Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Smallholder supply chain participation remains low despite the potential welfare gains that would result from choosing a market-oriented production. Yet, studies on determinants of market participation for commodities with underdeveloped value chains are scanty. Employing a double-hurdle model, this...
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doaj-7bad46e7dac341b19e80c10c19016dbe2020-11-24T21:39:16ZengKassel University PressJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics1612-98302363-60332017-12-011182245257Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of CongoFranklin Simtowe0Birthe K. Paul1Benjamin M. M. Wimba2Samy B. Bacigale3Wanjiku L. Chiuri4Brigitte L. Maass5International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Nairobi, KenyaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Nairobi, KenyaInstitut National pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques (INERA)-Mulungu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of CongoUniversité Evangélique en Afrique (UEA), Bukavu, Democratic Republic of CongoInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Kigali, RwandaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Nairobi, KenyaSmallholder supply chain participation remains low despite the potential welfare gains that would result from choosing a market-oriented production. Yet, studies on determinants of market participation for commodities with underdeveloped value chains are scanty. Employing a double-hurdle model, this paper examines factors determining households’ participation in cavy marketing among cavy farmers from Sud-Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We find that wealthier households participated less in cavy marketing while those producing more cavies were more likely to participate in their marketing. Moreover, smaller households tended to sell more cavies, while households with other livestock sold fewer cavies. The findings underscore the significance of increasing the participation in the cavy supply chains by farmers through the promotion of appropriate husbandry practices that enhance cavy productivity and production and that enable farmers to participate in markets as sellers.https://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/2017110153644domestic cavymarketingdouble-hurdlesupply chain participationguinea pigCavia porcellus |
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Franklin Simtowe Birthe K. Paul Benjamin M. M. Wimba Samy B. Bacigale Wanjiku L. Chiuri Brigitte L. Maass Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics domestic cavy marketing double-hurdle supply chain participation guinea pig Cavia porcellus |
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Franklin Simtowe Birthe K. Paul Benjamin M. M. Wimba Samy B. Bacigale Wanjiku L. Chiuri Brigitte L. Maass |
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Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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Determinants of participation in cavy marketing: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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determinants of participation in cavy marketing: evidence from the democratic republic of congo |
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Kassel University Press |
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Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics |
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1612-9830 2363-6033 |
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2017-12-01 |
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Smallholder supply chain participation remains low despite the potential welfare gains that would result from choosing a market-oriented production. Yet, studies on determinants of market participation for commodities with underdeveloped value chains are scanty. Employing a double-hurdle model, this paper examines factors determining households’ participation in cavy marketing among cavy farmers from Sud-Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We find that wealthier households participated less in cavy marketing while those producing more cavies were more likely to participate in their marketing. Moreover, smaller households tended to sell more cavies, while households with other livestock sold fewer cavies. The findings underscore the significance of increasing the participation in the cavy supply chains by farmers through the promotion of appropriate husbandry practices that enhance cavy productivity and production and that enable farmers to participate in markets as sellers. |
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domestic cavy marketing double-hurdle supply chain participation guinea pig Cavia porcellus |
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