The two-faced challenge of the credit constraints limiting smallholder farmers’ irrigation investments

Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit. Such credit constraints are often considered a key barrier to adoption of mechanized agricultural technologies, such as small scale irrigation equipment. So how can...

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Main Authors: Lefore, Nicole, Balana, Bedru, Ringler, Claudia
Format: Opinion Piece
Language:Inglés
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142531
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description Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit. Such credit constraints are often considered a key barrier to adoption of mechanized agricultural technologies, such as small scale irrigation equipment. So how can this challenge be overcome? A new study indicates that the solution might be more complex than previously assumed.
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spelling CGSpace1425312025-08-14T18:49:55Z The two-faced challenge of the credit constraints limiting smallholder farmers’ irrigation investments Lefore, Nicole Balana, Bedru Ringler, Claudia investment technology farmers capacity development smallholders irrigation credit Many smallholder farmers, especially women and other marginalized groups, face difficulty in accessing loans and other forms of credit. Such credit constraints are often considered a key barrier to adoption of mechanized agricultural technologies, such as small scale irrigation equipment. So how can this challenge be overcome? A new study indicates that the solution might be more complex than previously assumed. 2021-06-18 2024-05-22T12:10:38Z 2024-05-22T12:10:38Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142531 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134152 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134000 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106855 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133937 Open Access Lefore, Nicole; Balana, Bedru; and Ringler, Claudia. 2021. The two-faced challenge of the credit constraints limiting smallholder farmers’ irrigation investments. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI). First available online on June 18, 2021. https://ilssi.tamu.edu/the-two-faced-challenge-of-the-credit-constraints-limiting-smallholder-farmers-irrigation-investments/
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The two-faced challenge of the credit constraints limiting smallholder farmers’ irrigation investments
title The two-faced challenge of the credit constraints limiting smallholder farmers’ irrigation investments
title_full The two-faced challenge of the credit constraints limiting smallholder farmers’ irrigation investments
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technology
farmers
capacity development
smallholders
irrigation
credit
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