Background Cocoa contributes immensely to Nigeria's economy; it is about 40% of
agricultural exports and it is the main source of livelihood for over 200,000 rural households …

The primary link between financial institutions and economic performance is the provision of
resources by these institutions to businesses in order to drive enterprise development. In this …

In this study, we analyze the impact of access to credit on farmland rental market
participation of rural households. The study uses a nationally representative survey data of …

In Nigeria, there has been a continuous decline in farmers access to credit facilities. This
study examined the effect of farmers credit on agricultural productivity from 1981 to 2016 …

In most of developing countries, agricultural finance is weak and there is a great constraint
for family farmers to access credit. In that context, this article aims to analyze the effect of …

Cambodia is one of the climatic stress-prone countries in Southeast Asia. Rice is the
dominant cash crop for Cambodians, and is adversely affected by recurrent droughts and …

Access to credit is essential for sustainable agricultural development. This paper evaluates
the impact of formal and informal agricultural credit, access to extension services, and …

This study tests the hypothesis of whether credit impacts productivity, and whether
productivity in turn impacts market participation under a simultaneous modelling framework …

This study analyzes industrialization-induced agricultural land conversion (ALC) and its
impact on land use change, food crop production, and the livelihood of smallholder farmers …

Black farmers have historically been discriminated against in services from the federal
government, including access to credit. Discrimination can take the form of delayed loan …