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Agricultural value chain finance in Indonesia: Executive summary by de Brauw, Alan, Sayaka, Bambang, Pasaribu, Sahat, Ambler, Kate, Herskowitz, Sylvan, Suryani, Erma

“…Key points related to the policy environment are: Allow interest rates for loans from the formal sector to be priced by the market; Support secure, inclusive payment systems and transaction frameworks; Develop a legal framework that supports both the use of movable collateral in loans and a warehouse receipts system; Develop a legal and/or regulatory framework that supports contract farming among smallholders; And allow for a more open, technology-driven financial architecture that facilitates market entry among nontraditional financial service providers.…”
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Financial services and financing mechanisms for ensuring the development of identified Sasso poultry and sorghum business models in Murewha and Mbire districts in Zimbabwe by Dawes, Michael, Mushongachiware, Rodney

“…Through stakeholder engagements, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews in Mbire and Murehwa districts, the report identifies inclusive financial solutions to address the main barriers faced by smallholder farmers, such as high interest rates and lack of collateral. Key mechanisms proposed include tailored microfinance options via partnerships with institutions like Zambuko Trust, enhanced community-based financing by upgrading Internal Savings and Lending Schemes (ISALs) to Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs), and digital financing models using platforms like EcoCash. …”
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Financiamiento al sector rural en Nicaragua: impactos productivos y ambientales by López González, M. J.

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Climate variability and agricultural production in Argentina: the role of risk-transfer mechanisms by Gallacher, Marcos, Lema, Rolando Daniel, Galetto, Alejandro J., Gastaldi, Laura Beatriz

“…These include (a) increased specialization in soybeans, with resulting reduced possibilities of risk-reduction though "portfolio" effects, (b) increased importance of agriculture in "non-traditional" areas, generally characterized by lower yields, higher yield variability and higher production and transport costs, (c) macroeconomic instability resulting in severe contraction and increased interest rates of credit and (d) upward trend in input use and per-acre production costs with consequent increase in break-even crop yields. …”
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Agricultural insurance for development: Past, present, and future by Robles, Miguel

“…Nonavailability of funds in the formal or informal financial sector or high interest rates reflecting liquidity scarcity at the beginning of the crop season can limit area planted in a year. …”
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[Comment on] Fitzgerald, E.V.K. Private sector investment and savings behavior: the policy implications of capital account disaggregation by Malik, Sohail

“…The second line of dissent from the standard model stresses the deleterious effect of orthodox macroeconomic adjustment packages on output growth itself, both through unnecessarily severe demand reductions on the one hand, and excessive adjustments (upward) to real interest rates and (downward) to public investment levels without taking into account the domestic implications of external debt positions.…”
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Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras by Holmann, Federico J., Argel M., Pedro J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, White, D., Estrada, R.D., Burgos, C., Pérez, E., Ramírez, G., Medina, A.

“…Producers argued that the current financial situation does not allow the necessary cash flow to renovate their plots, and the option of credit is not viable since real interest rates are high (ie., 10%). After simulating this scenario, it was demonstrated that farmers are able to generate the additional income necessary to pay a credit, but only if this credit is taken with interest rates similar to those found in the international market (ie., 3%). …”
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Informality and the impact of COVID-19 on maize value chains in Uganda: Key findings and policy implications by Nabwire, Leocardia, Van Campenhout, Bjorn

“…Government measures such as a reduction of interest rates seemed to have brought some relief for traders and millers. …”
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Labor and welfare impacts of a large-scale livelihoods program: Quasi-experimental evidence from India by Pandey, Vivek, Gupta, Abhishek, Gupta, Shivani

“…The program has also expanded access to credit, increased the proportion of savings, and reduced interest rates on credit for rural households. This is the first study to estimate the annual income effects of a government-run rural livelihoods program in India, and it shows significant increases in median income across the sample. …”
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Rethinking the global food crisis: The role of trade shocks by Headey, Derek D.

“…Numerous arguments have been proposed to explain overshooting, including financial speculation, depreciation of the United States (U.S.) dollar, low interest rates, and reductions in grain stocks. However, observations that international rice prices surged in response to export restrictions by India and Vietnam suggested that trade-related factors could be an important basis for overshooting, especially given the very tangible link between export volumes and export prices. …”
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Replication Data for: Maize response to macronutrients and potential for profitability in sub-Saharan Africa by Kihara, Job Maguta

“…Also, based on the recent AfSIS data, VCR exceeds 1 in just 67 % (N), 57 % (P) and 40 % (K) of the cases, even when best management practices are applied on a research farm, and interest rates are zero. Chances for profitability are highest when soil organic carbon is 1–2 % and control maize grain yield is 1–3 t ha−1 but also depends on relatively static soil properties (primarily texture and mineralogy) that are not under farmer control. …”
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Investeringsalternativ för gårdsbaserad bioanläggning vid SLU by Alonso, Marcos

“…The basis investment's costs are set to 12,3 and 18,3 millions SEK (Swedish crown) and in-vestment alternative with regard for the different interest rates (r) 4 % and 6 % for each alternative. All invest-ment alternatives that use cogeneration are in next table.…”

Assessing the performance and participation among young male and female entrepreneurs in agribusiness: a case study of the rice and maize subsectors in Cameroon by Fani, D.C.R., Henrietta, U.U., Oben, E.N., Dzever, D.D., Obekpa, O.C., Nde, A.T., Sani, M., Annih, M.G., Dontsop Nguezet, Paul M.

“…Incentives such as single-digit interest rates and no collateral security should be directed to young women to receive more credit for purchasing agrochemicals and improved varieties of seed. …”
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Ghana’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation by Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia, Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James

“…By 2022, the fiscal deficit had reached almost 10 percent of GDP and the total debt-to-GDP ratio had skyrocketed to 90 percent, resulting in rampant inflation (32 percent year-on year), a doubling of interest rates (from 14 to 28 percent), and a sharp currency depreciation (40 percent) (World Bank 2023b; Naadi 2023). …”
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Food price spikes temporary, inflation likely to fall in 2022 by Glauber, Joseph W., Smith, Vincent H.

“…Most economists understand that price increases are driven by supply shocks, including supply-chain disruptions, and increases in the overall (aggregate) demand for all goods and services, fueled often by low interest rates (expansionary monetary policy) and, typically only in the short run, increases in public spending. …”
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Costing the conservation of genetic resources: CIMMYT's ex situ maize and wheat collection by Pardey, Philip G., Koo, Bonwoo, Wright, Brian D., Van Dusen, M. Eric, Skovmand, Bent, Taba, Suketoshi

“…Under baseline assumptions about interest rates, capital depreciation, and regeneration regimes, the present value of conserving the existing accessions in perpetuity at CIMMYT is $8.86 million—$3.87 million for storing the 123000 wheat accessions and $4.99 million for the 17000 maize samples. …”
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Initial market assessment for resilient nature-based water solutions in Wadi Seer, Jordan by Dabbas, L., Belhaj Fraj, Makram, Fragaszy, Stephen, Samarasekara, Vidhisha

“…The key challenges faced by the agricultural finance sector in Jordan include limited access to formal financing, high interest rates, and administrative hurdles. Informal sources dominate, leaving small farmers with few options. …”
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Maize response to macronutrients and potential for profitability in sub-Saharan Africa by Kihara, Job Maguta, Huising, Jeroen, Nziguheba, Generose, Waswa, Boaz Shaban, Njoroge, S, Kabambe, V., Iwuafor, E., Kibunja, C.N., Esilaba, Anthony O., Coulibaly, A

“…Also, based on the recent AfSIS data, VCR exceeds 1 in just 67 % (N), 57 % (P) and 40 % (K) of the cases, even when best management practices are applied on a research farm, and interest rates are zero. Chances for profitability are highest when soil organic carbon is 1–2 % and control maize grain yield is 1–3 t ha−1 but also depends on relatively static soil properties (primarily texture and mineralogy) that are not under farmer control. …”
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Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras by Holmann, Federico J., Argel M., Pedro J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, White, D., Estrada, R.D., Burgos, C., Pérez, E., Ramírez, G., Medina, A.

“…Producers argued that the current financial situation does not allow the necessary cash flow to renovate their plots, and the option of credit is not viable since real interest rates are high (ie., 10%). After simulating this scenario, it was demonstrated that farmers are able to generate the additional income necessary to pay a credit, but only if this credit is taken with interest rates similar to those found in the international market (ie., 3%). …”
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Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras by Holmann, Federico J., Argel M., Pedro J., Rivas Ríos, Libardo, White, D., Estrada, R.D., Burgos, C., Pérez, E., Ramírez, G., Medina, A.

“…Producers argued that the current financial situation does not allow the necessary cash flow to renovate their plots, and the option of credit is not viable since real interest rates are high (ie., 10%). After simulating this scenario, it was demonstrated that farmers are able to generate the additional income necessary to pay a credit, but only if this credit is taken with interest rates similar to those found in the international market (ie., 3%). …”
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