Agricultural Finance Review: Volume 81 Issue 3

Editorial

Todd Kuethe

Mobile money system and market risk mitigation: an econometric case study of Kenya's farm business

Thabo J. Gopane

The study presents and evaluates a proposition that there is market information bundled with the mobile money (m-money) system. Also, that such information is disseminated to…

Flexible loans and access to agricultural credit for smallholder farmers in Kenya

Fredrick Onyango Odhiambo, Radha Upadhyaya

The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of flexibility in loan products offered to smallholder farmers in Siaya County in Kenya and to examine the effect of…

Market microstructure and the historical relationship between the US farm credit system, farm service agency and commercial bank lending

Calum G. Turvey, Amy Carduner, Jennifer Ifft

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the market microstructure related to the Farm Credit System (FCS), Commercial Banks (CB) and Farm Services Administration (FSA). The…

The impact of the China–USA trade war on USA Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies

Yu Wu, Calum G. Turvey

The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of the 2018–2020 China–US trade war on US farm bankruptcies as filed under Chapter 12. The key task is to identify the…

Management practices and the financial performance of farms

Fedra Vanhuyse, Alison Bailey, Richard Tranter

Farm businesses in England are under pressure to intensify production sustainably while managing costs and meeting market demands. Commodity prices and support from Common…

Evaluating optimal purchasing and selling decisions of beef cattle replacement females

Christopher N. Boyer, Andrew P. Griffith, Karen L. DeLong

The objective of this research was to determine the optimal age and pregnancy status for buying and selling replacement of beef females for risk-neutral and risk-averse producers.

Short-term financial sustainability of agricultural cooperatives

Pedro Piccoli, Nilton Bianchini Junior, Jeferson Coser, Vilmar R. Moreira

From 2006 to 2016, Brazilian agricultural cooperatives exhibited a sharp increase in sales. Since the operational cycle of these organizations demands a positive net working…

Access to credit and maize productivity in Mali

Abdoul Karim Diamoutene, John Baptist D. Jatoe

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of access to credit on maize productivity in Mali, by identifying the determinants of credit market participation and maize yield…