Analysis of the Factors Influencing Market Participation among Smallholder Rice Farmers in Magway Region, Central Dry Zone of Myanmar

Kyaw, Nyein Nyein; Ahn, Seung-Bum; Lee, Sang Hyeon

doi:10.3390/su10124441

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“…These led to improvements in their collective bargaining power and production capabilities [44,45], while invariably lowering the transaction costs due to market participation. A similar finding of the positive influence exerted by membership of farmer's cooperative or association has also been reported by [46,47].…”

Section: Effect Of Identified Variables On Market Participationsupporting

confidence: 87%

Adoption of ICT-based Information Sources and Market Participation among Smallholder Livestock Farmers in South Africa

Nwafor¹,

Ogundeji²,

Westhuizen³

2019

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The study explored the contribution of ICT-based information sources to market participation among smallholder livestock farmers. Use of ICTs is considered paramount for providing smallholder farmers with required market information, in order to reduce market asymmetries. A Double Hurdle regression was utilized to analyze data collected from 150 smallholder livestock farmers in the study area. The results show that while use of ICT-based market information sources significantly influenced market participation, the effect of using ICT-based information sources on intensity of market participation was not significant. Other variables shown to influence both market participation and the intensity of market participation were age, additional income and membership of farmer cooperatives. This suggests the need to also consider other associated factors in the application of interventions which utilize ICT-based information sources in achieving planned market interventions.

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Section: Effect Of Identified Variables On Market Participationsupporting

confidence: 87%

Adoption of ICT-based Information Sources and Market Participation among Smallholder Livestock Farmers in South Africa

Nwafor¹,

Ogundeji²,

Westhuizen³

2019

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“…These leads to improvements in their collective bargaining power and production capabilities [56,57], while invariably lowering the transaction costs due to market participation. A similar finding of the positive influence exerted by membership of farmer's cooperative or association has also been reported in [58,59].…”

Section: Effect Of Identified Variables On Market Participationsupporting

confidence: 87%

Adoption of ICT-Based Information Sources and Market Participation among Smallholder Livestock Farmers in South Africa

2020

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The study explored the contribution of information and communication technology (ICT)-based information sources to market participation among smallholder livestock farmers. Use of ICTs is considered paramount for providing smallholder farmers with required market information, and also to reduce market asymmetries. A double hurdle regression was utilized to analyze data collected from 150 smallholder livestock farmers in the study area. The results show that while use of ICT-based market information sources significantly influenced market participation, the effect of using ICT-based information sources on the intensity of market participation was not significant. Other variables shown to influence both market participation and the intensity of market participation were age, additional income and membership of farmer cooperatives. This suggests the need to consider other associated factors in the application and design of interventions that utilize ICT-based information sources to achieve market engagement among smallholders.

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“…Moreover, this implies that extension supports the provision of new technologies that enhances farmer knowledge and therefore extension services encourage farmer participation in the vegetable cash crops. This result is in line with that of Reference [84] in Myanmar.…”

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Vegetable Business and Smallholders’ Food Security: Empirical Findings from Northern Ethiopia

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In Ethiopia, there have been increased efforts to promote market-oriented vegetable production. Given that food security is a crucial issue in Ethiopia, the question is whether market-oriented vegetable production will actually help farmers to become more food secure. Using a mixed methods approach, the present research gathered empirical evidence on the determinants of participation in the vegetable business and its food security impacts in the Raya Azebo district. The Heckman two-stage selection model was used to identify factors affecting participation in the vegetable business and its effects on several food security outcomes. A thematic analysis was applied to the qualitative data. The results show that a farmer’s participation in the vegetable business increased significantly with adequate household productive resources (e.g., land size and access to irrigation), cooperative memberships and access to extension services. On the other hand, the age of the head of household, the market distance and risk perceptions significantly decreased participation. Additionally, the results indicate participation in the vegetable business results not only in higher food availability and access but also in lower food variety and diet diversity scores. Participation has less of an impact on per capita kilocalorie consumption and child anthropometric measures of food security. The policy implication is that, while Ethiopia is going ahead with inclusive market-driven approaches to food security, alternative mechanisms must be put in place to address the negative impacts and to empower those living in the most vulnerable conditions.

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Analysis of the Factors Influencing Market Participation among Smallholder Rice Farmers in Magway Region, Central Dry Zone of Myanmar

Cited by 93 publications

References 16 publications

Adoption of ICT-based Information Sources and Market Participation among Smallholder Livestock Farmers in South Africa

Adoption of ICT-based Information Sources and Market Participation among Smallholder Livestock Farmers in South Africa

Adoption of ICT-Based Information Sources and Market Participation among Smallholder Livestock Farmers in South Africa

Vegetable Business and Smallholders’ Food Security: Empirical Findings from Northern Ethiopia

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