The interactions between financial development, productivity and growth have been
extensively studied in the literature. However, their nature, directions and magnitudes …

Purpose In this paper, the heterogeneity of the linkages among financial development,
productivity and growth across income groups is emphasized. Design/methodology …

Exploring effective measures to promote rural household consumption is a challenge for
developing countries, where rural areas often face severe financial exclusion and …

Agriculture yield is the main source of income in all agricultural operations. It is
indispensable for farmers to ascertain and then manage production risks. Agricultural credit …

The Malawi Social Cash Transfer (SCT) scheme is part of a wave of social protection
programmes providing cash to poor households in order to reduce poverty and hunger and …

This paper reports the analysis of the impact of Kenya's Cash Transfer for Orphans and
Vulnerable Children Programme on the household decisions on productive activities using …

This study investigates the factors that affect farmers' access to Food Security and
Agricultural Credit (FSAC) services for the farmers of Pakistan who have no access to …

Credit is highly demanded in different parts of the world, mainly for capital requirement to
improve land, purchase of main agricultural inputs including fertilizers, seeds, pesticides …

Women entrepreneurs account for a sizable majority of small‐scale entrepreneurs in Africa.
A minor change in their capitalization could assure their participation in diverse productive …

This study examines the factors that influence farmers access to formal banking credit in the
rural areas of Nigeria. The data used was collected from rural areas of Katsina State. This …