Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders?

In practice, however, warehouse receipt financing has generally failed to deliver the benefits to smallholders hoped for by development economists and practitioners. In Ghana, and more generally throughout Africa, warehouse receipt financing is currently used almost exclusively by large traders, pro...

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Main Authors: Miranda, Mario, Mulangu, Francis, Kemeze, Francis H., Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146801
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author Miranda, Mario
Mulangu, Francis
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Kolavalli, Shashidhara
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description In practice, however, warehouse receipt financing has generally failed to deliver the benefits to smallholders hoped for by development economists and practitioners. In Ghana, and more generally throughout Africa, warehouse receipt financing is currently used almost exclusively by large traders, processors, and exporters. In this brief, we explore reasons why smallholders have shunned warehouse receipt financing and discuss policy prescriptions that could make warehouse receipt financing more accessible and beneficial to them.
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spelling CGSpace1468012025-11-06T06:42:52Z Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders? Miranda, Mario Mulangu, Francis Kemeze, Francis H. Kolavalli, Shashidhara storehouses collateral (land) loans smallholders quality assurance financing credit In practice, however, warehouse receipt financing has generally failed to deliver the benefits to smallholders hoped for by development economists and practitioners. In Ghana, and more generally throughout Africa, warehouse receipt financing is currently used almost exclusively by large traders, processors, and exporters. In this brief, we explore reasons why smallholders have shunned warehouse receipt financing and discuss policy prescriptions that could make warehouse receipt financing more accessible and beneficial to them. 2018-02-01 2024-06-21T09:08:48Z 2024-06-21T09:08:48Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146801 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Miranda, Mario; Mulangu, Francis; Kemeze, Francis H.; and Kolavalli, Shashidhara 2018. Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders? GSSP Policy Note 13. Washington, DC International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146801
spellingShingle storehouses
collateral (land)
loans
smallholders
quality assurance
financing
credit
Miranda, Mario
Mulangu, Francis
Kemeze, Francis H.
Kolavalli, Shashidhara
Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders?
title Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders?
title_full Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders?
title_fullStr Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders?
title_full_unstemmed Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders?
title_short Does warehouse receipt financing benefit Ghanaian smallholders?
title_sort does warehouse receipt financing benefit ghanaian smallholders
topic storehouses
collateral (land)
loans
smallholders
quality assurance
financing
credit
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146801
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