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Credit, technology adoption and collective action in Tanzania’s smallholder dairy sector by Twine, Edgar E., Rao, E.J.O., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Omore, Amos O.

“…Interest rates are found to be exogenous and statistically insignificant in the demand for credit. …”
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The gain in a chain by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Where once they focused on handpumps and health, they now also debate the issues of interest rates for small loans, the...…”
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Ekonomisk jämförelse mellan trakthyggesbruk och kontinuitetskogsbruk by Udd, Daniel, Rowell, Johan

Does investment in palm oil trade alleviate smallholders from poverty in Africa? Investigating profitability from a biodiversity hotspot, Cameroon by Ayompe, L.M., Nkongho, R.N., Masso, C., Egoh, B.N.

“…In addition to land cost, smallholders suffer from borrowing at high interest rates, high field management costs, while recording low on-farm FFB/processing yields. …”
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Institutional finance for agricultural development: an analytical survey of critical issues by Desai, Bhupat M., Mellor, John W.

“…In the second area, it concentrates on the impact of real interest rates on demand for rural loans, supply of rural financial deposits, and supply of rural savings. …”
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Institutional finance for agricultural development: an analytical survey of critical issues by Desai, Bhupat M., Mellor, John W.

“…Mellor look at how rural financial institutions (RFIs) are organized, how they can improve their financial viability, and how real interest rates affect the demand for rural loans, the supply of rural deposits, and rural savings. …”
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Financial reforms and international trade by Munasib, Abdul, Roy, Devesh, Chen, Xing

“…The coverage of reforms is comprehensive, encompassing the banking sector, interest rates, equity and international capital markets. …”
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Issues in the measurement and construction of the consumer price index in Pakistan by Malik, Sohail Jehangir, Nazli, Hina, Mehmood, Amina, Shahzad, Asma

“…The more common uses are: the indexation of wages, rents, contracts and social security payments; the deflation of household consumption in the national accounts; and as a general macroeconomic indicator, especially for inflation targeting and for setting interest rates. Elements of a CPI are also often used in the calculation of purchasing power parities (PPPs) required in the Interna-tional Comparison Program (ICP) (UN, 2009). …”
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Recent macroeconomic dynamics and agriculture in historical perspective by Orden, David

“…Effects on agriculture of exchange rates are reviewed, effects dependent on currency values and interest rates that can change quickly and in unexpected ways.…”
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Feasibility of implementing a Risk-Contingent Credit (RCC) program in Zambia: Stakeholder engagement by Timu, Anne G., Shee, Apurba, You, Liangzhi

“…If the underlying risk remains below the threshold, the borrower repays the loan at the agreed upon interest rates and is also obligated to pay the insurance premium, as part of the loan repayment. …”
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Macedonian farmer's decision making with focus on investing by Tosevski, Blagoja

“…The paper also, introduces the problems on the market, lack of available sources for acquiring information, huge interest rates, problem with land property rights, piles of administrative paper work. …”

Ex-ante evaluation of forage technologies in Peru, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua by Holmann, Federico J.

“…However, under current commercial banking conditions (real interest rates of 13% in Costa Rica and 18% in Nicaragua with payback periods of 5 years), the implementation of the options evaluated were not financially viable except for the establishment of Cratyla with sugarcane for dry-season feeding and Stylosanthes for pre-weaned calves. …”
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Ex-ante analysis of new forage alternatives for farms with dual-purpose cattle in Peru, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua by Holmann, Federico J.

“…However, under current commercial banking conditions (real interest rates of 13% in Costa Rica and 18% in Nicaragua with payback periods of 5 years), the implementation of the options evaluated were not financially viable except for the establishment of Cratyla with sugarcane for dry-season feeding and Stylosanthes for pre-weaned calves. …”
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Financial reforms and international trade by Chen, Xing, Munasib, Abdul, Roy, Devesh

“…The coverage of reforms is comprehensive, encompassing the banking sector, interest rates, and equity and international capital markets. …”
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The economics of home grown forestry by Putz, F.E.

“…Furthermore, for forest owners who do not have ready access to interest accruing savings mechanisms or where bank solvency is in question, the opportunity costs of waiting for long rotation forest crops to mature may not be as high as public interest rates would suggest. Both the true costs of management and the multitude of marketed and non-marketed benefits from well-managed natural forests need to be considered when assessing forestry as one component of a diverse portfolio of conservation options.…”
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Effects of credit constraints on the productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises in Cameroon by Piabuo, S.M., Baye, F.M., Tieguhong, J.C.

“…Results show that interest rates, size of enterprise, size of loan, size of collateral, maturity of loans and legal status of enterprises are major sources of credit constraints faced by SMEs. …”
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Using a science-based approach to catalyze private sector capital flow into climate-smart agribusinesses in Africa by Dahl, Hauke, Njiru, A.

“…Access to finance remains a significant challenge, with high transaction costs, long investment processes for deals, and high interest rates from banks and other financial institutions deterring private and concessional financiers from making comparatively small investments. …”
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The broken broker system? Transacting on agricultural wholesale markets in India (Uttarakhand) by Minten, Bart, Vandeplas, Anneleen, Swinnen, Johan

“…This interlinkage does not, however, appear to be an instrument for farmer exploitation (since it does not lead to worse inputs, higher interest rates, or lower implicit output prices) but is seemingly an extra service provided by brokers to establish farmer loyalty and thereby ensure future supplies.…”
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Leveraging Climate Finance for Agribusiness SMEs to Scale Up Climate Resilient Agriculture in East Africa: Recommendations for Policy and Practice by Shilomboleni, Helena, Verberk, Rene, Solomon, Dawit

“…Financial institutions such as banks may avoid the risk by not financing agribusiness SMEs or increasing the cost of financing, such as enforcing more stringent collateral requirements or higher interest rates (Csaky et al., 2017).…”
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Relief from usury: Impact of a self-help group lending program in rural India by Hoffmann, Vivian, Rao, Vijayendra, Surendra, Vaishnavi, Datta, Upamanyu

“…Fewer informal lenders are operating in treatment villages, and those who do charge lower interest rates. While these credit market impacts could lead to substantial improvements in economic well-being over time, the short-run impact of the program on such outcomes is modest.…”
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