Papers Session 1: Smallholders Access to Credit

• Chair: Abdrahmane Wane

  Venue 1 – Main Conference Room

   

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    Factors affecting household decision to allocate credit for livestock production; evidence from Ethiopia Access to and proper use of agricultural credit increases agricultural production and improves rural livelihoods (Abdallah, 2016; Gatti and Love, 2006; Shimamura and Lastarria-Cornhiel, 2010) and encourages technology adoption and agricultural intensification by smallholders.

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    The role of contracts in improving access to credit in the smallholder livestock sector of Swaziland Access to credit is essential for the development of the agricultural sector but banks are unwilling to participate in the provision of credit to smallholder farmers due to their lack of collateral.

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    Factors influencing farmers’ uptake of credit for cattle fattening in two districts In East Java, Indonesia A presentation on factors influencing farmers’ uptake of credit for cattle fattening in two districts In East Java, Indonesia.

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    Microcredit Financing in Rural Economy or Formal Banking Institutions – which has better positioned the smallholder livestock farmers for credit access in South West Nigeria There is Crucial need for Livestock financing in Nigeria in order to boost production to meet demand. Given that women contribute largely to livestock production, their need for finance in paramount, however there exist  financial constraints/formal financing bias against female .It is therefore needful to assess the females' sources of livestock financing and the determinants.

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    Livestock risk management to enable access of Senegalese smallholders to credit The livestock sector in Senegal contributes 30% o the agricultural GDP and 4.2% of GDP,  benefiting 350,000 families and 3 million individuals.  

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  11:15-13:00	Venue 1 – Main Conference Room
  	Contributed Papers Session 1 “Smallholders Access to Credit”
  	Chair: Abdrahmane Wane
  11:15-11:35	-“Factors affecting household decision to allocate credit for livestock production: Evidence from Ethiopia” Shiferaw K., Geberemedhin B., Legesse D.
  11:35-11:55	-“The role of contracts in improving access to credit in the smallholder livestock sector of Swaziland” Mamba T.X., Machethe C.L., Mtimet N.
  11:55-12:15	-“Factors influencing farmers uptake of credit for cattle fattening in two districts in East Java, Indonesia” I-G.A.P Mahendri, Waldron S., Wegene M., Cramb R.A.
  12:15-12:35	-“Microcredit financing in rural economy or formal banking institutions - which has better positioned the smallholder livestock farmers for credit access in South West Nigeria?” Ajibade T.B., Ajibade E.T., Oloyede W.O.
  12:35-12:55	-“Risk assessment and management to enable access to credit for livestock actors” Wane A., Mballo M.A.D.
  12:55-13:00	Wrap-up