Smallholders and Markets

Alan de Brauw () and Erwin Bulte
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Alan de Brauw: International Food Policy Research Institute

Chapter Chapter 5 in African Farmers, Value Chains and Agricultural Development, 2021, pp 83-107 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Smallholder production in Africa tends to be both low yielding relative to the agronomic potential, and crops are of low or variable quality. These outcomes are largely a result of market conditions that smallholders face. Smallholders lack full property rights over land, and capital markets targeting smallholders are thin, so they may not be able to purchase enough inputs. Inputs are often costly, both because of relatively large distances inputs must travel, because farmers may lack information about the right amounts to use, and because they lack capital, reducing demand. And farmers may not trust inputs either, due to perceived counterfeiting or other risks. In selling on output markets, smallholders often face weak returns to quality due to imperfect competition. And even within households, these challenges can differ; women may face stricter constraints on their production than men do.

Keywords: Smallholders; Input Markets; Output markets; Intrahousehold issues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-88693-6_5

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