Achieving Sustainability and Development through Collective Action? An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of the Bore Pool Sharing Program on Farm Incomes and Crop Choices

Pradhan, Deepa; Ranjan, Ram

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2016.07.015

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“…The influence of the area cultivated can be explained by the fact that the yields and selling prices of rice in these production areas are generally acceptable so that as the area of land cultivated increases, the yield tends to increase, and therefore the profitability of the producer moves in the same direction. This result confirms that of Mwambi et al, (2014); Pradhan & Ranjan, (2016) and Rugube et al, (2019).…”

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Analysis of rice farmers access to agricultural credit and profitability in South Togo

Agboklou¹,

Özkan²

2023

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Purpose- Access to suitable production means is required for producers to improve their profitability. As a result, agricultural financing appears to be a critical tool for attaining this goal. Various programs and donors have been attempting for decades to put together initiatives that would make it easier for the most disadvantaged populations, including the primarily agricultural rural world, to access sources of financing. Due to poor performance, the majority of these programs have failed. This study aims to investigate the determinants of credit access and how loans affect rice farm profitability. Methodology - Data for this study were collected from 102 producers living in the two biggest paddy production zones in southern Togo. The treatment effect model was used to examine the data collected through the survey investigation. Findings- Gender, asset type, producer experience, access to credit information, primary occupation, and land ownership status of the producer are all factors in determining rice growers' access to credit. Gender, producer experience, access to credit information, and land ownership status all have a beneficial impact on credit availability. However, asset type and the producer's main occupation have a negative impact. It also demonstrates that whether rice farms have access to loans has little bearing on their profitability. On the other hand, the average treatment impact of credit access is statistically significant. It also shows that the farmer's degree of education, expertise in the field, and lastly, the size of rice field farmed are the most important elements affecting the profitability of rice fields. Conclusion- The findings have policy implications, increasing the channels for disseminating credible information about funding sources, access procedures and the institutions in charge of these funding sources. Integrating the enhancement of farmers' educational levels into rural support initiatives, and the extension of major agricultural landscaping works undertaken by the government to other areas suitable for rice cultivation. Keywords: Agricultural credit, rice production, Probit-2SLS model, Togo. JEL Codes: C26, D14, Q14

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Analysis of rice farmers access to agricultural credit and profitability in South Togo

Agboklou¹,

Özkan²

2023

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“…Membership in a farmer organization promotes collective action, improving agriculture's economic, social and environmental sustainability (dos Santos et al, 2020). Collective action among farmers also catalyzes optimal resource sharing, increasing crop income and equal access to resources (Pradhan and Ranjan, 2016). Furthermore, conventional agriculture creates environmental externalities that cannot be solved through conventional instruments, such as markets and regulations.…”

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Factors Affecting the Participation of Sugarcane and Tobacco Farmers in Farmer Groups, Associations and Cooperatives in Indonesia

Rokhani

Fauziyah

Supriono

et al. 2021

Caraka Tani J. Sustain. Agric.

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<p>The revitalization of farmer organizations has become the central paradigm in agricultural development. In Indonesia, increasing farmer participation in farmer groups, associations and cooperatives is the strategy to revitalize farmer organizations. This study aimed to determine the factors influencing farmers' participation in farmer groups, associations and cooperatives. This study employed data from the Sugarcane and Tobacco Plantation Farm Household Survey in 2014, consisting of 8,831 (70.73%) sugarcane farmers and 3,645 (29.27%) tobacco farmers. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify the factors contributing to farmers' participation in each organization. The results showed that harvest area, access to extension and contract farming positively affect farmers’ participation in organizations. Farmers' age and education positively affect their participation in associations and cooperatives but do not significantly affect their group participation. Land tenure has an ununiform effect on farmer participation in each organization. Tenant farmers are less likely to participate in farmer groups and cooperatives, but they tend to participate in associations. Meanwhile, the owner farmers are less likely to join cooperatives. Government support positively influences farmer group participation, shows a negative effect on participation in associations and has a non-significant effect on participation in cooperatives. Finally, farmers' wealth gives a positive effect on their participation in cooperatives, a negative effect on their participation in associations and a non-significant effect on farmer groups. These results depict that farmer groups are more inclusive than cooperatives and associations.</p>

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“…In Romania and the European Union, Popescu et al (2016) found that the series of land policy applied in the CEEs has had a deep impact on the farm crop choices. Pradhan and Ranjan (2016) tested the impact of Bore Pool Sharing program on the crop choices of farmers in drought prone districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states and found participation in the bore pool sharing collective increases the share of water intensive crops grown. Kurosaki (2007) analyzed within-village variations in cropping patterns and discovered that the acreage share of non-lucrative paddy crops was higher for farmers who were under tighter control of the local administration owing to their political vulnerability.…”

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Key Factors Affecting Farmers’ Choice of Corn Reduction under the China’s New Agriculture Policy in the ‘Liandaowan’ Areas, Northeast China

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Farmers are the main land managers, and their production decisions crucially affect crop outputs and farmland preservation. Understanding the motivations and factors underlying farmers' decision making is a fundamental to implementation polices of government. This study analyzed factors that influence farmers' choice of corn reduction under the China's new agriculture policy in the 'Liandaowan' areas of Northeast China. This study collected data from 106 randomly selected households in 34 villages in 'Liandaowan' areas of Northeast China using a semi-structured questionnaire. Results showed that the Chinese corn structural adjustment plan confronted with many constraints, and most of farmers insist on planting corn. Drought and low accumulated temperature, no suitable substitution crop, farmers' preferences, farmers' education and age, relatively high comparative benefit of corn, the availability of machinery and technical assistance, subsidies and low family incomes all influence farmers' choice of corn substitution. Based on our experimental results, we derived important policy implications for promoting corn structural adjustment incorporate increase crop diversity, promote soybean and corn rotation, provide adequate agricultural extension services, and increase the corn substitution subsidies and improve farmers' income.

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Achieving Sustainability and Development through Collective Action? An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of the Bore Pool Sharing Program on Farm Incomes and Crop Choices

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Analysis of rice farmers access to agricultural credit and profitability in South Togo

Analysis of rice farmers access to agricultural credit and profitability in South Togo

Factors Affecting the Participation of Sugarcane and Tobacco Farmers in Farmer Groups, Associations and Cooperatives in Indonesia

Key Factors Affecting Farmers’ Choice of Corn Reduction under the China’s New Agriculture Policy in the ‘Liandaowan’ Areas, Northeast China

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