Gian Nicola Francesconi

Biographic Data

ID4412080
NAMEGian Nicola Francesconi
GIVEN NAMESGian Nicola
FAMILY NAMEFrancesconi
SIGNATUREFRANCESCONI G N
AFFILIATIONSInternational Food Policy Research Institute
ORCID0000-0002-7590-1140
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS20
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • The indispensable function of agricultural cooperatives in South Sudan

    Open AccessGian Nicola Francesconi, Justin Amos Miteng et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Public and Cooperative…2024Cited by: 1References: 2

    Most of South Sudan's rural population ekes out a living from farming in a fragile context characterized by compounding and interrelated shocks. The productivity of maize, a key staple, has remained comparatively low. South Sudan is currently transforming its agricultural sector to be at the centre of its economic activity. Programming has zoomed in on seed‐related interventions. Cooperatives, which are longstanding and widespread in the country,…

  • The potential of land shareholding cooperatives for inclusive agribusiness development in Africa

    Open AccessGian Nicola Francesconi, Fleur WouterseARTICLEAnnals of Public and Cooperative…2021Cited by: 1References: 11

    Land Shareholding Cooperatives (LSCs) centralize management over fragmented farmland by converting farmers' plots into shares. While these cooperatives have been widely successful in boosting agricultural commercialization among rural smallholders in China, their potential has not yet been recognized in the African context. To fill this gap, we present and discuss a theoretical framework based on recent literature, an in‐depth case study from Uga…

  • The Health of Farmer-Based Organisations in Ghana

    Open AccessGian Nicola Francesconi, Fleur WouterseARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2015

    In this paper we use primary data on 500 Ghanaian FBOs collected through semi-structured interviews and risky dictator games (RDG) to test the validity of the cooperative life cycle theory and formulate a measure of cooperative health. We first define cooperative health as the alignment of heterogeneity in risk preferences and the effectuation of collective investments. We then use cluster and correlation analysis to categorize FBOs on the basis …

  • Impact of Agricultural Cooperatives on Smallholders’ Technical Efficiency

    Open AccessGashaw Tadesse Abate, Gian Nicola Francesconi et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Public and Cooperative…2014Cited by: 12References: 4

    Using household survey data from Ethiopia, this paper evaluates the impact of agricultural cooperatives on smallholders’ technical efficiency. We used propensity score matching to compare the average difference in technical efficiency between cooperative member farmers and similar independent farmers. The results show that agricultural cooperatives are effective in providing support services that significantly contribute to members’ technical eff…

  • Ethiopian Agricultural Cooperatives in an Era of Global Commodity Exchange

    Gian Nicola Francesconi, Nico HeerinkARTICLEJournal of African Economies2011

    In Ethiopia, agricultural cooperatives are expected to play a key role in linking smallholder farmers to the recently established commodity exchange system. Recent research has found, however, that the commercialisation levels of cooperative members do not differ significantly from those of non-member farmers in Ethiopia. We argue though that the impact of cooperative membership on commercialisation may vary significantly depending on the type of…

  • Cooperation for competition

    Gian Nicola FrancesconiBOOKCooperation for Competition2009

  • Evolution and challenges of dairy supply chains

    Open AccessGian Nicola Francesconi, Nico Heerink et al.ARTICLEFood Policy2009Cited by: 6References: 6