurance) to the poor especially women who normally do not have easy access to formal financial institutions. In...

RECOGNITION of the problems involved in providing the protection of oltl-age, swvivors, and disability insurance to fwiu o~~er:~to13 delayed coverage of this group to 1954, wl~il legislation providing corewge for self-employed farmers was enacted. Aineiidrneiits iii 19.56 inade these coverage l)rovisions both more flexible and more liberal. The first year tlint fnriu self-eiilployment income co...

This paper provides empirical evidence regarding the impact of agricultural technologies on smallholders’ output market participation. The analysis is based on Farmer Innovation Fund impact evaluation survey collected by the World Bank in 2010-2012 covering 2,675 households in Ethiopia. Endogenous treatment effect and sample selection models are employed to account for the self-selection bias i...

the study was designed to analyze credit receipt and enterprise performance by small scale agro based enterprises in the niger delta region of nigeria. a multistage sampling technique was adopted in selecting 264 agro based enterprises and 96 agro based enterprises that accessed informal and formal credit respectively. the heckman model was used to examine the factors affecting amount of inform...

This study evaluates the potential impact of improved agricultural technologies on smallholders’ crop productivity and welfare. We use household-level data from Ethiopian Rural Household Survey collected by IFPRI in 1989-2009. The survey covers around 1500 rural households drawn from four regions and 15 rural villages. Endogenous treatment effect model is employed to account for the selection b...

This study focused on the effect of micro-credit on the profitability of crop production in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. A sample size of 166 small-scale farmers was randomly selected from the farming communities in Orhionmwon Local Government Area. Ninety two (92) beneficiaries and 74 non-beneficiaries were randomly selected from the study area. A well-structured que...