Commercialization Of Smallholders

Author : Prabhu Pingali,Anaka Aiyar,Mathew Abraham,Andaleeb Rahman
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3030144089

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Transforming Food Systems for a Rising India by Prabhu Pingali,Anaka Aiyar,Mathew Abraham,Andaleeb Rahman Pdf

This open access book examines the interactions between India’s economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” The Indian growth story is a paradoxical one. Despite economic progress over the past two decades, regional inequality, food insecurity and malnutrition problems persist. Simultaneously, recent trends in obesity along with micro-nutrient deficiency portend to a future public health crisis. This book explores various challenges and opportunities to achieve a nutrition-secure future through diversified production systems, improved health and hygiene environment and greater individual capability to access a balanced diet contributing to an increase in overall productivity. The authors bring together the latest data and scientific evidence from the country to map out the current state of food systems and nutrition outcomes. They place India within the context of other developing country experiences and highlight India’s status as an outlier in terms of the persistence of high levels of stunting while following global trends in obesity. This book discusses the policy and institutional interventions needed for promoting a nutrition-sensitive food system and the multi-sectoral strategies needed for simultaneously addressing the triple burden of malnutrition in India.

Author : Berhanu Gebremedhin
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Commercialization of Smallholders by Berhanu Gebremedhin Pdf

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.

Author : Joachim Von Braun,Eileen T. Kennedy
Publisher : International Food Policy Research Insitute
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009693388

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Agricultural Commercialization, Economic Development, and Nutrition by Joachim Von Braun,Eileen T. Kennedy Pdf

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.

Author : Beatrice Wambui Muriithi
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3653045185

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Commercialization of Smallholder Horticultural Farming in Kenya by Beatrice Wambui Muriithi Pdf

This study assesses income and poverty effects of vegetable commercialization in Kenya with a special focus on gender issues and evaluates the performance of institutional arrangements that link small producers to the high-value vegetable supply chains. Using econometrics analysis of two rounds of rural household survey, the study reveals that the participation of smallholders in the domestic and export vegetable markets is declining. Weather risks, high costs of inputs and unskilled labour as well as erratic vegetable prices contribute to the declining trend. The impact evaluation of market participation reveals that households supplying the export market have a higher per capita income. The examination of gender roles indicates that the improvement of land productivity and the promotion of women's access to agricultural training and extension services might enhance their market participation. The analysis of vegetable contractual arrangements indicates that the governance structure is important to the profitability and hence the sustainability of farmer-trader relationships.

Author : Dawit Alemu
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Determinants of Smallholder Commercialization of Food Crops: Theory and Evidence from Ethiopia by Dawit Alemu Pdf

Author : Herzfeld, T., Möllers, J., Bajrami, E., Davidova, S., Gjonbalaj, M., Miftari, I., Krasniqi, N., Xhabali, V.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251353868

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Commercialization of smallholder farms in Kosovo by Herzfeld, T., Möllers, J., Bajrami, E., Davidova, S., Gjonbalaj, M., Miftari, I., Krasniqi, N., Xhabali, V. Pdf

Smallholders play an important role in agriculture and in rural areas in the countries in South Europe and Central Asia. Furthermore, the countries are still largely dominated by smallholders. Supporting smallholders is one of four priorities for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Europe and Central Asia. As such, during 2018-2019, FAO REU conducted country studies on the needs and constraints of smallholders in eight countries of the region1. A Regional Synthesis Report was prepared based on these studies. The generic needs, constraints and challenges for smallholders were outlined, and policy recommendations were generated.

Author : Berhanu Gebremedhin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Farm produce
ISBN : LCCN:2011344127

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Commercialization of Smallholders by Berhanu Gebremedhin Pdf

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.

Author : Tanguy Bernard, Eleni Gabre-Madhin, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Smallholders Commercialization Cooperatives: A Diagnostic for Ethiopia by Tanguy Bernard, Eleni Gabre-Madhin, and Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse Pdf

Author : Paul Dorosh,Shahidur Rashid
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780812208610

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Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia by Paul Dorosh,Shahidur Rashid Pdf

The perception of Ethiopia projected in the media is often one of chronic poverty and hunger, but this bleak assessment does not accurately reflect most of the country today. Ethiopia encompasses a wide variety of agroecologies and peoples. Its agriculture sector, economy, and food security status are equally complex. In fact, since 2001 the per capita income in certain rural areas has risen by more than 50 percent, and crop yields and availability have also increased. Higher investments in roads and mobile phone technology have led to improved infrastructure and thereby greater access to markets, commodities, services, and information. In Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and Policy Challenges, Paul Dorosh and Shahidur Rashid, along with other experts, tell the story of Ethiopia's political, economic, and agricultural transformation. The book is designed to provide empirical evidence to shed light on the complexities of agricultural and food policy in today's Ethiopia, highlight major policies and interventions of the past decade, and provide insights into building resilience to natural disasters and food crises. It examines the key issues, constraints, and opportunities that are likely to shape a food-secure future in Ethiopia, focusing on land quality, crop production, adoption of high-quality seed and fertilizer, and household income. Students, researchers, policy analysts, and decisionmakers will find this book a useful overview of Ethiopia's political, economic, and agricultural transformation as well as a resource for major food policy issues in Ethiopia. Contributors: Dawit Alemu, Guush Berhane, Jordan Chamberlin, Sarah Coll-Black, Paul Dorosh, Berhanu Gebremedhin, Sinafikeh Asrat Gemessa, Daniel O. Gilligan, John Graham, Kibrom Tafere Hirfrfot, John Hoddinott, Adam Kennedy, Neha Kumar, Mehrab Malek, Linden McBride, Dawit Kelemework Mekonnen, Asfaw Negassa, Shahidur Rashid, Emily Schmidt, David Spielman, Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Seneshaw Tamiru, James Thurlow, William Wiseman.

Author : Tariku Tagesse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3346373657

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Commercialization and Welfare Outcomes of Smallholder Farmers. In a Case of Guraghe Zone by Tariku Tagesse Pdf

Author : Wanyama, Fredrick,Poulton, Colin,Markelova, Helen,Dutilly-Diane, Celine,Hendrikse, George,Bijman, Jos,Francesconi, Gian Nicola,Bernard, Tanguy,Cook, Michael,Badiane, Ousmane,Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Collective Action among African Smallholders by Wanyama, Fredrick,Poulton, Colin,Markelova, Helen,Dutilly-Diane, Celine,Hendrikse, George,Bijman, Jos,Francesconi, Gian Nicola,Bernard, Tanguy,Cook, Michael,Badiane, Ousmane,Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie Pdf

Wanyama, Fredrick; Poulton, Colin; Markelova, Helen; Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Hendrikse, George; Bijman, Jos; Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Bernard, Tanguy; Cook, Michael; Badiane, Ousmane and Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie. 2014. Collective action among african smallholders: Trends and lessons for future development strategies. WCAO Thematic Research Note 5. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781853399411

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Smallholder Agriculture and Market Participation by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Smallholder Agriculture and Market Participation discusses the evolution of policies for smallholder development, including the role of value chains, and the linkages that exist with the Sustainable Development Goals. New, innovative financial mechanisms and linked initiatives are outlined, and their potential to improve the availability of financial services and reduce market transaction costs. Risk management for agricultural smallholders is covered, together with the increasing role of insura nce as a mechanism for risk management among smallholders. Empirical data are used to illustrate the more conceptual work. The last part of the book provides case studies of selected commodity value chain investments involving smallholders in Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) and South America (Peru), implemented by FAO. The lessons concern project design and targeting, product and market analysis, regulatory issues, sustainability and improved natural resources management.

Author : Ebata, Ayako,Hernandez, Manuel A.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Linking smallholder farmers to commercial markets by Ebata, Ayako,Hernandez, Manuel A. Pdf

Access to modern commercialization channels is key for smallholder farmers to be able to move away from subsistence farming and overcome poverty. However, achieving that goal is challenging for smallholders given their lack of appropriate managerial practices, production technology and infrastructure. This paper examines the effect of receiving training in two different entrepreneurial practices designed to link farmers to commercial markets: one direct aimed at the individual and farmer-association level and another indirect focused at the community level. We exploit an extensive panel dataset of staple bean farmers in Nicaragua who participated in a program run by a nongovernmental organization between 2007–2012. We find that the two market-linkage training activities had opposite effects on the commercialization of beans, especially on the intensive margin or volume of sales. While receiving direct training on entrepreneurial practices is positively associated with sales in commercial markets, training on municipality engagement (ME) activities is negatively associated. The market-linkage activities mainly affected entrant farmers as opposed to those already participating in commercial markets. We further find varying effects of the ME activities by plot size and leadership position. Additional results show that training activities that appear to work for bean producers do not necessarily work for other crop producers, and vice versa.

Author : David Wilson,Kirsty Wilson,Claire Harvey
Publisher : Practical Action Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1853397121

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Small Farmers, Big Change by David Wilson,Kirsty Wilson,Claire Harvey Pdf

This book includes examples of achieving wider change in smallholder agriculture, through influencing policy decisions, linking smallholders to value chains, innovating service provision for small farmers, with an emphasis on promoting equitable livelihoods and developing rural women's economic leadership.

Author : Warner, James,Rosenbach, Gracie,Benimana, Gilberthe,Mugabo, Serge,Niyonsingiza, Josue,Mukangabo, Emerence,Dushimayezu, Bertrand,Nshimiyimana, Octave,Ingabire, Chantal,Spielman, David J.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rwanda smallholder agriculture commercialization survey: Overview using selected categorical variables by Warner, James,Rosenbach, Gracie,Benimana, Gilberthe,Mugabo, Serge,Niyonsingiza, Josue,Mukangabo, Emerence,Dushimayezu, Bertrand,Nshimiyimana, Octave,Ingabire, Chantal,Spielman, David J. Pdf

This report provides a comprehensive statistical overview of agricultural household data collected by IFPRI from a smallholder commercialization survey in late 2022. Sampled to be representative to the provincial level, ten households were surveyed in 202 villages for a total of 2,020 households interviewed. The survey covers a wide range of topics including household demographics, agricultural farm holdings, input use, crop choice, levels of commercialization and other non-farm sources of income. The statistical tables are generally presented by principal categorical variables of interest which include provinces, gender and age of household head (youth/mature), as well as size of land holdings. These designations are meant to provide general insights into the current state of agricultural households in Rwanda. Building on this report, future research, on more specific topics of interest, will be performed to build a more comprehensive understanding of agricultural house hold economic behavior for broader understanding as well as potential policy engagement.