scholarly journals Determinants of Market Orientation and Market Participation: Agricultural Commercialization in Central and North Gondar, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tigabu Dagnew Koye ◽  
Taye Melese Mekie ◽  
Abebe Birara Dessie ◽  
Tegegne Debas Malede
Keyword(s):  
Market Orientation ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Unrelated Regression ◽  
The Government

Abstract In Ethiopia, agricultural transformation is faced with many challenges such as poor infrastructure especially in rural area where huge agricultural activities are carried out, poor institutional services, lack of awareness of farmers on value addition of goods and so on. To fill this knowledge gap, this study was aimed the determinants of market orientation and market participation in Central and North Gondar Rural Ethiopia separately. The data were collected a sample of 344 households selected using multistage purposive and random sampling techniques. Seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) and Tobit regression models were employed. The SUR model estimation indicated adult equivalent, chemical fertilizer users and tropical livestock unit (TLU) affect both market oriented cash and stable crops positively, while child dependency ratio, cultivated land, the distance to the market and road affect both market oriented cash and stable crops negatively. Level of education (grading), and irrigation users affect market oriented cash and stable crops positively, respectively. The empirical results of Tobit model show that cultivated land, land allocated to staples, off/non-farm income and irrigation user affect crop commercialization positively. Based on the findings, the study suggest that farmers should keep going to employ an additional off-farm income activities, improve rural urban roads, employ agricultural intensification, and the government should be supplied chemical fertilizer in sufficient amount and on time at reasonable price to improve farmers’ crop production.

scholarly journals STUDY ON LIVELIHOOD DYNAMICS OF RURAL HOUSEHOLD OF MUNGELI DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH STATE INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Dhruw ◽  
Ajay Tegar
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Rural Household ◽  
Retail Trade ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Size Groups ◽  
The Government

The study was carried out to study the livelihood dynamics of rural household of Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh state. Two blocks namely Lormi and Mungeli were taken into consideration for the study. A total sample size of 89 farmers was made from 07 villages. The study finds that the largest participation of rural household was in the livelihood activities like agriculture (crop production) with 95.50 per cent and non-farm (construction) with 26.96 per cent. Agriculture and non-farm were identified as the main two sources of income for rural households. The participation in both the livelihood activities estimated 84.96 per cent and 12.39 per cent respectively. Crop production and horticulture (vegetable production) were the main contributors to the farm income of rural households their contribution being 62.67 per cent and 24.29 per cent. PersonalSocial services and whole sale-retail trade-small stall were the main contributors to the non-farm income of rural households their contribution being 16.99 per cent and 3.62 per cent. The degree of diversification was found to be greater with 0.56 per cent among the landless and those belonging to lower farm-size groups. Shortage of irrigation water leads to certain problems including lower yields, decrease cultivated area. Therefore, the government should form efficient and strong policies for the better management of available water resources, ensuring equal availability to every farmer.

scholarly journals Estimating the Economic Viability of Cotton Growers in Punjab Province, Pakistan

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402092931
Author(s):  
Wei Wei ◽  
Zulqarnain Mushtaq ◽  
Amir Ikram ◽  
Muhammad Faisal ◽  
Zhang Wan-Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Gross Margin ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Government

Considering the farmer’s decision of quitting cotton plantation due to low economic incentives, the current research is intended to evaluate the economic viability of cotton growers in Punjab. A comprehensively pretested questionnaire was used to gather the information from 240 cotton growers in face-to-face interviews. The cost–benefit ratio was estimated by calculating incurred variable costs, revenue generated, net farm income, and gross margin. The data envelopment analysis was applied to explore the economic, technical, and allocative efficiencies of the cotton producers. The second-stage regression analysis was also conducted to evaluate the socioeconomic factors affecting farmer’s efficiencies by applying the Tobit regression model. The small farmers were found to be most vulnerable group with low returns on investments and low technical and economics efficiencies score. The results also indicate that the financial constraints, difficulty to access agriculture credit, access to extension services, and lack of formal education are the main factors affecting farmer’s efficiency. The government should regulate the input prices and agriculture department should provide formal training to the farmers to adopt better management practices to reduce cost of production.

Operational and policy efficiency: a comparison between public and private Indian banks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayantan Kundu ◽  
Aditya Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Operational Efficiency ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Public Sector Banks ◽  
Unrelated Regression ◽  
Indian Banks ◽  
Stage Analysis

PurposeThis paper introduces the concept of policy efficiency of banks as their efficiency in implementing the government's policies. It further compares the Indian public sector banks (PSBs) and private sector banks (PVBs) on two efficiency paradigms, operational efficiency and policy efficiency.Design/methodology/approachA three-stage analysis is carried out on data collected for 19 PSBs and 16 PVBs for ten years. Non-radial DEA with slack-based measure (SBM) is used to obtain efficiency scores of the banks for the two efficiency paradigms. The efficiency scores and the changes in efficiency and Malmquist index are further analysed by Tobit regression and seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) models.FindingsPVBs are found to be more operationally efficient than PSBs. On the contrary, PSBs are found to be more policy efficient. Among the PSBs, the older and larger banks performed better in both the paradigms. Though Indian banks have become more operational and policy efficient over the years, the rate of improvement is slowing down.Practical implicationsResults imply that evaluating banks, especially PSBs, only on their operational efficiency is myopic. Their efficacies must also be measured by the roles they play on social and policy front. The loss of efficiency of Indian PSBs in a competitive environment should provoke thoughts of reforms. The study suggests that the proposed merger of PSBs to form large banks might be fruitful.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the literature by introducing the measure of policy efficiency. It shows that the Indian PSBs are indispensable as vehicles of government policy implementation.

Land acquisition and crop market participation among farmers in Peri-Urban areas of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olubunmi O Alawode
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Negative Effect

This study examined the relationship between land acquisition and crop market participation among farmers in peri-urban areas of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 200 respondents. Data were collected using structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Land Ownership Index (LOI), Crop Market Participation Index (CMPI) and Tobit regression model. Majority (77.5%) of the crop farmers were male, married (80.5%), natives (71.0%), and had an average household size of 7. Also, 81.0% of the respondents had formal education and on the average, famers had 29 years of farming experience. The existing means of plot acquisition were inheritance (53.4%) - the most common, gift (2.6%), purchase (9.0%), rent (20.1%) and lease (14.9%). The prominent transaction-based land acquisition was rent (45.7%) while that of non-transaction based acquisition was inheritance (95.4%). The average plot size was 2.1hectares and most (53.5%) of the farmers had full ownership of their total land holding (LOI=1). The cultivation methods adopted by farmers were mixed cropping (79.0%), monocropping (12.3%), intercropping (7.3%) and shifting cultivation (1.4%). The household CMPI was found to be 64.1% and maize was the major crop driving market participation with CMPI of 84.7%. The Tobit regression results indicated that at p<0.05, sex, years of education, farming experience and use of improved maize planting material had positive effects on crop market participation. However, land ownership index (p<0.1) had negative effect on crop market participation, implying that land ownership did not translate to crop market participation. Policy effort aimed at making farmers, both natives and non-natives, to acquire land through transactions (rent and lease) will be a potent tool in increasing crop production, thereby also increasing their crop market participation.

scholarly journals Impacts of Cash Crop Production on Household Food Security for Smallholder Farmers: A Case of Shamva District, Zimbabwe

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Theresa Tendai Rubhara ◽  
Maxwell Mudhara ◽  
Oluwaseun Samuel Oduniyi ◽  
Michael Akwasi Antwi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Cash Crop ◽  
Cash Cropping ◽  
Cash Crops ◽  
Household Food

Zimbabwe has recently experienced a considerable shift towards the production of more cash crops, such as tobacco, at the expense of food crops. Although cash cropping has been associated with increased income, the question is whether the income gained from cash crops would be enough to provide the food needs of farming households. This research was conducted to analyse the impact of cash crops on household food security. A cross-sectional survey consisting of 281 randomly selected smallholder farmers in Shamva District was used for primary data collection. Data were analysed using the Tobit regression model and Propensity score matching (PSM). The household dietary diversity score (HDDS) was used to measure food security. The PSM results showed a positive impact of cash crop production on the HDDS. This could be attributed to the income effect of cash cropping. Furthermore, Tobit regression results showed that cash crop production (p < 0.1), non-farm income (p < 0.01), total arable land (p < 0.05) and access to draft power (p < 0.05) positively influenced household food security. Household size negatively impacted food security (p < 0.05). While the results from this study suggest the need to promote cash crop production, it should not be regarded as the panacea for addressing food insecurity. There is a need for further research to derive optimum combinations of cash and food crops in the crop mixture for smallholder farmers to achieve food security. Furthermore, opportunities for off-farm livelihood options should be developed, since non-farm income had a positive effect on food security.

scholarly journals Elastisitas Penawaran Output dan Permintaan Input Usahatani Bawang Merah di Kabupaten Demak, Jawa Tengah (Elasticity of Output Supply and Input Demand of Shallot Farming in Demak District, Central Java)

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Dewi Sahara ◽  
NFN Chanifah
Keyword(s):  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Central Java ◽  
True Seed ◽  
Input Demand ◽  
Unrelated Regression ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Government

<p>Bawang merah merupakan salah satu komoditas sayuran yang mempunyai peran strategis bagi perekonomian Indonesia. Untuk meningkatkan produksi bawang merah, petani menggunakan beberapa input produksi. Perubahan harga bawang merah akan berdampak pada penawaran output dan permintaan input. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perubahan harga output dan harga input terhadap penawaran output dan permintaan input usahatani bawang merah di Kabupaten Demak, Jawa Tengah. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Desa Raji, Kecamatan Demak, Kabupaten Demak pada bulan September – Desember 2016. Penelitian menggunakan data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui metode survey terhadap 30 responden. Data dianalisis dalam bentuk pangsa permintaan input dengan metode Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penawaran bawang merah elastis terhadap perubahan harga bawang merah dan harga umbi benih, namun kurang elastis terhadap perubahan upah tenaga kerja, serta tidak elastis terhadap perubahan harga pupuk. Permintaan input (umbi benih, pupuk, dan tenaga kerja) bersifat elastis terhadap harga masing-masing input tersebut, dan sebagian besar bersifat inelastis terhadap harga input lainnya. Oleh karena itu untuk meningkatkan penawaran bawang merah, pemerintah seyogyanya mampu menjaga stabilisasi harga bawang merah dan mendorong menggunakan biji bawang merah (true seed shallot) sebagai alternatif untuk mengurangi pemakaian benih umbi bawang merah.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong></p><p>Bawang merah; Perubahan harga; Penawaran output; Permintaan input</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>Shallot is one of the vegetable crops that have a strategic role for the Indonesian economy. To increase the production of shallot, the farmers using several of input production. Changes of shallot would have an impact to output supply and input demand. This study aimed to determine the effect of changes in input and output prices to output supply and input demand of shallot farming. The study was conducted in Raji Village, Demak Subdistrict, Demak District in September - December 2016.  Primary data was collected through survey method by interviewing 30 respondents. The data was analyzed in the form of input demand share by Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) method.  The results showed that supply of shallot is elastic to the price changes of shallot and price of seed bulbs, but less elastic to changes in labor wages and inelastic to changes in fertilizer prices. Demand for production input is elastic to the price of each input, and are largely inelastic with respect to other input prices. Therefore, to increase the shallot supply, the Government should be able to maintain the stabilization of shallot prices and encourage the use of true seed shallot as an alternative to reduce the use of shallot seeds.</p>

scholarly journals Intricacies of Organic and Chemical Fertilizer Application on Arable Land Crop Production in Cameroon

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Mbu Daniel Tambi ◽  
Nganje Sophie Nanyongo ◽  
Chuo Joshua Njuh
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Control Function ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
The Government

This study emphasizes on the contribution of organic and chemical fertilizer application to arable land on Crop production in Cameroon”. The objective of this research is to determine the correlates of fertilizer application on arable land and determine their effects on arable land production as well as decompose the arable land effected by the application of organic and chemical fertilizer. The analysis method used was the instrumental-cum-control function model in Cameroon household consumption survey. The result shows that fertilizer is strongly correlating with arable land production. The magnitude of this effect is stronger in organic fertilizer than in chemical fertilizer. Besides, land size, professional training, average annual precipitation, the use of modern technology, male household head, urban residence and the cost of fertilizer are factors positively and significantly influencing the application of fertilizer on arable land in Cameroon. In terms of policy, this study recommends that the government of Cameroon should increase and subsidize the supply of Fertilizer to farmers given the right conditions. This is an essential booster of agricultural production in this era of food security.JEL Classification: Q12, Q18, Q20

scholarly journals Impacts of Agricultural Cooperatives on Farmers’ Revenues in Cambodia: A Case Study of Tram Kak District, Takeo Province

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sereynithia Hun ◽  
Shoichi Ito ◽  
Hiroshi Isoda ◽  
Yuichiro Amekawa
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Agricultural Cooperatives ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Government ◽  
Takeo Province ◽  
The Impact

Agricultural cooperatives in Cambodia have been promoted with the aim of increasing agricultural production and farmers’ revenues. The objectives of this study are to identify factors influencing farmers’ decision on membership in agricultural cooperatives, and to assess the impact of being a member in those cooperatives on farmers’ revenues from paddy, livestock and farm. Cross-sectional data from interviews of 242 households in Tram Kak District, Takeo Province were used. The probit model and propensity score matching were employed to achieve the objectives. The results show that farmers who sold their paddy and had been contacted by extension workers from the government agency and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are more likely to join the cooperatives while male-headed household farmers and farmers who have high off-farm income are less likely to become members of the cooperatives. Moreover, the results of propensity score matching reveal that agricultural cooperatives have no impact on paddy yields and paddy revenue due to the fact that agricultural cooperatives do not provide sufficient training to their members, and members did not actively attend those trainings provided. Also, the cooperatives have failed to provide members better prices for their paddy. There are positive impacts on their livestock and farm revenues through increasing livestock and other crop production when agricultural cooperatives provide livestock and other crop training to their members. However, there is no impact on non-members if they join the cooperatives as they have higher off-farm income, less paddy land size and fewer laborers that are not favorable to taking on other farming activities.

scholarly journals MARKET PARTICIPATION AND FOOD SECURITY OF CASSAVA FARMERS IN RURAL SOUTH WEST NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Adekemi Adebisola Obisesan
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Market Participation ◽  
Income Source ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
The Government

Gaining better market access is a concern to smallholderfarmers in Africa. This study analyzed the market participationand food security among cassava farmers in SouthWest Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling was employed in theselection of respondents. Data were analyzed using descriptivestatistics, Foster–Greer–Thorbecke (FGT) indices, andTobit and logit regression models. The extent of market participationamong the farmers was found to be 0.56 ±0.13. Thelevel of education, off-farm income source, membership ofan association, years of experience, access to market information,age and transportation costs significantly influencedthe extent of market participation. At the food insecurity lineof NGN 20,132.20 per annum, 61.53% of cassava farmerswere food insecure. Food insecurity is significantly affectedby the extent of market participation, gender, access to credit,off-farm income source, yield, household size, primary occupation,household income and access to market information.Therefore, the government and other stakeholders shoulddevote attention to factors that increase market participationand food security among the farmers. In Nigeria, the cassavatransformation project should not be limited to the provisionof improved production technologies but needs to be extendedto storage and marketing strategies in order to provide thefarmers with some guidance on how to deal with market glut.

scholarly journals Analysis of Car Type Preferences Among Students Based on Seemingly Unrelated Regression

2017 ◽  
Vol 2666 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prawira Fajarindra Belgiawan ◽  
Jan-Dirk Schmöcker ◽  
Maya Abou-Zeid ◽  
Satoshi Fujii
Keyword(s):  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Electric Cars ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Unrelated Regression ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
The Government

Vehicle type purchase intentions are interesting from a marketing point of view, because car manufacturers are competing to attract potential buyers. Furthermore, from the point of view of transport planners as well as the government, there are environmental concerns. This study focused on students’ intention to purchase different types of vehicles. The study obtained a sample of 1,229 students from seven countries, to understand cultural differences in preferences. The dependent variables were intention to buy cars in different categories, including hybrid and electric cars. The aim was to explain intentions with three categories of explanatory variables: psychological aspects, sociodemographics, and site-specific dummy variables. To account for correlation between the dependent variables, the analysis used seemingly unrelated regression. The study found that attitudinal factors are significant, particularly for the intention to buy more environmentally friendly types of vehicles; the paper discusses policy implications. The study observed the importance of the symbolic-affective value of a car in explaining car type preferences, as well as the importance of awareness of the negative effects cars might have on the environment and society. It is suggested that these findings can be used to promote more environmentally friendly cars.

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