Determinants of Market Participation among Maize Producers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Adeoti, Adetola I.; Oluwatayo, Isaac B.; Soliu, Raheem O.

doi:10.9734/bjemt/2014/7826

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“…This demands the need to open up of more banana markets and value addition technologies including packaging to increase farmers' profit margins. Similar observations have been made by others and was attributed to high transaction costs [47,48].…”

Section: Output Market Accesssupporting

confidence: 90%

Assessing the Determinants of Tissue Culture Banana Adoption in Western Kenya

Wanyama¹,

Obare²,

Owuor³

et al. 2016

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In this study cross-section data was used to analyze the effect of farmers' demographic, socioeconomic and institutional setting, market access and physical attributes on the probability and intensity of tissue culture banana (TCB) adoption. The study was carried out between July 2011 and November 2011. Both descriptive (mean, variance, promotions) and regression analysis were used in the analysis. A double hurdle regression model was fitted on the data. Using multistage sampling technique, four counties and eight sublocations were randomly selected. Using random sampling technique, three hundred and thirty farmers were selected from a list of banana households in the selected sub-locations. The adoption level of tissue culture banana (TCB) was about 32%. The results also revealed that the likelihood of TCB adoption was significantly influenced by: availability of TCB planting material, proportion of banana income to the total farm income, per capita household expenditure and the location of the farmer in Kisii County; while those that significantly influenced the intensity of TCB adoption were: occupation of farmers, family size, labour source, farm size, soil fertility, availability/access of TCB plantlets to farmers, distance to banana market, use of manure in planting banana, access to agricultural extension services and index of TCB/non-TCB banana cultivar attributes which were scored by farmers. Compared to West Pokot County, farmers located in Bungoma County are more significantly and likely to adopt TCB technology. Therefore, the results of the study suggest that the probability of adoption and intensity of the use of TCB should be enhanced. This can be done by taking cognizance of these variables in order to meet the priority needs of the smallholder farmers who were the target group. This would lead to alleviating banana shortage in the region for enhanced food security. Subsequently, actors along the banana value chain are encouraged to target the intervention strategies based on the identified farmer, farm and institutional characteristics for enhanced impact on food provision. Opening up more TCB multiplication centres in different regions will make farmers access the TCB technology for enhanced impact on the target population.

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Section: Output Market Accesssupporting

confidence: 90%

Assessing the Determinants of Tissue Culture Banana Adoption in Western Kenya

Wanyama¹,

Obare²,

Owuor³

et al. 2016

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“…This means that the household contributed positively to market participation as the majority of the farmers have a low household size, which is associated with participation to markets, unlike high household size, which competes with markets for the harvested yields. Occupation was found to be positive sign and statistical significant at 5% with market participation, which indicates that those that take farming as their main occupation participate more in the market than any other group and the research findings are consistent with the work (Adeoti et al, 2014).…”

Section: Estimates Of the Heckman Model Of Farmers' Decision To Partisupporting

confidence: 76%

Market Participation and Volume Sold: Empirical Evidence From Irrigated Crop Farmers in the Eastern Cape

Mdoda¹,

Obi²

2019

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The market partaking of smallholder farmers in market-oriented production has the perspective to expand profits, upsurge agricultural output and ultimately promote food security. However, the participation of smallholder’s irrigators and homestead gardeners in markets in South Africa remains low despite numerous interventions, especially since the dawn of democracy in 1994. However, up-to-date, there is not enough evidence that these attempts had been met successfully. This paper examines factors influencing smallholders’ choice to partake in markets and volume sold in the Eastern Cape Province. The study employed survey data of 150 irrigated crop farmers. A random sampling procedure was used in the study areas. The study used a Heckman regression to assess factors impelling market participation and volume sold. Results reveal that market participation and volume sold are influenced by socio-economic and technical factors. Based on the results, the needed policy change to encourage group marketing and upgrading of roads to enable smooth accessibility of output markets are highlighted.

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“…Where smallholder farmers receive better prices from informal markets, Zivenge and Karavina (2012) averred that these markets offer greater prospects for the development of communal farmers, as it contributes positively to rural welfare, household incomes and livelihoods. Smallholder farmers may also engage in transactions offering lower prices, resulting from their lack of storage facilities and to avoid transaction costs associated with searching for higher prices (Adeoti et al 2014;Osmani et al 2015).…”

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The Market Channel Preference Among Smallholder Cocoyam Farmers in South Africa: A Food Security Perspective

Nwafor¹

2020

Preprint

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Market channel choice makes important contributions to the incomes and other livelihood attributes among smallholder farmers in developing countries. Often considered from a number of perspectives, the dominant view articulated suggests an advantageous integration into formal market channels. This position is questioned as it has implications for smallholder farmers’ food security and rural incomes. Using a mixed methods approach, the study collected primary data from 174 smallholder farmers and applied both a descriptive and multinomial logit regression model to analyze factors contributing to cocoyam production and market channel choices among respondents in the study area. Findings indicate that financial returns and available markets were key factors in cocoyam production, while amount received was a driver of market channel choice among 89% of respondents who sold directly at farm-gate. Farmers’ age (p=0.044), household size (p=0.043), distance to market (p=0.021), additional income (p=0.017) and amount received (p=0.014) were significant variables (p<.05) in the determinants of market channel choice. The study recommended improving market information provision and strengthening farmer associations which will enable smallholder farmers in rural communities to make informed choices with respect to produce price, access other markets and consolidate their collective market bargaining position.

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Determinants of Market Participation among Maize Producers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Cited by 32 publications

References 14 publications

Assessing the Determinants of Tissue Culture Banana Adoption in Western Kenya

Assessing the Determinants of Tissue Culture Banana Adoption in Western Kenya

Market Participation and Volume Sold: Empirical Evidence From Irrigated Crop Farmers in the Eastern Cape

The Market Channel Preference Among Smallholder Cocoyam Farmers in South Africa: A Food Security Perspective

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