Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in Zambia
Abstract Agricultural research institutes in Sub-Sahara Africa have focused on establishing farmer groups that facilitate the commercial production and marketing of African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) to address food and nutritional security. With the freedom of selecting the choices of market outl...
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| author | Surendran Arumugam Ramu Govindasamy James E. Simon Emil Van Wyk Burhan Ozkan |
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| description | Abstract Agricultural research institutes in Sub-Sahara Africa have focused on establishing farmer groups that facilitate the commercial production and marketing of African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) to address food and nutritional security. With the freedom of selecting the choices of market outlets, we explored the factors such as farmers’ characteristics, farm attributes, selling preferences, social relations, and other primary reasons that influence farmers' decision to choose a particular outlet to sell AIVs. A purposive random survey was conducted among the AIV farmers to understand the preferred market outlets for AIVs in Zambia. The results of the multinomial logit model indicate that male respondents are more likely to choose intermediary options to sell AIVs, particularly brokers and wholesalers. The rainfed farmers and those who receive primary income from farming activities are less likely to choose retailers and wholesalers to market their AIVs. Similarly, those who expect instant payment for their produce indicate that they are less likely to prefer retailers and brokers. Farmers who belong to the farmer's group exhibited a positive coefficient, meaning that they are more likely to choose intermediary options to sell their AIVs compared with the farmer-to-consumer direct sales option. However, good price, a positive momentum of AIVs price in the past, and processing activities were found to be insignificant determinants for market outlet choices when compared with farmer-to-consumer direct outlet option. Our findings could help to better cognize AIVs marketing channels and develop the intervention for new farmers to make an informed decision as to how best to market their AIVs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-344464251a014541b722517775c71ef42022-12-22T03:53:43ZengSpringerOpenAgricultural and Food Economics2193-75322022-10-0110111310.1186/s40100-022-00235-6Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in ZambiaSurendran Arumugam0Ramu Govindasamy1James E. Simon2Emil Van Wyk3Burhan Ozkan4Department of Agricultural Economics, Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies (CARDS), Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE), Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyDistinguished Professor, Department of Plant Biology, Center for Agricultural Food Ecosystems (RUCAFE), Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyAgrismart ZambiaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz UniversityAbstract Agricultural research institutes in Sub-Sahara Africa have focused on establishing farmer groups that facilitate the commercial production and marketing of African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) to address food and nutritional security. With the freedom of selecting the choices of market outlets, we explored the factors such as farmers’ characteristics, farm attributes, selling preferences, social relations, and other primary reasons that influence farmers' decision to choose a particular outlet to sell AIVs. A purposive random survey was conducted among the AIV farmers to understand the preferred market outlets for AIVs in Zambia. The results of the multinomial logit model indicate that male respondents are more likely to choose intermediary options to sell AIVs, particularly brokers and wholesalers. The rainfed farmers and those who receive primary income from farming activities are less likely to choose retailers and wholesalers to market their AIVs. Similarly, those who expect instant payment for their produce indicate that they are less likely to prefer retailers and brokers. Farmers who belong to the farmer's group exhibited a positive coefficient, meaning that they are more likely to choose intermediary options to sell their AIVs compared with the farmer-to-consumer direct sales option. However, good price, a positive momentum of AIVs price in the past, and processing activities were found to be insignificant determinants for market outlet choices when compared with farmer-to-consumer direct outlet option. Our findings could help to better cognize AIVs marketing channels and develop the intervention for new farmers to make an informed decision as to how best to market their AIVs.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-022-00235-6African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs)African Traditional VegetablesFarmers preferenceChoice experimentsDecision-makingProfitability |
| spellingShingle | Surendran Arumugam Ramu Govindasamy James E. Simon Emil Van Wyk Burhan Ozkan Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in Zambia Agricultural and Food Economics African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) African Traditional Vegetables Farmers preference Choice experiments Decision-making Profitability |
| title | Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in Zambia |
| title_full | Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in Zambia |
| title_fullStr | Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in Zambia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in Zambia |
| title_short | Market outlet choices for African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs): a socio-economic analysis of farmers in Zambia |
| title_sort | market outlet choices for african indigenous vegetables aivs a socio economic analysis of farmers in zambia |
| topic | African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) African Traditional Vegetables Farmers preference Choice experiments Decision-making Profitability |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-022-00235-6 |
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