Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies: Volume 11 Issue 3

Transaction costs and participation in avocado export marketing in Murang’a County, Kenya

Kelvin Njuguna Karing'u, Hezron Nyarindo Isaboke, Samuel Njiri Ndirangu

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of transactional costs on smallholder avocado farmers’ participation in the export market and the extent of participation in…

Small growers’ direct participation in the market and its impact on farm income

Ujjwal Kanti Paul, Gurudas Das, Malabika Das, Tanuj Mathur

The existing literature on linking growers directly with the market mostly overlooks the case of smallholders. They grow commercial–perishable crops and have to rely on the…

Adoption and impact of modern varieties of paddy in India: evidence from a nationally representative field survey

Anjani Kumar, Gaurav Tripathi, P. K. Joshi

New varieties of paddy are constantly being developed in India in order to sustain yield gains in the face of biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, the authors attempt to…

Assessing the market power of millers and wholesalers in the Bangladesh rice sector

Mohammad Chhiddikur Rahman, Valerien Pede, Jean Balie, Isabelita M. Pabuayon, Jose M. Yorobe, Samarendu Mohanty

Because of the increasing differential between farm and retail prices, the study proposes to investigate the extent of market power in the rice value chain of Bangladesh using…

Profitability and choice of marketing outlets: evidence from Ghana's tomato production

Faizal Adams, Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Edwin Coleman

The study analyzed the profitability of tomato farmers and determinants of farmers' choice of marketing outlets (wholesaler or retailer) in Ghana.

Determinants of adoption of modern rice varieties in rural Vietnam: a double-hurdle approach

Pham Tien Thanh, Pham Bao Duong

This article aims to examine the determinants of farmers' decisions on the adoption of modern rice varieties in two stages, including whether to adopt and, if so, how much to…