Market participation and marketing channel preferences by small scale sorghum farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Musara, Joseph P.; Musemwa, Lovemore; Mutenje, Munyaradzi; Mushunje, Abbyssinia; Pfukwa, Charles

doi:10.1080/03031853.2018.1454334

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“…Mostly, middlemen offer farmers a lower price when compared to the price paid by processors. The study's findings are consistent with those of existing studies [26,43,45] that found a positive relationship between farm output price and farmers' marketing channel choices (traders and wholesalers). On the contrary, Barrett [8] and Maspaitella, Garnevska [11] argued that price is not the only determinant of farmers' participation in a marketing channel, but non-price factors are equally important in affecting their marketing decisions.…”

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“…Mmbando, Wale [42] observed that gender negatively influenced maize farmers' decision to sell to traders in local markets, rather than to brokers at the farmgate, whereas education showed a positive effect in Tanzania. Musara, Musemwa [43] showed that price, distance to market, and access to extension services positively influenced sorghum farmers' decision to sell to traders rather than local markets in Tanzania. Evidence from Donkor, Onakuse [9] suggests that improving road networks in rural areas, enhancing farmers' access to market information, and membership of associations could promote cassava farmers' active participation in direct marketing channels in Nigeria.…”

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Determinants of Rice Farmer Participation in the Direct Marketing Channel in Ghana

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Enhancing smallholder farmers’ access to reliable, ready, and direct marketing channels is a prerequisite for sustainable food supply and poverty reduction in the developing countries including Ghana. However, it is a great challenge for smallholder farmers to access direct marketing channels in Ghana. This paper analyzes the factors that influence smallholder rice farmers’ participation, and the intensity of participation, in direct marketing channels using primary data from 199 farmers in three rice-growing districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. A double hurdle model was used in the empirical analysis. The study findings show that a lower percentage of farmers sold their rice output to processors (direct marketing). Farm size, the price of rice output per 85 kg bag, access to market information, and access to credit increased farmers’ participation in direct marketing channels, whereas payment period and ownership of a bicycle reduced their participation. The study concludes that improving farmers’ access to market information and credit availability would enhance participation in direct marketing channels.

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Determinants of Rice Farmer Participation in the Direct Marketing Channel in Ghana

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“…(2017) examined the determinants of smallholder farmers' choice of mango marketing channels in Kenya and found that distance to tarmac road, number of trees, group membership, access to training services, access to extension services, income, market information access and gender influenced the choice of marketing channels, while only group membership significantly influenced the intensity of participation in the export market. Also applying the double-hurdle model, Musara et al. (2018) assessed market participation and marketing channel preferences by small-scale sorghum farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe and found that choice of marketing channels was influenced by market price of sorghum, number of buyers in the market, distance to the market, dependency ratio, and household income.…”

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“…Using the double-hurdle model, Muthini et al (2017) examined the determinants of smallholder farmers' choice of mango marketing channels in Kenya and found that distance to tarmac road, number of trees, group membership, access to training services, access to extension services, income, market information access and gender influenced the choice of marketing channels, while only group membership significantly influenced the intensity of participation in the export market. Also applying the double-hurdle model, Musara et al (2018) assessed market participation and marketing channel preferences by small-scale sorghum farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe and found that choice of marketing channels was influenced by market price of sorghum, number of buyers in the market, distance to the market, dependency ratio, and household income. Using the Heckman two-stage selection model, Kyaw et al (2018) assessed the drivers of smallholder rice farmers' participation in agricultural markets and found that the decision to participate in the rice market was influenced by age, education, household size, total produce of rice, price of rice, household income, ownership of livestock, membership of farmer organization, access to roads, distance to market, access to extension services, and market information.…”

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What factors influence access to and the level of participation in high value mango markets by smallholder farmers in Ghana?

Mbogoh

Irungu

2021

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Market participation is critical to smallholder agricultural production because it stimulates increased productivity and enhances poverty alleviation. Accessibility to high value markets and participation by small-scale mango farmers in these markets in Southern Ghana are low and have received little attention on both policy and academic fronts. This study analyzed the factors that drive smallholder farmers in Ghana to participate in high value mango markets in Southern Ghana. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select 224 mango-producing households. A triple hurdle model was used in the study to capture a 3-step decision-making process. The results from the estimation of the triple hurdle model showed that participation in high value markets was influenced by education, household income, farming experience, ownership of a motorized transport (tricycle) and a radio, trust, distance to road, certification and access to credit. The level of participation in the export markets was determined by household size, household income, farming experience, distance to tarmacked roads and price. The study recommends intensive education and training to capacitate smallholder farmers to enable them to understand and meet the requirements of high value markets. Also, the farmers should be given access to credit and transaction-costs-reducing assets to enhance their participation in high value markets. Finally, certification should be duly encouraged among smallholder mango farmers to ease their access to and participation in high value mango markets.

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“…The price that farmers receive for their agricultural products can have significant implications for food security, poverty alleviation and the overall agricultural development of region. A basic concern of agricultural development practitioners is related to efficiency in agricultural marketing (Musara, Musemwa, Mutenje, Mushunje, & Pfukwa, 2018). Access to efficient agricultural markets is considered an essential tool for lifting farmers out of poverty and food insecurity (Fafchamps, Gabre-Madhin, & Minten, 2005;Handschuch & Wollni, 2016;Panda & Sreekumar, 2012); however, agricultural markets do not work efficiently for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (Abate et al, 2015;Amani, 2014;Goletti & Babu, 1994;Jayne, Mangisoni, & Sitko, 2008;Mgale & Yunxian, 2020;World Bank, 2018).…”

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Marketing Efficiency among Gender-Based Decision-Making Farm Households in Southern Ethiopia

Gebre

Isoda

Amekawa

et al. 2021

Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing

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This study examines the effect of gender on marketing efficiency among maize producing households using data collected in the Dawuro zone, southern Ethiopia. Results indicate that the amount of maize assigned to the first ranked (most efficient) channel for male, female and joint decision-making households is significantly larger than that of the second, third, and fourth ranked channels, respectively. Significant results vary across gender categories at the same stage of marketing channel. Female decision-making households receive a lower producer price, as well as cover higher marketing costs and margins of middlemen, as compared to male and joint decision-makers at the same stage of the marketing channel. This study also found a limited financial ability for local institutions to establish maize storages in the study area. There is a need for an integrated agricultural marketing information system that would help female decision-making maize producers to better engage in available market opportunities.

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Market participation and marketing channel preferences by small scale sorghum farmers in semi-arid Zimbabwe

Cited by 19 publications

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Determinants of Rice Farmer Participation in the Direct Marketing Channel in Ghana

Determinants of Rice Farmer Participation in the Direct Marketing Channel in Ghana

What factors influence access to and the level of participation in high value mango markets by smallholder farmers in Ghana?

Marketing Efficiency among Gender-Based Decision-Making Farm Households in Southern Ethiopia

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