Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis
Access to credit can be important for improving the performance of smallholders, as it enables farmers to purchase inputs while sustaining their livelihoods. In rural Nigeria, however, access to credit—particularly from formal financial institutions—is limited. As a result, farmers often have little...
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| author | Ambler, Kate Balana, Bedru Bloem, Jeffrey R. Maruyama, Eduardo Olanrewaju, Opeyemi |
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| description | Access to credit can be important for improving the performance of smallholders, as it enables farmers to purchase inputs while sustaining their livelihoods. In rural Nigeria, however, access to credit—particularly from formal financial institutions—is limited. As a result, farmers often have little to no choice but to depend on alternative credit sources, including informal lending. Small holder agricultural households often turn to friends and family, or local money lenders and other informal and semi-formal sources to meet their credit needs (EFInA, 2020). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1756542025-11-06T05:03:37Z Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis Ambler, Kate Balana, Bedru Bloem, Jeffrey R. Maruyama, Eduardo Olanrewaju, Opeyemi access to finance credit smallholders inputs repayment of debts Access to credit can be important for improving the performance of smallholders, as it enables farmers to purchase inputs while sustaining their livelihoods. In rural Nigeria, however, access to credit—particularly from formal financial institutions—is limited. As a result, farmers often have little to no choice but to depend on alternative credit sources, including informal lending. Small holder agricultural households often turn to friends and family, or local money lenders and other informal and semi-formal sources to meet their credit needs (EFInA, 2020). 2025-07-14 2025-07-16T20:48:02Z 2025-07-16T20:48:02Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175654 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152224 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ambler, Kate; Balana, Bedru; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; Maruyama, Eduardo; and Olanrewaju, Opeyemi. 2025. Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis. IFPRI Project Note July 2025. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175654 |
| spellingShingle | access to finance credit smallholders inputs repayment of debts Ambler, Kate Balana, Bedru Bloem, Jeffrey R. Maruyama, Eduardo Olanrewaju, Opeyemi Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis |
| title | Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis |
| title_full | Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis |
| title_fullStr | Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis |
| title_short | Credit access, demand, and repayment among smallholder farmers in Nigeria: A follow-up analysis |
| title_sort | credit access demand and repayment among smallholder farmers in nigeria a follow up analysis |
| topic | access to finance credit smallholders inputs repayment of debts |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175654 |
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