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Determinants of Group Participation: Option and Impact of Farmers’ Participation in Groups in Mbozi District

African Journal of Economic Review

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Title Determinants of Group Participation: Option and Impact of Farmers’ Participation in Groups in Mbozi District
 
Creator Lwezaura, D
Ngaruko, D
 
Subject farmers’ groups’ participation, smallholder farmers, transaction costs, farmer and group choice
 
Description This paper explores factors that determine farmers’ participation in groups in Mbozi district, Tanzania. Cross-section data used were obtained from face-to-face interviews from a sample of 310 households and 21 farmer groups. Analysis was done by using non-linear logit model and Instrumental Variable. The findings show that type of group, trustworthiness, transaction cost, marital status and the kind of institution initiating group formation are significant determinants of farmers’ participation in groups. The results further show that the average expected income accrued from group participation is Tanzanian Shillings 87,768 more than that obtained by nonparticipants.Key words: farmers’ groups’ participation, smallholder farmers, transaction costs, farmer and group choice
 
Publisher Centre for Economics and Community Economic Development
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2015-04-28
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/116294
 
Source African Journal of Economic Review; Vol 1, No 2 (2013); 47-59
1821-8148
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/116294/105813
 
Rights The copyright belongs to: African Journal of Economic Review, Centre for Economics and Community Economic Development, The Open University of Tanzania, P.O.Box 23409, Dar es salaam, Tanzania