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Collective market participation for improved income among smallholder farming households: a case of Balaka Innovation Platform in Malawi

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Title Collective market participation for improved income among smallholder farming households: a case of Balaka Innovation Platform in Malawi
 
Creator Mango, Nelson
Makate, Clifton
Lundy, Mark
Siziba, Shephard
Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi
Fatunbi, A.O.
 
Subject CELLPHONE
STAKEHOLDERS
MARKETING
SMALLHOLDES
MALAWI
AGENTES INTERESADOS
MERCADEO
 
Description Collective market participation can reduce transaction costs and information asymmetries, which can build up market power. The objective of this study was to evaluate decisions to participate in collective marketing and its effect on household income among smallholder farmers in an Innovation Platform (IP). This study targeted the Balaka IP in Malawi. Collective marketing identified as critical for improving households’ incomes, is one of the activities that Balaka Innovation Platform has been addressing since its formation in 2009. The study involved a sample of 115 randomly selected households from Balaka Innovation Platform. The odds of participating in collective marketing by smallholder farm households in Balaka was significantly influenced by gender, education level, access to social capital through membership in farmer groups that form the Innovation Platform, farming experience, adoption/practice of conservation agriculture and possession of assets e.g. cellphone and bicycle. Moreover, results indicate that functions of IPs such as organising farmers to market collectively, promoting crop diversification, improved extension service, credit access through linkages to microfinance, communication and market linkages, positively influence income. Thus participation in multi-stakeholder IP activities highly influences collective marketing, which in turn impacts positively on smallholder farming households’ income.
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Date 2017-07-05T14:03:53Z
2017-07-05T14:03:53Z
2017
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mango, Nelson; Makate, Clifton; Lundy, Mark; Siziba, S.; Nyikahadzoi, K.; Fatunbi, A.O.. 2017. Collective market participation for improved income among smallholder farming households: a case of Balaka Innovation Platform in Malawi . African Crop Science Journal 25(s1): 97-108.
1021-9730
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82649
 
Language en
 
Format 25(s1): 97-108
 
Source African Crop Science Journal