The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh
Intermediary firms within agri-food value chains operating between the farmgate and retailers typically account for at least as much, if not more, value added as the primary agricultural production sector of the economy, but little is known about how these small and largely informal firms conduct th...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Adong, Annet Ambler, Kate Bloem, Jeffrey R. de Brauw, Alan Herskowitz, Sylvan Islam, AHM Saiful Wagner, Julia |
| author_browse | Adong, Annet Ambler, Kate Bloem, Jeffrey R. Herskowitz, Sylvan Islam, AHM Saiful Wagner, Julia de Brauw, Alan |
| author_facet | Adong, Annet Ambler, Kate Bloem, Jeffrey R. de Brauw, Alan Herskowitz, Sylvan Islam, AHM Saiful Wagner, Julia |
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| description | Intermediary firms within agri-food value chains operating between the farmgate and retailers typically account for at least as much, if not more, value added as the primary agricultural production sector of the economy, but little is known about how these small and largely informal firms conduct their business. Drawing on a set of innovative surveys implemented amid the arabica coffee and soybean value chains in Uganda and the rice and potato value chains in Bangladesh, we describe the financial activities of the firms that transform agricultural produce into food. We document four sets of results. First, across all intermediary actors in our data the overwhelming majority of transactions are cash-based. Second, although many intermediary actors are un-banked, access to financial accounts varies considerably by value chain segment, commodity, and country. Third, while most intermediary actors report using mobile money for personal purposes, especially in Uganda, very few use mobile money to facilitate business transactions. Fourth, although intermediary actors frequently report exposure to risk, very few effectively manage this risk. We conclude by discussing how intermediary agri-food value chain actors represent an underappreciated population for the promotion of new technologies both to improve the stability of the agricultural sector and to improve outcomes among smallholder farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1518592025-12-02T21:03:24Z The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh Adong, Annet Ambler, Kate Bloem, Jeffrey R. de Brauw, Alan Herskowitz, Sylvan Islam, AHM Saiful Wagner, Julia agrifood systems finance mobile phones technology value chains Intermediary firms within agri-food value chains operating between the farmgate and retailers typically account for at least as much, if not more, value added as the primary agricultural production sector of the economy, but little is known about how these small and largely informal firms conduct their business. Drawing on a set of innovative surveys implemented amid the arabica coffee and soybean value chains in Uganda and the rice and potato value chains in Bangladesh, we describe the financial activities of the firms that transform agricultural produce into food. We document four sets of results. First, across all intermediary actors in our data the overwhelming majority of transactions are cash-based. Second, although many intermediary actors are un-banked, access to financial accounts varies considerably by value chain segment, commodity, and country. Third, while most intermediary actors report using mobile money for personal purposes, especially in Uganda, very few use mobile money to facilitate business transactions. Fourth, although intermediary actors frequently report exposure to risk, very few effectively manage this risk. We conclude by discussing how intermediary agri-food value chain actors represent an underappreciated population for the promotion of new technologies both to improve the stability of the agricultural sector and to improve outcomes among smallholder farmers. 2024-08-26 2024-08-26T15:22:30Z 2024-08-26T15:22:30Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151859 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Adong, Annet; Ambler, Kate; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; de Brauw, Alan; Herskowitz, Sylvan; Islam, AHM Saiful; and Wagner, Julia. 2024. The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2266. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151859 |
| spellingShingle | agrifood systems finance mobile phones technology value chains Adong, Annet Ambler, Kate Bloem, Jeffrey R. de Brauw, Alan Herskowitz, Sylvan Islam, AHM Saiful Wagner, Julia The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh |
| title | The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh |
| title_full | The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh |
| title_short | The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh |
| title_sort | unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri food value chains in uganda and bangladesh |
| topic | agrifood systems finance mobile phones technology value chains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151859 |
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