@article{Sene:212263,
      recid = {212263},
      author = {Sene, Ligane Massamba},
      title = {Connectivity as engine for productivity among smallholder  peanut farmers in Senegal},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1008-2016-79929},
      pages = {23},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Peanut is a major source of income for many farmers in  Senegal. However, this sector faces several problems in all  the segments of the value chain such as yield decline and  serious market disturbances. Agricultural production has to  be increased to address these issues. This can be done by  reinforcing the connectivity of farmers. This study aims to  evaluate connectivity as a catalyst for agricultural  productivity. An appropriate measure of connectivity  integrating various dimensions is computed and an estimate  of multilevel mixed-effects linear regression shows its  positive and meaningful effect on the output.
Results show  that Information and Communication Technologies should be  promoted and social networks should be reinforced in  agricultural activities. One option is to help Rural  Producer Organizations better develop and to be a gateway  as community access points.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212263},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212263},
}