Behavioral determinants of trust and commitment in horticultural cooperatives: Experimental evidence from Rwanda

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Food and Resource Economicsen
cg.contributor.affiliationCenter for International Forestry Researchen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeExcellence in Agronomy
cg.creator.identifierHanna Ihli: 0000-0003-2785-0964
cg.creator.identifierKai Mausch: 0000-0002-2962-7646
cg.creator.identifierLisa Elena Fuchs: 0000-0002-8342-6087
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wds.2024.100176en
cg.issn2772-655Xen
cg.journalWorld Development Sustainabilityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatECONOMICSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatEXTENSIONen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen
cg.subject.alliancebiovciatVALUE CHAINSen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.volume5en
dc.contributor.authorIhli, Hanna Juliaen
dc.contributor.authorMausch, Kaien
dc.contributor.authorFuchs, Lisaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T20:33:14Zen
dc.date.available2024-09-29T20:33:14Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/152458
dc.titleBehavioral determinants of trust and commitment in horticultural cooperatives: Experimental evidence from Rwandaen
dcterms.abstractThe Rwandan government emphasizes the role of cooperatives in transforming rural economies from subsistence farming to diversified commercial agriculture, including high-value export horticultural crops. The success of these cooperatives depends significantly on farmers' willingness to join and remain committed members. Previous research indicates that Rwandan cooperatives often follow a top-down approach, which can lead to dissatisfaction, disagreement, and distrust among members. This dissatisfaction can undermine the cooperatives' goals of improving farmer welfare, thereby adversely affecting their capacity to transform local livelihoods and economies. This study measures the trust and commitment levels of Rwandan smallholder farmers towards horticultural cooperatives using surveys and experiments. It provides empirical evidence on the extent, role, and determinants of trust and commitment, with a particular focus on behavioral determinants such as risk and time preferences. The findings show that while trust levels are relatively high, commitment levels are relatively low. Probit model estimations indicate that risk and time preferences influence farmers' trust and commitment. Specifically, risk aversion decreases the predicted probability of trust and commitment, while greater patience increases the predicted probability of trust. No statistically significant relationship was found between behavior in an experimental trust game and survey responses regarding trust and commitment. The study's findings suggest several policy and practice implications, particularly the need to identify and implement strategies to enhance farmers' commitment to cooperatives.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2024-08-08
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIhli, H.J.; Mausch, K.; Fuchs, L. (2024) Behavioral determinants of trust and commitment in horticultural cooperatives: Experimental evidence from Rwanda. World Development Sustainability 5: 100176. ISSN: 2772-655Xen
dcterms.extent100176en
dcterms.issued2024-08-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectprobit analysisen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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