Seasonality of Rural Finance

Khandker, Shahidur R.; Samad, Hussain A.; Badruddoza, Syed

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-7986

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“…Cash crop farmers and commercial grain producers are more vulnerable to such staple food price fluctuations, and this can be a disincentive for market oriented production ). If so, public policies and innovations are needed to avert the seasonality of rural income, as this may affect investment decisions of farm household and agricultural productivity growth (Khandker et al, 2017). Stimulating market-oriented production in small holder agriculture does not only require improved technologies but also a variety of interventions in market development.…”

Section: Seasonal Food Prices Credit Institutions and Market Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%

From subsistence to market production : Implications for rural household food security in Uganda

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Source: UBOS and MAAIF From 1999, the trend of the proportion of food crop sales to output has been increasing; marketed agricultural output increased from 56 % in 2002/03 to 58% in 2005/06 (Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 2007). FAO statistics indicate that from 2004, food exports excluding fish increased by 340% in 2010. As agricultural land continues to shrink due to population pressure, there is less land available for plantations such as coffee and tea, so most food crops have become cash crops. Market-oriented production is further driven by increased food demand because of the growing and urbanizing population. With increased globalization there is growing pressure from policy makers on farm households to specialize and produce products that compete on the global market. The opening up of external markets provides an incentive for farmers to allocate their resources to those crops that easily trade in the regional market. Consequently, production of non-traditional crops such as rice has increased in most parts of Uganda. While Uganda is a net food exporting country (Benson et al., 2008), households in rural areas continue to face persistent food shortages. The proportion of staples marketed is not necessarily surplus as many households do not even produce enough for home consumption. Small holder farmers and poor farm households often sell food to raise income to satisfy demand for other family needs (Martey et al., 2012; Rahut et al., 2010). 1.2.3 Market production, gender relations and food security Gender relations are dynamic and men and women respond differently to new economic circumstances. The implications of commercializing food crops for gender relations and in turn food security are not well understood. How has market production affected intrahousehold gender relations? How does market production affect the patterns of labour, land and resource allocation including income between men and women? How has market production changed traditional and cultural attitudes regarding the dominance of women in production and men in marketing? And how has it affected women's perceived role of food provision? These questions are fundamental and this thesis attempts to contribute to literature by answering some of them. Gender affects farmers' access to resources and may also affect farmers' preferences concerning outputs. Men and women in agriculture play different roles and quite often are engaged in different enterprises. The literature indicates that, in most areas, cash crops are "men's crops" while subsistence or staple crops are "women's crops" (Orr et, al., 2014). Therefore, women are responsible for providing food for the household and men for providing other consumption goods. In most African communities, social norms and cultural practices dictate that males dominate decision making, production and marketing of cash crops (World Bank, 2009). There is evidence that even traditional women crops may be taken over by men when they become commercially viable (Doss, 2001; Kasente et al., 2002). Gender inequa...

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Section: Seasonal Food Prices Credit Institutions and Market Productionmentioning

confidence: 99%