TY - JOUR
T1 - Access to credit and maize productivity in Mali
AU - Diamoutene, Abdoul Karim
AU - Jatoe, John Baptist D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Purpose: The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of access to credit on maize productivity in Mali, by identifying the determinants of credit market participation and maize yield, and then estimating the impact of credit on maize yield. Design/methodology/approach: This study analyzes the impact of credit on maize productivity using data from the World Bank 2014 Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) on Mali, and the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model. Findings: The results suggest a positive effect of credit on maize yield in Mali. Farm size, production shocks and the female gender exert negative effects on credit market participation, unlike education, intercropping with cotton, male family labor and fertilizer use which show positive effects. Farm size has a negative effect on maize yield, but both male family labor, and fertilizer use exert positive effects. Although the use of credit improves agricultural yields, the results show a greater potential effect for rationed producers, than credit users. Research limitations/implications: These results suggest that implementing a credit strategy that allows those currently excluded from the credit market, to participate, could substantially increase productivity and maize production output in furtherance of the country's food security strategy. Gender-based targeting is needed to bridge the gender gap in access to credit. Originality/value: As far as the authors are aware, this study is the first to explore the credit-farm productivity links in Mali, while addressing selection bias.
AB - Purpose: The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of access to credit on maize productivity in Mali, by identifying the determinants of credit market participation and maize yield, and then estimating the impact of credit on maize yield. Design/methodology/approach: This study analyzes the impact of credit on maize productivity using data from the World Bank 2014 Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) on Mali, and the endogenous switching regression (ESR) model. Findings: The results suggest a positive effect of credit on maize yield in Mali. Farm size, production shocks and the female gender exert negative effects on credit market participation, unlike education, intercropping with cotton, male family labor and fertilizer use which show positive effects. Farm size has a negative effect on maize yield, but both male family labor, and fertilizer use exert positive effects. Although the use of credit improves agricultural yields, the results show a greater potential effect for rationed producers, than credit users. Research limitations/implications: These results suggest that implementing a credit strategy that allows those currently excluded from the credit market, to participate, could substantially increase productivity and maize production output in furtherance of the country's food security strategy. Gender-based targeting is needed to bridge the gender gap in access to credit. Originality/value: As far as the authors are aware, this study is the first to explore the credit-farm productivity links in Mali, while addressing selection bias.
KW - Agricultural productivity
KW - Credit
KW - Endogenous switching regression
KW - Gender
KW - Maize
KW - Mali
KW - Production shocks
KW - Sensitivity analysis
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U2 - 10.1108/AFR-05-2020-0066
DO - 10.1108/AFR-05-2020-0066
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097498419
SN - 0002-1466
VL - 81
SP - 458
EP - 477
JO - Agricultural Finance Review
JF - Agricultural Finance Review
IS - 3
ER -