Participation in the market chain and food security: The case of the Ugandan maize farmers

Montalbano, Pierluigi; Pietrelli, Rebecca; Salvatici, Luca

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.03.008

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“…A 10% increase in the quantity of cowpea sold increases the food expenditure and income by 1.6% and 0.7%, respectively. These results are consistent with the results found by Montalbano et al (2018) and Muriithi and Matz (2015) who found that maize and vegetable market participation increased food consumption, nutrition and total household income in Uganda and Kenya, respectively.…”

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“…Others have gone beyond determinants and examined the effects of market participation on income, food security, and poverty (Muriithi & Matz, 2015; Ogutu & Qaim, 2019; Radchenko & Corral, 2018). Yet, to our knowledge, none of these studies considered the associated benefits of different market choices (rural and urban) on food security and welfare of smallholder farmers, with the exception of a study by Montalbano, Pietrelli, and Salvatici (2018). In this study, a household was considered to have participated in the market if they sold any amount of cowpea.…”

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Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria

Manda

Alene

Tufa

et al. 2020

Food and Energy Security

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This article evaluates the impact of cowpea market participation on household food security and income in northern Nigeria. Using household survey data from a representative sample of over 1,500 farm households and applying a combination of instrumental variable techniques and dose–response functions, we found that cowpea market participation had a statistically significant positive impact on household food security and income. Cowpea market participation increased food expenditure by 1.6% and household income by 0.7% with a 10 unit increase in the quantity of cowpea sold. These results underscore the importance of cowpea market participation for household food security and income improvement. We also found that selling cowpea to rural and urban traders significantly increased household income, food expenditure, and food security. Results show that selling cowpea to rural and urban traders increased household income by 17% and 13%, respectively. The results point to the need for an enabling policy environment and public infrastructure to enhance market participation of farmers and traders. Public infrastructure investments in the form of feeder road construction and maintenance in the distant villages are encouraged, which in the long run can translate into improved cowpea productivity and welfare of smallholder farmers.

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Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria

Manda

Alene

Tufa

et al. 2020

Food and Energy Security

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“…Given that over 70% of the world's poor still derive their livelihoods from agriculture or agriculture-dependent activities, the benefits from In All Shapes and Colors: Varieties of Contract Farming modernized AVCs are increasingly recognized as one of the fastest ways to achieve poverty reduction in developing countries (Byerlee et al 2007). Recent empirical studies also highlight positive welfare effects of farmer participation in AVCs (Barrett et al 2012;Bellemare 2012;Wang et al 2014;Montalbano, Pietrelli, and Salvatici 2017;Bellemare and Novak 2017). The extent of participation in agricultural value chains by smallholder farmers in developing countries, however, is relatively low, especially in sub-Saharan Africa-the region trailing most behind in terms of both economic development and integration in international markets (Maertens, Minten, and Swinnen 2012).…”

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In All Shapes and Colors: Varieties of Contract Farming

Bellemare

Lim

2018

Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

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Contract farming, wherein a processor contracts out the production of an agricultural commodity to a grower, is the first step toward more vertically coordinated-and thus more modern-agricultural value chains. As such, in principle contract farming is a necessary condition for the structural transformation of developing economies to occur. Yet contract farming is far from monolithic, and the institution takes on a variety of forms. In this article, we describe how the institution of contract farming varies in cross-sectional data covering 1,200 households across six regions of Madagascar, half of which are growers in contract farming agreements covering a dozen different crops. In this setting, participation in contract farming has been associated with increases in income, improvements in food security, and reductions in income variability. Given those presumed effects in this setting of participation in contract farming, we then look at the correlates in our data of participation in contract farming. as well as one's willingness to pay to participate in contract farming as a grower in an attempt to better target policies aimed at encouraging participation in contract farming.

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“…This suggests that income-based policies can still play a role in the fight against hunger, but that targeted programs are needed to promote nutritionally valuable and healthy diets. Montalbano et al [18] assess the link between market chain participation and food security which is characterized by conflicting evidence. Their goal is to deal with this issue at different points of the commercialization chain by providing a sound identification strategy using the Uganda World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) panel data.…”

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Strategy to Maintain the Regional Food Security in Province of Bali, Indonesia

Sumarniasih

Antara

2020

JEAI

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Based on the results of the first phase research in 2018, it was found that regional food security in the Province of Bali is in a resistant and guaranteed condition. However, the problem is how to sustainably maintain Bali's regional food security in the Province of Bali? The objective of the research in 2019 is to formulate general and alternative strategies to maintain Bali's regional food security. The method for formulating general strategy using IFAS-EFAS matrices and formulating alternative strategy is the SWOT matrices. The results of the research found that the grand strategy for maintaining regional food security in the Province of Bali is a “Defend and Maintain”. Alternative strategies namely: (1) Collaboration on Penta-Helix, namely Academic, Business, Community, Government, and Media (ABCGM) to create a strong food security system; (2) Increase food production as part of regional and national food availability; (3) Utilizing the development of agricultural technology 4.0, cultivation technology and food processing technology; (4) Conducting research and development, cooperation with research institutions, universities and National Atomic Energy Agency, as well as improving institutional facilities; (5) The synergy of all Regional Apparatus Organizations belonging to the Regional Food Security Council, both at the district and provincial levels following their respective roles in efforts to strengthen food security; (6) Increase government to government cooperation and government to business to support food security programs and activities; (7) Slow download conversion, maintain the area of rice fields as the main producer of rice food.

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Participation in the market chain and food security: The case of the Ugandan maize farmers

Cited by 48 publications

References 63 publications

Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria

Market participation, household food security, and income: The case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria

In All Shapes and Colors: Varieties of Contract Farming

Strategy to Maintain the Regional Food Security in Province of Bali, Indonesia

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