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Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? Evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania [1]

Credit constraint is considered by many as one of the key barriers to adoption of modern agricultural technologies, such as chemical fertilizer, improved seeds, and irrigation technologies, among smallholders. Past research and much policy discourse associates agricultural credit constraints with supply-side factors, such as limited access to credit sources or high costs of borrowing. However, demand-side factors, such as risk-aversion and financial illiteracy among borrowers, as well as high transaction costs, can also play important roles in credit-rationing for smallholders. Using primary survey data from Ethiopia and Tanzania, this study examines the nature of credit constraints facing smallholders and the factors that affect credit constraints.
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Publication Date: 
01/11/2020
Bedru Balana [3], Dawit Mekonnen [4], Beliyou Haile [5], & et al [6]
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) [7]
Tags:
Agriculture [8], Farmers [9], Chemical Fertilisers [10], Irrigation [11], Technology [12], Ethiopia [13], Tanzania [14], Africa [15]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/are-smallholder-farmers-credit-constrained-evidence-demand-and-supply-constraints

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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Are smallholder farmers credit constrained.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bedru-balana
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/dawit-mekonnen
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/beliyou-haile
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-food-policy-research-institute-ifpri
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/technology
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa