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Title Determinants of Rice Farmer Participation in the Direct Marketing Channel in Ghana
Full text http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/23715; http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/23052
Date 2021
Author(s) Donkor, Eunice Adu; Garnevska, Elena; Siddique, Muhammad Imran; Donkor, Emmanuel
Abstract Enhancing smallholder farmers' access to reliable, ready, and direct marketing channels is a prerequisite for sustainable food supply and poverty reduction in the developing countries including Ghana. However, it is a great challenge for smallholder farmers to access direct marketing channels in Ghana. This paper analyzes the factors that influence smallholder rice farmers' participation, and the intensity of participation, in direct marketing channels using primary data from 199 farmers in three rice-growing districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. A double hurdle model was used in the empirical analysis. The study findings show that a lower percentage of farmers sold their rice output to processors (direct marketing). Farm size, the price of rice output per 85 kg bag, access to market information, and access to credit increased farmers' participation in direct marketing channels, whereas payment period and ownership of a bicycle reduced their participation. The study concludes that improving farmers' access to market information and credit availability would enhance participation in direct marketing channels. - The Government of New Zealand - Peer Reviewed
Subject(s) rice marketing; rice farmers; Ghana; double hurdle model; transaction cost theory; random maximization theory; 333.7 Landflächen, Naturräume für Freizeit und Erholung, Naturreservate, Energie; ddc:333
Language eng
Publisher Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Type of publication article; doc-type:article; publishedVersion
Format application/pdf
Rights (CC BY 4.0) Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Identifier urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/23715-1; 10.3390/su13095047; 2071-1050
Repository Berlin - Humboldt University of Berlin
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