scholarly journals A meta analysis on the effect of agricultural extension on farmers’ market participation in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
pp. 100253
Author(s):  
Yohannes Girma ◽  
Berhanu Kuma
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Farmers Market

scholarly journals Increasing smallholder farmers’ market participation through technology adoption in rural Timor‐Leste

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Akter ◽  
Namrata Chindarkar ◽  
William Erskine ◽  
Luc Spyckerelle ◽  
Julie Imron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Timor Leste

scholarly journals The Role of Agricultural Extension Programs On Crop Farming Technical Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Lampach ◽  
Phu Nguyen-Van ◽  
Nguyen To-The ◽  
Tuan Nguyen-Anh
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Model Specification ◽  
Farm Productivity ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Crop Farming ◽  
Meta Regression Analysis

Abstract Extension services have become the gold standard for agricultural development programs to spur farm productivity and enhance farmers’ livelihood. Scholars from distinct strands of research have contested the virtues of these programs as systematic reviews failed to disentangle the different causal paths. We aim to unpack the relationship between these two constructs, and more specifically explore the main determinants causing systematic variabilities of the technical efficiency estimates from well-known published crop-farming studies. A meta-regression analysis is implemented by collating 335 observations from 199 farm-level studies to review the direct impact of agricultural extension activities on farming performance. While the implementation of expansion programs tends to be non-randomly distributed in our sample, we employ the inverse probability of treatment weighting to correct for potential selection bias. The absence of a publication bias in found studies our meta-analysis is empirically identified. Our empirical findings are robust when multiple imputation method is employed to mitigate the missingness of observations. Consonant with the theory of agricultural extension, we find that extension significantly improves technical efficiency by 4.8% to 7.6%. Farm productivity significantly differs in country level characteristics, type of crops and model specification.JEL Classification: Q16, O18, C14, C29

Communication channels for exchanging agricultural information among Tanzanian farmers: A meta-analysis

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110238
Author(s):  
Wulystan Pius Mtega
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Communication Channel ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Network Coverage ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Information Providers

This study investigates how communication channels to exchange agricultural information were chosen. Specifically, it identifies the communication channels used by farmers in Tanzania and determines the factors influencing the choice of communication channels for exchanging agricultural information. The study employs a meta-analysis review methodology in identifying, evaluating and interpreting studies relevant to the topic of interest. The results indicate that radio, mobile phones, television, fellow farmers, agricultural extension agents and newspapers were the commonly used communication channels for transferring agricultural information. Moreover, the channels’ influence, availability, affordability, communication network coverage, and the resources and facilities needed to use a particular communication channel were found to influence the choice of channels. It is concluded that understanding the audience, the characteristics surrounding messages and choosing appropriate communication channels are important for enhancing access to agricultural information. It is recommended that agricultural information providers should understand the factors surrounding communication channels before disseminating agricultural information.

scholarly journals Effect of Market Participation on Food Security Among Smallholder Sorghum Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-336
Author(s):  
M F SALAMI ◽  
K K OSASONA ◽  
G O AKINSOLA ◽  
S U O AKANBI1 , M.T. DUROSAY ◽  
S U A AKANBI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Information Access ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Farmers Market

It is paradoxical to note that food insecurity remains a menace among many African farmers’ households. There are arguments for and against smallholder farmers' market participation as a pathway for ensuring household food security. The paper therefore examined the market participation- food security relationship using smallholder sorghum farmers in Kwara State, as a case study. Primary data were obtained from 112 sorghum farming households using the semi-structured interview survey method. Descriptive statistic (frequencies and percentages), Crop output market participation index, Logistic regression model and Tobit regression model was used to analyse the data obtained. The result revealed that market participation positively and significantly contributes to the food security status of the sorghum farmers. Also, household size, farm output quantity, access to market information, access to credit and farm power types were the factors influencing the level of market participation in the study area. Therefore, all factors that will aid farmers' market participation should be pursued.

scholarly journals Smallholder Farmers’ Market Participation: Concepts and Methodological Approach from Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olutosin A. Otekunrin ◽  
Siaka Momoh ◽  
Idris A. Ayinde
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Productive Assets ◽  
Appreciable Reduction

This paper reviews the empirical evidence on smallholder farmers’ market participation focusing on cash/food crops and livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with special attention on the methodological approaches employed in this region in an attempt to x-ray these methods, identifying their advantages and limitations and possible means smallholder farmers would be able to transit from subsistence to commercialised agriculture capable of lifting them out of poverty trap that seems to have engulfed many rural SSA. This paper recommends interventions geared towards improving smallholder farmers’ organisation, producers’ association and ensuring appreciable reduction in transaction costs and also improving farmers’ access to productive assets and improved technologies capable of stimulating profitable smallholders’ market participation.

New opportunities to redesign the capacity of extension and advisory services amid COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Khondokar Kabir ◽  
Dietrich Darr
Keyword(s):  
Social Groups ◽  
Agricultural Extension ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Advisory Services ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Conflict Regulation ◽  
Extension Personnel

Agricultural extension and advisory services (AEAS) aim to improve the capacity of resource-poor farmers in terms of farm practices and market participation, formation of social groups and pro­ducer associations, conflict regulation and/or overall political empowerment by providing access to the necessary knowledge, information, and technologies. AEAS may also provide important contributions to building the resilience of resource-poor farmers against COVID-19 turbulences by increasing their accessibility to information and inputs. Yet, AEAS globally are under tremendous pressure after the onslaught of COVID-19. Mobility of advisors has been temporarily suspended, regular services have been disrupted, and tension among farmers is on the rise. Farmers and extension personnel are in­creasingly concerned that a continuing pandemic will negatively affect productivity, aggravate economic problems, and ultimately threaten the existence of many farm enterprises. . . .

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