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This paper analyzes the effect of repayment capacity on the quantitative rationing of credit to agricultural credit applicants.
Design/methodology/approach
The empirical analysis of credit supply involved 595 applicants for agricultural credit. The instrumental variable (IV) approach of probit and tobit was used to identify credit rationin...
Post-harvest losses of maize due to poor storage conditions hinder food security and producer incomes in Benin (Adanguidi, 2020). It is estimated that post-harvest losses in Benin represent between 17 and 40% of total production after 6 months of storage, which reduces the quantities available for consumption, sale and future production (Gbénou-Sis...
Plantain production is subject to risk, emerging from diverse sources. Consequently, risk modifies farmers behavior, affecting their decision making and thereby their future results. These choices are not only related to investments, crop to produce, and technology use but also to resource allocation. The objective of this study is to analyze the i...
L’agriculture béninoise à l’instar de celle de la plupart des autres pays du monde subit les effets néfastes des changements climatiques. Dans le but d’apprécier le niveau de perception et de prédiction future des changements climatiques par les ménages agricoles dans la commune de Matéri et leurs impacts sur leurs activités que la présente recherc...
The role that owner-managers’ managerial capabilities play in agricultural firms' strategic change and performance is still unclear. A firm's market opportunities seizing capability (OSC) is a source of competitiveness and superior performance. The objective of this study is to establish how owner-manager's dynamic managerial capabilities (DMCs) in...
The various plans and watercourses in South Benin face a drop in fishery resources in the face of which fish farming turns out to be the sustainable management strategy of aquatic resources. The objective of the study was to analyse the contribution of fishermen to the implementation of floating cages for the
development of fish farming on Lake Toh...
Evaluation du risque dans les systemes de culture à base de Banane Plantain (Musa Paradisiaca L.) au Sud-Benin : Perception du producteur
Fishing is an economic activity that generates significant added value, contributes to job creation and improved food and nutritional security. For several years however, it has been confronted for several years with a decline in halieutic resources in the face of which fish farming in floating cages constitutes an optimal management solution. The...
This study analyzed the factors that affect farmers’ participation in formal credit programs in Benin. The data were collected from 400 randomly selected farmers in 20 villages representing 7 Agricultural Development Hubs (ADHs) of Benin. The estimate was made with a double hurdle model. The results indicate that gender, contact with extension serv...
RESUME Cette recherche a été initié afin d'analyser l'influence de la demande de la main-d'oeuvre et d'engrais minéral sur la demande des semences améliorées de maïs par les producteurs. Ces questions pertinentes informent les décideurs politiques des pays en développement étant donné la complémentarité entre ces facteurs de production pour booster...
This paper provides information on the adoption and disadoption of the improved clay granary for maize storage in the northern and central regions of Benin. The sample is 243 producers out of the 346 farmers who had been in contact with the improved clay granary in 2003. The data covered panel data of two periods (2003 and 2015). The descriptive st...
L'objectif de cet article est d'analyser les conditions d'optimisation du warrantage dans le Borgou au Bénin. Une analyse théorique et une analyse empirique ont été effectuées, à partir d'un échantillon aléatoire de 49 warranteurs, par les techniques de Khun-Tucker et les statistiques descriptives. Il découle des résultats obtenus que le warrantage...
Although agricultural productivity is often associated with food security, the interlinkages between agricultural productivity and food insecurity are less explored. The objective of this research is to analyse the interlinkages between agricultural productivity and food insecurity. It is based on a sample of 240 randomly selected farm households i...
Improved maize seeds are one of the main factors that can contribute to improving maize productivity. This paper was carried out with the aim of identifying the determinants of adoption and improved maize seeds’ intensity use on households in all areas favourable to maize production in Benin using pooled data on 490 producers. Descriptive statistic...
The loss rates and financial profitability of maize storage and conservation technologies were assessed in the central and northern regions of the Republic of Benin. The experimentations were conducted specifically in the villages of Boukoumbé and Savalou and were randomly sampled. A total of four storage technologies were offered to 137 producers:...
RÉSUMÉ
La pêche est une activité importante qui contribue à la sécurité alimentaire dans le monde entier, en particulier dans les pays en développement. Elle représente l'une des activités principales dans le septième Pôle de Développement Agricole au Bénin. Elle constitue pour les populations locales non seulement une source de protéines animales...
Although Agricultural productivity is often associated with food security, the causal links between agricultural productivity and food security ar less explored. The objective of this study is to test the approach of orthodox economists that agricultural productivity reduces food insecurity. The data used are collected from 240 agricultural househo...
Purpose
This document analyses farmers' preferences and willingness to pay (CAP) for microcredit, in order to facilitate their access in rural areas.
Design/methodology/approach
Data are based on a discrete choice experiment with 400 randomly selected farmers from 20 villages of the 7 Benin agricultural development hubs (ADHs). The preference choi...
The objective of this study is to test the approach of heterodox economists that household food insecurity reduces agricultural productivity. It covers 240 agricultural households in the communes of Kérou and Boukombé, chosen by the quota method, where at least eight (08) agricultural households out of ten (10) suffering from food insecurity. The t...
Le développement du sous-secteur de l‟élevage qui est d‟une importance capitale dans la lutte contre la pauvreté a suscité la réalisation des ouvrages pastoraux et agropastoraux dans le Borgou, au Nord-Est du Benin en vue d‟améliorer les conditions de vie des populations de cette zone. L‟objectif du présent article est d‟évaluer les effets socio-éc...
Investigated in this work is the impact of contract farming participation on smallholder farmers’ income and food security in rice crop production in Northern Benin using 400 randomly selected rice farmer households. Unlike previous studies, we corrected for both observed and unobserved biases by combining propensity score matching (PSM) and the lo...
Reçu le 07 juin 2020, accepté le 11 juin 2020, publié en ligne le 15 juin 2020 RESUME Description du sujet. Au Bénin, l'agriculture alimente la croissance économique, offre des opportunités d'investissement et fournit des matières premières à l'industrie. La filière cotonnière par exemple représente 80 % des recettes d'exportation et concerne près...
Au Bénin, l'agriculture alimente la croissance économique, offre des opportunités d'investissement et fournit des matières premières à l'industrie. La filière cotonnière par exemple représente 80 % des recettes d'exportation et concerne près de 325 000 exploitants agricoles. Ce sont pourtant des ménages agricoles qui sont les plus vulnérables et vi...
Prices volatility is one of the critical problems that highly affects smallholder producer’s income; therefore, it might contribute to deeper poverty. This study applies portfolio analysis to identify the optimal portfolio of governance structures (GSs) selection for paddy marketing. Data were collected in Benin in 2015 from 300 rice producers rand...
This research analyzes the economic effects of climate change-induced crop yield losses in Benin. As agriculture is a large sector in Benin, the climate change-induced crop yield losses are expected to affect the entire economy as well as household welfare in both rural and urban areas. The paper applies a dynamic general equilibrium model and simu...
This study aims to establish a causal relationship between agricultural productivity and food insecurity in Benin. It constitutes a theoretical and analytical basis on the simultaneity relation between agricultural productivity and food insecurity of the agricultural household of the communes of Boukombe and Kerou in Benin. Based on two theoretical...
This study aims to analyse the factors that influence the selection of governance structures by rice
producers and processors in Benin. Unlike previous studies, the factors that influence the selection of
governance structures are identified simultaneously for both producers and processors of paddy. Data
were collected in Benin from about 300 produ...
This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the preference of producers and processors for paddy production contracts in Benin. Unlike previous research, this study estimates a global model using pooled data of producers and processors. In addition, it compares producers’ willingness to accept contracts’ attributes to processors willingne...
A good reputation is the basis for rice farmers to survive and gain trust from buyers in a competitive business environment. However, due to the existence of information asymmetry between buyers and rice farmers, the moral hazard problem is the key obstacle that impedes the benefits of related shareholders and hinders the efficiency of contract far...
To contribute to the improvement of productivity of maize, new improved maize seeds have been introduced in various areas favourable to the maize production of Benin. This paper assessed the adoption potentials of the different improved varieties of maize introduced into the maize-growing areas of Benin Republic. The study was carried out in the ma...
To contribute to the improvement of productivity of maize, new improved maize seeds have been introduced in various areas favourable to the maize production of Benin. This paper assessed the adoption potentials of the different improved varieties of maize introduced into the maize-growing areas of Benin Republic. The study was carried out in the ma...
The aim of this study is to identify the attributes of storage structures sought by maize producers based on a choice experiment. The experimental processes took place in the maize production areas of northern and central Benin. The sample consisted of 365 maize farmers (80.55% male and 19.45% female) randomly selected from 40 villages. Data were c...
Prices volatility is one of the critical problems that highly affects smallholder producer's income and so, might contribute to deeper poverty. This study applies both portfolio and stochastic simulation analysis to decision of governance structures (GS) selection to find the income that can allow producers to maximize their revenue and minimize th...
Since the implementation of the National Strategy for the Development of Rice production in Benin, the rice seeds production is experiencing an enthusiasm from the sector’s stakeholders. This study aims to analyze the financial profitability of the rice seed production in the irrigated perimeter of Koussin-Lélé according to the technical efficiency...
Seed is one of the key inputs for rice production. The quantity of rice seeds produced is largely below
the demand expressed by rice producers in Benin. In recent years, several projects have been
implemented to promote this activity. A one stage stochastic frontier production which incorporates a
model for the technical inefficiency effects was ap...
Since the implementation of the National Strategy for the Development of Rice production in Benin, the rice seeds production is experiencing an enthusiasm from the sector’s stakeholders. This study aims to analyze the financial profitability of the rice seed production in the irrigated perimeter of Koussin-Lélé according to the technical efficiency...
Au Sud du Bénin, la baisse des ressources halieutiques constitue un problème majeur face auquel certaines populations locales développent des stratégies de gestion et d'adaptation. Cet article analyse les perceptions sur 1'evolution de I'abondance des ressources halieutiques et sur I'efficacité des pratiques de gestion et stratégies d'adaptation po...
En vue de vérifier l’hypothèse selon laquelle le niveau d’efficacité économique d’un système de production à base de maïs peut influencer sa productivité, une étude d’inefficacité économique a été conduite auprès de 411 exploitants maïzicoles dans les principaux foyers de production de maïs au Bénin. La recherche s’est fondée sur une évaluation des...
In Benin, agricultural production is facing enormous difficulties, including the attack of plants by pests, the impoverishment of soils and the conservation of agricultural products. To deal with these problems, producers adopt agro-ecological production systems. Practices differ from one producer to another according to his innovation and discover...
The objective of this study is to analyze the factors that explain the amounts of willingness to pay (WTP) of households for the implementation of a sustainable management program of Adjamey forest in the district of Djakotomey in South-West of Benin. Indeed, the bordering populations of this forest are frequently faced with the problem of the deva...
The objective of this study is to analyze the factors that explain the amounts of willingness to pay (WTP) of households for the implementation of a sustainable management program of Adjamey forest in the district of Djakotomey in South-West of Benin. Indeed, the bordering populations of this forest are frequently faced with the problem of the deva...
This research aims at analyzing the factors that influence the choice of the multi-modes of governance by producers and processors of paddy in Benin. Unlike previous researches, it analyzes these factors simultaneously for both producers and processors. Furthermore it explains the multiple choices of governance modes by actors. Finally, this resear...
This study estimates the technical efficiency of a sample of 411 maizicoles farms in the main production areas in Benin. The study proposed an evaluation of the technical performance of these farms and identified factors of inefficiency by using the model of the production stochastic frontier Cobb-Douglas to assess the levels of efficiencies of sys...
La présente recherche vise à analyser les motivations des producteurs et des transformateurs à participer aux contrats de production du riz au Bénin. Contrairement aux recherches précédentes, celle-ci compare les préférences des producteurs pour les attributs des contrats à celles des transformateurs qui proposent ces contrats pour s'approvisionner...
This paper aims at analysing the competitiveness of rice production in Benin in 2010. It uses the policy analysis matrix (PAM) as a tool and the heterogeneous agent model. Unlike previous studies, it assesses the competitiveness at the microeconomic level. The data used were collected in Benin from 265 rice farmers selected randomly. The results in...
To deal with the soil fertility decrease, farmers in general and farmers producing vegetables in particular adopt various cropping practices of soils fertility management and conservation. This survey aims at identifying the cropping practices which allow the farmers to carry out the maximum of yield and maximize the return to production factors. T...
Village poultry, also termed “bicycle poultry,” is produced in scavenging farming systems and is a chewy meat with a low fat content, and constitutes an important source of meat in many African countries. This study investigates consumers’ preferences regarding the physical traits of these birds (notably chickens, ducks and guinea fowl) in the Repu...
In developing countries, production in sufficient quantity of food crops enables smallholder farmers not only to feed the households but also to sell the surplus to generate income. Unfortunately, production and marketing of food crops in these countries faced several problems. To address this situation, producers could use contract farming. This s...
This study examines the relationship between adoption of NERICA varieties and the Total Factor Productivity among men and women. Data were collected from 342 rice farmers randomly selected in the central and northwest Benin. Total Factor Productivity was estimated using a Cobb-Douglass production function. The impact was estimated using the Local A...
Vegetable growing is an important part of urban and peri-urban agriculture. To contribute to sustainable development objectives, the sustainability of 197 farms in three cities of southern Benin was evaluated. Indicators of Sustainability of Vegetable Farms (IDPM) were developed by a multi-field team based on French model Indicators of Sustainabili...
Le riz est la céréale la plus consommée au monde et la plus commercialisée en Afrique de l’Ouest. Le déficit entre la consommation et l’offre national de riz en Afrique de l’Ouest est comblé par des importations massives. Cependant, la production locale du riz fait face à une compétition effroyable du riz importé sur les marchés nationaux et locaux...
The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between rice cropping systems and rice farmers' health to anticipate a possible public health problem that may arise in the long term because of rice production conditions in West Africa. Three thousand and fifty-four rice farmers in ten Rice Sector Development Hubs distributed in ten West...
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Village poultry, also termed "bicycle poultry" because it is produced in scavenging farming systems, has preferred juicy meat with low fat content and constitutes an important source of meat in many African countries. This study aims to understand reasons underlying consumers’ preferences for physical traits of these birds in Bnin....
Finding out ways to support farmers’ decision to adapt to climate change is a challenge for agricultural policy. Hypothesizing that awareness through learning about climate change enhances farmers’ perception of and adaptation to climatic uncertainty, this paper gives an empirical evidence of the relationships between learning about climate change,...
The wide spread use of traditional rice-parboiling methods in Benin leads to poor quality of final rice. To address this problem, the national agricultural research institute of Benin and Africa Rice Center have developed improved rice parboiling technology. An educational video developed by AfricaRice was used for it diffusion. Women have expresse...
Recently, HIV/AIDS has been considered as a development problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main issue now is the identification of suitable activities which could enable the affected households to maintain appropriate livelihoods. In order to identify such activities, this study was conducted in the four agro-ecological zones of Southern-Benin and...
The study aims at assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS on farm households’ production assets and yield.
It was conducted on 288 households randomly selected in four of the most affected districts of
Southern-Benin, namely Lokossa, Lalo, Abomey and Savalou. The methodology consisted of
comparative analysis of the target group (HIV/AIDS affected househol...
HIV pandemic seen before as an urban concern has become a great problem in rural areas and specifically for agricultural sector. In response to the pandemic, the affected households have developed various coping strategies. Thus, it was important to identify and analyze these strategies, in order to improve them and help the affected households to...
In the past, the conservation of biodiversity has been mostly understood in terms of the management of protected areas and
natural forests, ignoring the possible role of farm areas and the ways through which rural communities have promoted biodiversity
in their subsistence agricultural production systems. The present study focused on the floristic...
Maize is the staple food of population in Southern Benin. It is also a cash crop. However, important damages due to insects and rodents occur during maize storage and conservation. In order to reduce these losses, improved wooden granaries (with bamboo and mallotus), improved earthen made granaries and sofagrain were introduced in Southern Benin. T...
Avec les difficultés liées à sa production et la concurrence d’autres cultures (coton, mais, manioc…) on se demande si l’igname continue encore à jouer les rôles alimentaires et culturels qui autrefois lui étaient dévolus. L’étude menée dans la commune de Sinendé, grande productrice d’igname dans le nord Bénin, auprès des exploitations de cinq terr...
This study aimed at contributing to the sustainable management of yam (Dioscorea sp.) diversity. It was carried out in northern Benin on 220 farms and in 8 villages. The main hypothesis considers that varietal diversity is influenced by ethnic diversity and the market. Results show that diversity remains high with 182 landraces observed in the fiel...
Since the Convention on Biological Diversity, the evaluation of varietal richness and its inherent management practices have become prerequisite tasks for in situ conservation. The participative method we are implementing in Sori village (Benin) on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L) is consistant with such expectations. Basing the estimation of landrace...
This study aimed at contributing to the sustainable management of yam {Dioscorea sp.) diversity. It was carried out in northern Benin on 220 farms and in 8 villages. The main hypothesis considers that varietal diversity is influenced by ethnic diversity and the market. Results show that diversity remains high with 182 landraces observed in the fiel...
This study was undertaken to contribute to the sustainable management of yam (Dioscorea sp.) diversity in Benin. We surveyed 220 farms from eight different villages in the north part of Benin. We hypothesized
that the richness of yam cultivars is more related to farmers’ ethnic group than to their geographical location. Cultivar
diversity may diffe...
Can local knowledge still maintain agrobiodiversity in Benin ? Agrobiodiversity, key component of food security is nowadays confronting many global, regional and local changes of agriculture. This study has been conducted to evaluate the impact of those changes on the agrobiodiversiy in developing countries. The study is undertaken especially in Be...
Agrobiodiversity, key component of food security is nowadays confronting many global, regional and local changes of agriculture. This study has been conducted to evaluate the impact of those changes on the agrobiodiversiy in developing countries. The study is undertaken especially in Benin (West Africa) where 60% of people rely upon agriculture for...
L'espèce Blighia sapida recèle une valeur commerciale par le truchement de ses fruits arillés. Les pieds de B. sapida fournissent des revenus aux ménages qui en détiennent les propriétés et qui maîtrisent les circuits de commercialisation des arilles séchés. Les quantités prélevés par les ménages ont été déterminées par localité. Ces estimations pe...
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002 introduced roughly 280 international partnership initiatives. Partnerships hold the potential to become a viable mechanism to pursue development in a way that complements government action. The Sustainable Development Agreements (SDAs) between Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and the Netherlands c...
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002 introduced roughly 280 international partnership initiatives. Partnerships hold the potential to become a viable mechanism to pursue development in a way that complements government action. The Sustainable Development Agreements (SDAs) between Benin, Bhutan, Costa Rica and the Netherlands c...
The objective of this paper is to analyze the African giant snails marketing system study in order to make recommendations for their rational and sustainable exploitation. Three rural markets (Houègbo, Zinvié and Avakpa) and one urban market (Dantokpa in Cotonou) have been studied. In these markets, 53 actors of African giant snails marketing syste...
Characterisation of African Giant Snails Market in Atlantique and Littoral Regions in South-Benin. The African giant snail is an animal which's meat is very appreciated by all social categories, in countryside as well as urban surroundings, at the same title the grass-cuter and the chicken. But this meat is a lot more consumed by the rich compared...
This study examines the relationship between agricultural technology adoption and poverty with a focus on New Rice varieties for Africa (NERICA). The NERICAs are a group of rice varieties developed by the Africa Rice Centre during the 1990s, resulting from the inter-specific crosses between the Oryza sativa high yielding rice species from Asia and...
Le présent article vise à analyser les facteurs déterminant la préférence des consommateurs et leur consentement à payer pour bénéficier des attributs du riz local et du riz importé. Le modèle de prix hédonique a été utilisé pour déterminer les prix marginaux implicites des attributs du riz local et du riz importé. Les données aussi bien quantitati...
Contrairement aux cultures de rente et vivrières pour lesquelles l’Etat a mis en place un minimum de politique, des moyens de production et de distribution de semences améliorées, les cultures maraîchères n’ont pas bénéficié d’un appui substantiel sur ce plan. L’objectif de cette étude est d’identifier et de caractériser les acteurs du système seme...
