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Use of ASI thresher helps 45,600 rice farmers to accees more credit to expand and intensify rice production in Senegal

We examine whether the adoption of the ASI thresher technology by rice farmers in the Senegal River Valley increases their access to credit and their creditworthiness through various pathways. The results show that ASI rice thresher adopters borrowed more money (between USD 388 and 864) per season i...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Rice
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2020
Subjects:
farmers
rice
production
technology
adoption
credit
who
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121737
Summary:We examine whether the adoption of the ASI thresher technology by rice farmers in the Senegal River Valley increases their access to credit and their creditworthiness through various pathways. The results show that ASI rice thresher adopters borrowed more money (between USD 388 and 864) per season in comparison to their neighbours who had not adopted the ASI thresher.

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