The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District
This paper analyses the impact of individual farmers' participation in the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM). Precisely the paper analyses the effect of participation on credit market access, fertilizer use and total incomes of its participants in the Kasungu district of M...
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| author | Matchaya, Greenwell C. Perotin, V. |
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| description | This paper analyses the impact of individual farmers' participation in the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM). Precisely the paper analyses the effect of participation on credit market access, fertilizer use and total incomes of its participants in the Kasungu district of Malawi. NASFAM is a form of producer cooperative with a number of socio-economic functions. Using data on income per capita, fertilizer expenditure and access to credit, this paper tests the hypothesis that participation in NASFAM positively impacted incomes, fertilizer use and credit acquisition. Employing Propensity Score Matching methodology to estimate Average Treatment Effects (ATT) on programme members, this paper finds evidence that participation in NASFAM had a positive effect on all the endogenous variables. Membership enhances household level incomes, fertilizer use and credit acquisition and is hence in line with national goals of poverty reduction, the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) principles, the SADC's Regional Indicative Strategy Development Plan (RISDP) and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Based on these findings and the fact that credit and fertilizer access are still problematic in Malawi's rural areas, it appears that there is great need for NASFAM to expand to areas where it currently does not have activities. Such expansion would ensure food security over a wider range of rural households through improved input access. |
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| spelling | CGSpace402852025-06-17T08:24:21Z The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District Matchaya, Greenwell C. Perotin, V. farmer participation farmers associations credit market access cooperatives fertilizers households income costs agricultural production models This paper analyses the impact of individual farmers' participation in the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM). Precisely the paper analyses the effect of participation on credit market access, fertilizer use and total incomes of its participants in the Kasungu district of Malawi. NASFAM is a form of producer cooperative with a number of socio-economic functions. Using data on income per capita, fertilizer expenditure and access to credit, this paper tests the hypothesis that participation in NASFAM positively impacted incomes, fertilizer use and credit acquisition. Employing Propensity Score Matching methodology to estimate Average Treatment Effects (ATT) on programme members, this paper finds evidence that participation in NASFAM had a positive effect on all the endogenous variables. Membership enhances household level incomes, fertilizer use and credit acquisition and is hence in line with national goals of poverty reduction, the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) principles, the SADC's Regional Indicative Strategy Development Plan (RISDP) and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. Based on these findings and the fact that credit and fertilizer access are still problematic in Malawi's rural areas, it appears that there is great need for NASFAM to expand to areas where it currently does not have activities. Such expansion would ensure food security over a wider range of rural households through improved input access. 2013-06 2014-06-13T14:47:19Z 2014-06-13T14:47:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40285 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Matchaya, Greenwell Collins; Perotin, V. 2013. The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers? Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District. Agrekon: Agricultural Economics Research, Policy and Practice in Southern Africa, 52(2):75-103. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2013.798066 |
| spellingShingle | farmer participation farmers associations credit market access cooperatives fertilizers households income costs agricultural production models Matchaya, Greenwell C. Perotin, V. The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District |
| title | The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District |
| title_full | The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District |
| title_fullStr | The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District |
| title_short | The impact of cooperative patronage: the case of National Small Holder Farmers' Association (NASFAM) of Malawi in Kasungu District |
| title_sort | impact of cooperative patronage the case of national small holder farmers association nasfam of malawi in kasungu district |
| topic | farmer participation farmers associations credit market access cooperatives fertilizers households income costs agricultural production models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40285 |
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