Strengthening producer organizations to increase market access of smallholder farmers in Uganda

IF 1.3 Q3 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
R. Hill, E. Maruyama, M. Olapade, M. Frölich
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Abstract

Abstract Smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is largely exposed to pervasive market failures, translating into missed opportunities and sub-optimal economic behavior. These failures can partly be traced to the importance of economies of scale in procuring inputs and marketing produce, where smallholders face disproportionately high transaction costs. Producer organizations could help to lessen transaction costs; however, only a few farmers in Uganda sell through them. We introduce two interventions aimed at promoting marketing via producer organizations: cash on delivery, and information on sales, and analyze their impacts in an RCT design: We find that providing cash on delivery increases the probability that a member chooses to sell through the group, and hence the volumes bulked by each group. This increase in volumes appears to have enabled groups to secure higher prices for their produce. No significant effect could be found for providing information on sales.
加强生产者组织,增加乌干达小农的市场准入
撒哈拉以南非洲的小农农业在很大程度上暴露于普遍的市场失灵,导致错失机会和次优经济行为。这些失败的部分原因可以追溯到规模经济在采购投入和销售农产品方面的重要性,在这些方面,小农面临着不成比例的高交易成本。生产者组织可以帮助降低交易成本;然而,在乌干达只有少数农民通过他们销售。我们引入了两种旨在通过生产者组织促进营销的干预措施:货到付款和销售信息,并在随机对照试验设计中分析了它们的影响:我们发现,货到付款增加了成员选择通过集团销售的可能性,从而增加了每个集团的销量。产量的增加似乎使各集团能够确保其产品获得更高的价格。提供销售信息没有发现显著的影响。
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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY-
CiteScore
2.20
自引率
0.00%
发文量
23
审稿时长
19 weeks
期刊介绍: The purpose of the Review is to foster and disseminate professional thought and literature relating to the economics of agriculture, natural resources, and community development. It is published twice a year in April and October. In addition to normal refereed articles, it also publishes invited papers presented at the annual meetings of the NAREA as well as abstracts of selected papers presented at those meetings. The Review was formerly known as the Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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