Agricultural Finance Review: Volume 80 Issue 2

Has microcredit boosted poultry production in Ghana?

Sylvester Amoako Agyemang, Tomáš Ratinger, Samuel Ahado

The purpose of this paper is to determine the impact of microcredit on smallholder poultry production and its subsequent role on domestic protein and food supply.

Wars, public finances and interest rates for rural lending: evidence from 19th-century Lima

Luis Felipe Zegarra

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of political instability on rural credit in Lima between 1835 and 1865. In particular, it explores the effects of wars on…

Lenders and borrowers’ collaboration-based risk mitigation credit market: Factors influencing access to formal credit in the agricultural sector in the Benin Republic

Vincent Flifli, Peter Adebola Okuneye, Dare Akerele

The purpose of this paper is to study an innovative rice value chain financing system (VCFS) established in Benin, to identify the determinants of producers and processors access…

The agency cost of ownership and governance adaptations in farm producer organizations

Jasper Grashuis

Many farm producer organizations pursue growth and complexity in response to price volatility, industry consolidation and other external developments. Consequently, as ownership…

Can credit help small family farming? Evidence from Brazil

Alexandre Gori Maia, Gabriela dos Santos Eusébio, Rodrigo Lanna Franco da Silveira

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of a Brazilian rural credit program, The National Program for Strengthening Family Farming (PRONAF), on small family farming…

Financial development and agricultural performance in Nigeria: what role do institutions play?

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Alarudeen Aminu

The centrality of agricultural sector to the economy, particularly in developing countries, has drawn the attention of researchers to critically examine different factors…

Determinants of credit demand of farmers in Lam Dong, Vietnam: A comparison of machine learning and multinomial logit

Huy Duc Dang, Au Hai Thi Dam, Thuyen Thi Pham, Tra My Thi Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to explain access to formal and informal credit in agriculture of Vietnam; and to compare the effectiveness between regular econometrics and…

The role of savings mobilization on access to credit: a case study of smallholder farmers in Ghana

Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Yuansheng Jiang, Frank Osei Danquah, Abbas Ali Chandio, Wonder Agbenyo

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of savings mobilization on access to credit among smallholder farmers’ in the Birim central municipality of Ghana.