Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR single centre | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Food Policy Research Institute | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Water Management Institute | en |
| cg.contributor.crp | Water, Land and Ecosystems | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | United States Agency for International Development | en |
| cg.coverage.country | Ethiopia | en |
| cg.coverage.country | Tanzania | en |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | ET | en |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | TZ | en |
| cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Fitsum Hagos: 0000-0002-1388-7136 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Bedru B. Balana: 0000-0002-7344-5743 | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Claudia Ringler: 0000-0002-8266-0488 | en |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134152 | en |
| cg.identifier.iwmilibrary | H050170 | en |
| cg.identifier.project | IFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division | en |
| cg.identifier.project | IFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division | en |
| cg.identifier.project | IFPRI - Feed the Future | en |
| cg.identifier.publicationRank | Not ranked | en |
| cg.number | 01974 | en |
| cg.place | Washington, DC, USA | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Internal Review | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Balana, Bedru | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Haile, B. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Hagos, Fitsum | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Yimam, S. | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Ringler, Claudia | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-02T05:49:31Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-02T05:49:31Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110680 | |
| dc.title | Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Credit constraint is considered by many as one of the key barriers to adoption of modern agricultural technologies, such as chemical fertilizer, improved seeds, and irrigation technologies, among smallholders. Past research and much policy discourse associates agricultural credit constraints with supply-side factors, such as limited access to credit sources or high costs of borrowing. However, demand-side factors, such as risk-aversion and financial illiteracy among borrowers, as well as high transaction costs, can also play important roles in credit-rationing for smallholders. Using primary survey data from Ethiopia and Tanzania, this study examines the nature of credit constraints facing smallholders and the factors that affect credit constraints. In addition, we assess whether credit constraints are gender-differentiated. Results show that demand-side credit constraints are at least as important as supply-side factors in both countries. Women are more likely to be credit constrained (from both the supply and demand sides) than men. Based on these findings, we suggest that policies should focus on addressing both supply- and demand-side credit constraints, including through targeted interventions to reduce risk, such as crop insurance and gender-sensitive policies to improve women’s access to credit. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | en |
| dcterms.available | 2020-11-23 | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Balana, Bedru; Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Haile, Beliyou; Hagos, Fitsum; Yiman, Seid; and Ringler, Claudia. 2020. Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? Evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1974. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134152. | en |
| dcterms.extent | 28p. | en |
| dcterms.isPartOf | IFPRI Discussion Paper | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2020-11-01 | en |
| dcterms.language | en | en |
| dcterms.license | Copyrighted; all rights reserved | en |
| dcterms.publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute | en |
| dcterms.relation | https://doi.org/10.1177/0973801020919840 | en |
| dcterms.relation | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0812-5 | en |
| dcterms.relation | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wds.2022.100012 | en |
| dcterms.relation | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150130 | en |
| dcterms.relation | https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133847 | en |
| dcterms.replaces | https://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/134152 | en |
| dcterms.subject | financial institutions | en |
| dcterms.subject | microfinance | en |
| dcterms.subject | gender | en |
| dcterms.subject | policies | en |
| dcterms.subject | farmers | en |
| dcterms.subject | constraints | en |
| dcterms.subject | socioeconomic environment | en |
| dcterms.subject | agricultural credit | en |
| dcterms.subject | agriculture | en |
| dcterms.subject | smallholders | en |
| dcterms.subject | adoption | en |
| dcterms.subject | irrigation | en |
| dcterms.subject | small scale systems | en |
| dcterms.subject | econometric models | en |
| dcterms.subject | small-scale aquaculture | en |
| dcterms.subject | credit | en |
| dcterms.subject | risk factors | en |
| dcterms.subject | loans | en |
| dcterms.subject | supply balance | en |
| dcterms.subject | agricultural technology | en |
| dcterms.subject | technology transfer | en |
| dcterms.subject | households | en |
| dcterms.subject | technology | en |
| dcterms.subject | women | en |
| dcterms.type | Working Paper | en |