Smallholder farmers' market participation and mobile phone‐based market information services in Lilongwe, Malawi

T Chikuni, FTM Kilima - The Electronic Journal of Information …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
There has been growing interest in the development of technology‐based systems to
empower farmers in Africa. This paper determines the effect of mobile phone‐based market …

Profitability and choice of marketing outlets: evidence from Ghana's tomato production

F Adams, CA Wongnaa, E Coleman - Journal of Agribusiness in …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The study analyzed the profitability of tomato farmers and determinants of farmers'
choice of marketing outlets (wholesaler or retailer) in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach …

Linking smallholder producers to high-value markets through vegetable producer cooperatives in Cambodia

B Tray, E Garnevska… - International Food …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
Modern retail markets have grown in Cambodia, but vegetable growers are unlikely to gain
benefits from these high value markets (HVMs). Producer cooperatives (PCs) could play a …

Marketing performance and factors influencing farmers choice for agricultural output marketing channels: the case of garden pea (Pisum sativum) in India

P Thakur, P Mehta, C Devi, P Sharma… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and farmers play significant role in sustaining
the sector. However, farmers face several challenges such as poor market access and …

What factors influence access to and the level of participation in high value mango markets by smallholder farmers in Ghana?

R Akrong, SG Mbogoh, P Irungu - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Market participation is critical to smallholder agricultural production because it stimulates
increased productivity and enhances poverty alleviation. Accessibility to high value markets …

Determinants of farmer participation in direct marketing channels: A case study for cassava in the Oyo State of Nigeria

E Donkor, S Onakuse, J Bogue… - Spanish journal of …, 2018 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Improving rural farmers' access to direct agricultural markets is required to ensure
sustainable supply of food. Rural farmers in the developing world account for the largest …

[PDF][PDF] Determinants of small-scale mango farmers' market channel choices in Kenya: An application of the two-step Cragg's estimation procedure

DN Muthini, RA Nyikal, DJ Otieno - 2017 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
The study estimates small-scale mango farmers' choice of market channels using the
Cragg's two-step procedure where the farmer decides on the channel in the first step and the …

Youth agripreneurship in the horticultural value‐chain: The case of small‐scale mango farmers in Southern Ghana

R Akrong, SG Mbogoh, P Irungu - African Development Review, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Development partners are promoting youth entrepreneurship in agriculture
(agripreneurship) in sub‐Saharan Africa. While youth engagement in food crop production …

Farmers' choice of cattle marketing channels under transaction cost in rural South Africa: a multinomial logit model

JT Ndoro, M Mudhara, M Chimonyo - African journal of range & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This study applied a transaction cost approach to the analysis of cattle marketing behaviour
among smallholder farmers in communal land areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The …

Management information sources and communication strategies for commercially oriented smallholder beef cattle producers in Limpopo province, South Africa

O Mapiye, G Makombe, C Mapiye… - Outlook on …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
A survey was conducted to identify management information sources and communication
channels used by commercially oriented smallholder beef cattle producers (n= 62) in …