Papers Session 6: Agricultural Credit Impact Assessment and Regional Trade

• Chair: Grace Oluwabukunmi Akinsola

  Venue 1 – Main Conference Room

   

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    Impact of Environmental Risk on Livestock Commodity Trade in SACU This study seeks to determine impact of environmental risks on livestock commodity trade in SACU to determine the appropriateness of finance alternatives (value chain finance)

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    Disaggregated supply response of cattle and beef in Namibia: An autoregressive distributed lag approach Although Namibia has made use of the comparative advantage analogy to build an industry that has grown with meandering strides, recent data from the industry indicate that production, marketing and exportation of live cattle and beef has shown a modest growth and steady decline.

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    Factors influencing communal livestock farmers’ participation into the National Red Meat Development Programme (NRMDP) in South Africa: the case of the Eastern Cape Province The National Red Meat Development Programme (NRMDP) in South Africa has so far had an immense contribution towards communal farmers’ understanding of the value of the formal market participation. However, empirical evidence to support this notion is still desirable. Hence, this case study was conducted. The objective was to determine the factors that influence farmers’ participation in the programme, focusing on the Eastern Cape Province.

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    Impact of agricultural credit on livestock income: A case study of District Lasbela, Balochistan Agricultural credit facility is a key instrument for rural development; investments play a significant role in materializing a successful business venture.

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    Effect of the Agricultural Credit Guaranteed Scheme Fund (ACGSF) on loan accessibility of livestock sub-sectoral productivity in Nigeria (1978-2014) The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) was established in 1977, with the purpose of providing guarantee in respect of loans granted by any bank for agricultural purposes (CBN, 1990). This is aimed at encouraging financial institutions to lend funds to those engaged in agricultural production. The resultant effects would be to enhance export capacity of agricultural product as well as for local consumption.

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  14:00-15:45	Venue 1 – Main Conference Room
  	Contributed Papers Session 6 “Agricultural Credit Impact Assessment and Regional Trade”
  	Chair: Grace Oluwabukunmi Akinsola
  14:00-14:20	-“Impact of environmental risk on livestock commodity trade in SACU” Mlipha S.S.B., Blignaut C.B., Kalaba M.
  14:20-14:40	-“Disaggregated supply response of cattle and beef in Namibia: An autoregressive distributed lag approach” Kalundu K.S., Meyer F.
  14:40-15:00	-“Impact assessment of the National Red Meat Development Programme (NRMDP) on formal market participation of communal livestock farmers in South Africa: The case of the Eastern Cape Province” Sotsha K., Fakudze B., Ngqangweni S., Nyhodo B., Ngetu X., Mazibuko N., Lubinga M.H., Khoza T., Ntshangase T., Mmbengwa V.
  15:00-15:20	-“Impact of agricultural credit on livestock income: A case study of District Lasbela, Balochistan” Khan K., Khan G., Ramazan S., Faiz J., Abdul Kamal M., Ali G.
  15:20-15:40	-“Effect of the agricultural credit guaranteed scheme fund (acgsf) on loan accessibility on livestock sub-sectorial productivity in Nigeria (1978-2014)” Ayinde O.E, Akinsola G.O., Onilude K.O., Ajibade T.B.
  15:40-15:45	Wrap-up