Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger
AbstractMany sub-Saharan farmers rely on agricultural production for home consumption and sell crops to meet their other needs. Farmers’ market intervention enhances economic expansion and helps to improve household food security. In our current study, we strive to explore the determinants of farmer...
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| description | AbstractMany sub-Saharan farmers rely on agricultural production for home consumption and sell crops to meet their other needs. Farmers’ market intervention enhances economic expansion and helps to improve household food security. In our current study, we strive to explore the determinants of farmers’ decisions and the intensity of market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger, where little has been published, thereby filling the gap in the literature. A double hurdle approach was employed to achieve this objective using a sample collected from 1784 farm households in Niger.Our findings reveal that the total quantity of crops produced, gender, credit access, farming experience, training, drought, and assets positively impact household market participation significantly. Based on these results, as the quantity of crop sales is driven positively and significantly by the amount of crop produced, finding ways to increase crop production will increase household market participation. This can only be achieved by encouraging farmers to adopt high-yield crop varieties, such as climate-resilient ones, to boost productivity. Furthermore, considering the positive association between credit availability and smallholder market participation, any initiative in the agricultural sector that will bring efforts to supply credit and farm inputs to farmers will surely help to improve agricultural production and household market participation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a7e6bba794749d98dcdcd746c08cf3a2023-12-01T08:31:55ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Food & Agriculture2331-19322023-12-019110.1080/23311932.2023.2220178Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of NigerSeydou Zakari0Bokar Moussa1Germaine Ibro2Tahirou Abdoulaye3International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Niamey, NigerInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), Niamey, NigerInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN), Niamey, NigerInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Bamako, MaliAbstractMany sub-Saharan farmers rely on agricultural production for home consumption and sell crops to meet their other needs. Farmers’ market intervention enhances economic expansion and helps to improve household food security. In our current study, we strive to explore the determinants of farmers’ decisions and the intensity of market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger, where little has been published, thereby filling the gap in the literature. A double hurdle approach was employed to achieve this objective using a sample collected from 1784 farm households in Niger.Our findings reveal that the total quantity of crops produced, gender, credit access, farming experience, training, drought, and assets positively impact household market participation significantly. Based on these results, as the quantity of crop sales is driven positively and significantly by the amount of crop produced, finding ways to increase crop production will increase household market participation. This can only be achieved by encouraging farmers to adopt high-yield crop varieties, such as climate-resilient ones, to boost productivity. Furthermore, considering the positive association between credit availability and smallholder market participation, any initiative in the agricultural sector that will bring efforts to supply credit and farm inputs to farmers will surely help to improve agricultural production and household market participation.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2023.2220178Householdmarket participationdouble hurdleNiger |
| spellingShingle | Seydou Zakari Bokar Moussa Germaine Ibro Tahirou Abdoulaye Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger Cogent Food & Agriculture Household market participation double hurdle Niger |
| title | Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger |
| title_full | Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger |
| title_short | Analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer’s market participation in the Sahelian region of Niger |
| title_sort | analyzing the drivers of smallholder farmer s market participation in the sahelian region of niger |
| topic | Household market participation double hurdle Niger |
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