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000230219 037__ $$a1008-2016-80294
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000230219 245__ $$aDrivers of Market Participation Decisions among Small-scale Farmers in Yam Growing Areas of Nigeria and Ghana
000230219 260__ $$c2015-08
000230219 269__ $$a2015-08
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000230219 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation
000230219 520__ $$aParticipation in agricultural markets could be the main weapon against hunger to lift millions of poor farmers out of poverty traps. Unfortunately, most of the potential beneficiaries are constrained by several factors in their quest to participate in the yam market. This study, thus, clarified the underpinning drivers of market participation among small-scale farmers in yam belt of West Africa. Using a multistage random sample of 1400 households, the study tests the hypothesis that factors affecting farmers’ decision to participate are not necessarily the same as those affecting the extent of participation. Non-price constraints played a significant role in determining decisions on market participation. Policies that reduce transactions costs and induce farmers to commercialize could be critical alternatives to policies based on price to promote a marketed surplus and the commercialization of agriculture by yam farmers and thereby alleviate poverty.
000230219 546__ $$aEnglish
000230219 650__ $$aFarm Management
000230219 650__ $$aMarketing
000230219 6531_ $$aMarket participation
000230219 6531_ $$aDouble-Hurdle model
000230219 6531_ $$ayam
000230219 6531_ $$aNigeria
000230219 6531_ $$aGhana.
000230219 700__ $$aMignouna, D.B.
000230219 700__ $$aAbdoulaye, T.
000230219 700__ $$aAlene, A.
000230219 700__ $$aAkinola, A.A.
000230219 700__ $$aManyong, V.M.
000230219 773__ $$d2015
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