Agricultural Finance Review: Volume 80 Issue 4

The rural–urban income divide among farm households: the role of off-farm work and farm size

Hisham S. El-Osta

The determinants of income of rural and urban farm households, with emphasis on the role of off-farm employment by farm household members and of farm size, are examined using data…

Measuring usage of formal financial services as a proxy for financial inclusion: A case of agricultural households in Ghana

Fatima Mohammed, Michael J. Barrowclough, Michelle L. Kibler, Maria A. Boerngen

Financial inclusion is an issue of importance and increasing concern worldwide, particularly to policymakers across Africa and the rest of the developing world. The purpose of…

The impact of microfinance on Indonesian rural households' welfare

Danang Budi Santoso, Christopher Gan, Mohamad Dian Revindo, Natanael Waraney Gerald Massie

This study investigates the welfare impact of microfinance on rural households in Indonesia. Its finding will bridge the gap in the Indonesian microfinance literature.

The impact of enterprise unit policy change on the quantity demanded for crop insurance

Harun Bulut

The article examines the impact of policy change on enterprise unit subsidies that took place in 2009 on the quantity demanded for crop insurance.

Common Agriculture Police in the EU, direct payments, solvency and income

Emmanuel Mamatzakis, Christos Staikouras

Common Agriculture Police in the EU, direct payments, solvency and income

Industry expectations for beginning agricultural lenders

Erik Hanson, Cheryl Joy Wachenheim

This paper aims to describe the nature of an agricultural lending position and reports an industry perspective of skills required for a new graduate entering the profession.

Strategic government policies on agricultural financing in African emerging markets

Leonard Onyiriuba, E.U. Okoro Okoro, Godwin Imo Ibe

The purpose of this study is to identify and review strategic government policies on agricultural financing in Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. Four factors dictated the…

Pricing rainfall derivatives in the equatorial Pacific

Sergio Cabrales, Jesus Solano, Carlos Valencia, Rafael Bautista

In the equatorial Pacific, rainfall is affected by global climate phenomena, such as El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). However, current publicly available methodologies for…