Constraints to financing cassava value chain actors in Enugu State, Nigeria

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Purpose: The research study examined the analysis of value chain financing in cassava farming in Enugu State, Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach: Information was collected from sixty cassava farmers, twenty processors and forty marketers to describe the socio-economic characteristics of Enugu cassava value chain actors, examine the strength of the cassava value chain actors, examine the costs and returns across the cassava value chain segments, examine financing needs and types along the cassava value chain and identify constraints in financing different cassava value chain segment the study area. Multi-stage random sampling was used to select the local government, communities and value chain actors. The primary data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics like mean, frequency, percentage and gross margin. Findings: The study also revealed that the value chain actors (producers, processors and marketers) need above 400,000 annually for the business to function effectively. The major constraints identified by the actors were inadequate capital and high interest rates for loans as hindrances to the expansion of their cassava enterprise and cassava value financing respectively. Originality/Value: The study recommended subsidization of inputs and machineries to make them affordable to the rural actors and scale up access to credit and insurance to help smallholder farmers manage risk and foster the growth in farm productivity.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Marketers and processors
• producers
• root crops

Nijerya'nın Enugu Eyaletinde manyok değer zinciri aktörlerinin finansmanına yönelik kısıtlamalar

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Amaç: Araştırma çalışmasında, Nijerya'nın Enugu Eyaletinde manyok tarımında değer zinciri finansmanının analizini incelemiştir. Tasarım/Metodoloji/Yaklaşım: Enugu manyok değer zinciri aktörlerinin sosyo-ekonomik özelliklerini tanımlamak, manyok değer zinciri aktörlerinin gücünü incelemek, manyok değer zinciri segmentlerindeki maliyet ve getirileri incelemek, manyok değer zinciri boyunca finansman ihtiyaçlarını ve türlerini incelemek ve çalışma alanındaki farklı manyok değer zinciri segmentlerinin finansmanındaki kısıtlamaları belirlemek için altmış manyok çiftçisi, yirmi işleyici ve kırk pazarlamacıdan bilgi toplanmıştır. Yerel yönetim, topluluklar ve değer zinciri aktörlerini seçmek için çok aşamalı rastgele örnekleme kullanılmıştır. Toplanan birincil veriler ortalama, frekans, yüzde ve brüt marj gibi tanımlayıcı ve çıkarımsal istatistikler kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışma ayrıca değer zinciri aktörlerinin (üreticiler, işleyiciler ve pazarlamacılar) işlerinin etkin bir şekilde işleyebilmesi için yıllık 400.000'in üzerinde bir gelire ihtiyaç duyduklarını ortaya koymuştur. Aktörler tarafından tespit edilen başlıca kısıtlar sırasıyla yetersiz sermaye ve yüksek kredi faiz oranları olup, bunlar manyok işletmelerinin genişlemesinin ve manyok değerinin finansmanının önündeki engellerdir. Özgünlük/Değer: Çalışma, girdilerin ve makinelerin kırsal aktörler için uygun fiyatlı hale getirilmesi için sübvanse edilmesini ve küçük çiftçilerin riski yönetmelerine yardımcı olmak ve çiftlik verimliliğindeki artışı teşvik etmek için kredi ve sigortaya erişimin artırılmasını önermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pazarlamacılar ve işleyiciler
• üreticiler
• kök bitkileri

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