Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume 14 Issue 3

Food import demand with structural breaks, economic embargo and the COVID-19 pandemic in a wealthy, highly import-dependent country

Simeon Kaitibie, Arnold Missiame, Patrick Irungu, John N. Ng'ombe

Qatar, a wealthy country with an open economy has limited arable land. To meet its domestic food demand, the country heavily relies on food imports. Additionally, the over three…

Agricultural credit and productivity of crops in India: field evidence from small and marginal farmers across social groups

Inder Sekhar Yadav, M. Sanatan Rao

This work examines the impact of institutional agricultural credit on crop productivity of some major crops such as paddy, cotton, wheat and pulses for small and marginal farmers…

A closer look at farmers’ participation in the supermarket supply chain using bibliometric and content analyses

Mayank Saini, Garima Chandna, Savita Ubba

The objective of the study is to systematically review the existing research in the topical domain of farmers’ direct link with supermarkets. The authors present a…

Analysis of barriers to organic farming adoption in developing countries: a grey-DEMATEL and ISM approach

Aasheesh Dixit, Pinakhi Suvadarshini, Dewang Vijay Pagare

Farmers in India are hesitant to adopt organic farming (OF) despite high demand for organic products and favorable policy measures to encourage the practice. Therefore, this study…

Mapping research trends on food supply chain: a bibliometric analysis

Francis Lwesya, Jyoti Achanta

The purpose of the paper is to present research trends in the food supply chain in the context of changes in food systems due to globalization, urbanization, environmental…

Social capital and performance of farmers' groups in producer organizations in India: examining the mediating role of self-efficacy

Satish Chandra Pant, Sathyendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Joshi

This paper aims to examine the impact of social capital and self-efficacy in the performance of producer organizations. It also tests the mediating influence of self-efficacy in…

Promoting gender – Equitable agricultural value chains: the role of corporate social responsibility in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji, Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOC) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to…

Market integration and price transmission in wheat markets of India: a transaction cost approach

Mumtaz Ahmed, Naresh Singla, Kulwinder Singh

Wheat, which is one of the major staple food grain crops in India, continues to depict occasional fluctuation in the prices though Union government has adopted administered price…

Soil technology and post-harvest losses in Nigeria

Romanus Osabohien

Post-harvest losses are becoming a huge issue worldwide and are predominantly severe in developing countries. Seeking ways to control post-harvest losses is important because…

Consumer satisfaction with local rice attributes and willingness to pay for improvement by internal migrants and natives in urban Ghana

Bismark Amfo, Vincent Abankwah, Mohammed Tanko

This study investigated consumers' satisfaction with local rice attributes and willingness to pay (WTP) for improvement by internal migrants and natives in urban Ghana.

Understating emerging value chains and business performance: evidence from dairy industry in India

Anil Kumar Dixit, Smita Sirohi, K.M. Ravishankar, A.G. Adeeth Cariappa, Shiv Kumar, Gunjan Bhandari, Adesh K. Sharma, Amit Thakur, Gaganpreet Kaur Bhullar, Arti Thakur

The purpose of the study is to identify the factors affecting the entrepreneur's choice of the dairy value chain and evaluate the impact of the value chain on farm performance…

Market channel participation amongst smallholder rice farmers in the northern region of Ghana

Abdul-Jalil Ma-Azu, Awal Abdul-Rahaman, Abraham Zakaria, Clement Yaw Lamptey

This study examines the drivers of marketing channel participation amongst smallholder rice farmers in the northern region of Ghana.

Farmer Business School participation and its impact on cocoa productivity and food security in Ghana

Patrick Owiredu, Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Patricia Pinamang Acheampong, Monica Addison, Kwaku Agyei Adu, Dadson Awunyo-Vitor

Various models and approaches are implemented to provide technical assistance and support to improve cocoa farmers' welfare in Ghana. The Farmer Business School (FBS), which is…