Determinants of market outlet choice decision of tomato producers in <i>Fogera woreda</i>, South <i>Gonder</i> zone, Ethiopia

Kassaw, Hawlet Mohammed; Birhane, Zewdu; Alemayehu, Getachew

doi:10.1080/23311932.2019.1709394

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“…The wording of contracts sometime requires literacy and may discourage non-literate smallholder participation. Kassaw et al (2019) averred that education increases the farmer's level of productivity, which in turn improved and strengthened linkages with formal wholesalers. When farmers are educated, they become aware of the value of their produce, and hence their likelihood to participate in informal markets is reduced.…”

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The Market Channel Preference Among Smallholder Cocoyam Farmers in South Africa: A Food Security Perspective

Nwafor¹

2020

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Market channel choice makes important contributions to the incomes and other livelihood attributes among smallholder farmers in developing countries. Often considered from a number of perspectives, the dominant view articulated suggests an advantageous integration into formal market channels. This position is questioned as it has implications for smallholder farmers’ food security and rural incomes. Using a mixed methods approach, the study collected primary data from 174 smallholder farmers and applied both a descriptive and multinomial logit regression model to analyze factors contributing to cocoyam production and market channel choices among respondents in the study area. Findings indicate that financial returns and available markets were key factors in cocoyam production, while amount received was a driver of market channel choice among 89% of respondents who sold directly at farm-gate. Farmers’ age (p=0.044), household size (p=0.043), distance to market (p=0.021), additional income (p=0.017) and amount received (p=0.014) were significant variables (p<.05) in the determinants of market channel choice. The study recommended improving market information provision and strengthening farmer associations which will enable smallholder farmers in rural communities to make informed choices with respect to produce price, access other markets and consolidate their collective market bargaining position.

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The Market Channel Preference Among Smallholder Cocoyam Farmers in South Africa: A Food Security Perspective

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2020

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“…The Woreda is dominated by flat land (76%), while the mountain slopes and rugged terrain account for 24%, making it flood-prone. Its altitude ranges from 1774 to 2415 m above sea level [59]. The land use pattern of the Wored is characterised by 44% cultivated land, 24% pasture land, 20% water body, and 12% others [60].…”

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Determinants of Rural Households’ Intensity of Flood Adaptation in the Fogera Rice Plain, Ethiopia: Evidence from Generalised Poisson Regression

2023

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Effective adaptation to flooding risk depends on careful identification and combinations of strategies which, in turn, depends on knowledge of the determinants of flood adaptation. The main objective of this study was to examine the determinants of rural households’ intensity of flood adaptation in the Fogera rice plain, Ethiopia. A three-stage stratified sampling technique was employed to select 337 sample household heads. Primary data was collected through a structured household survey. Data analysis was accompanied by a descriptive and generalised Poisson regression (GP) model. The descriptive analysis showed that households adopted an average of three (3) flood adaptation strategies. The generalised Poisson regression further revealed that family size, availability of off-farm income, previous flood experience, access to credit, access to extension services, and an early warning information system statistically significantly increase flood adaptation strategies’ average number (intensity). However, the age of the household head negatively and significantly influences the intensity of flood adaptation. More specifically, households with off-farm income, previous flood experience, access to credit, access to extension, and an early warning information system were 20%, 94%, 13%, 30%, and 29% more likely to adopt more flood adaptation strategies, respectively. The findings call for immediate response and coordination among stakeholders to design strategies that enhance households’ livelihood, access to credit, access to extension services, and early warning information systems for effective flood adaptation in the study area.

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“…The wording of contracts sometimes requires literacy and may discourage non-literate smallholder participation. Kassaw et al (2019) aver that education increases the farmer's level of productivity, which in turn improves and strengthens linkages with formal wholesalers. When farmers are educated, they become aware of the value of their products, and hence their likelihood to participate in informal markets is reduced.…”

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Marketing channel preference among smallholder cocoyam farmers in South Africa

Nwafor

2021

J. Agribus. Rural Dev.

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Marketing channel choice makes important contributions to the incomes and other livelihood attributes among smallholder farmers in developing countries. Often considered from a number of perspectives, the dominant view articulated suggests an advantageous integration into formal market channels. This position is questioned as it has implications for smallholder farmers’ food security and rural incomes. Using a mixed methods approach, the study collected primary data from 174 smallholder farmers and applied both a descriptive and multinomial logit regression model to analyze factors contributing to cocoyam production and market channel choices among respondents in the study area. Findings indicate that financial returns and available markets were key factors in cocoyam production, while amount received was a driver of market channel choice among 89% of respondents who sold directly at farm-gate. Farmers’ age (p=0.044), household size (p=0.043), distance to market (p=0.021), additional income (p=0.017) and amount received (p=0.014) were significant variables (p<.05) in the determinants of market channel choice. The study recommended improving market information provision and strengthening farmer associations which will enable smallholder farmers in rural communities to make informed choices with respect to produce price, access other markets and consolidate their collective market bargaining position.

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Determinants of market outlet choice decision of tomato producers in Fogera woreda, South Gonder zone, Ethiopia

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

The Market Channel Preference Among Smallholder Cocoyam Farmers in South Africa: A Food Security Perspective

The Market Channel Preference Among Smallholder Cocoyam Farmers in South Africa: A Food Security Perspective

Determinants of Rural Households’ Intensity of Flood Adaptation in the Fogera Rice Plain, Ethiopia: Evidence from Generalised Poisson Regression

Marketing channel preference among smallholder cocoyam farmers in South Africa

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