Are smallholders disadvantaged by ‘double sell low, buy high’ dynamics on rural markets in Madagascar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21541071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Regina Neudert (0000-0003-0910-794X, Chair of Environmental Economics, Division of Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany, corresponding author), Lutz Philip Hecker (0000-0003-3078-542X, Chair of Environmental Economics, Division of Environment and Natural Sciences, Brandenburg Technical University Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany), Henintsoa Randrianarison (0000-0002-6361-016X, C3ED Madagascar, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar), Susanne Kobbe (0000-0003-4166-7904, Universität Hamburg) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 208-229 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development Southern Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0376-835X • E-ISSN: 1470-3637 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0376835x.2020.1818550 |
| OpenAlex | W3109302394 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 42 |
Local markets in rural areas constitute the main means of market integration for smallholders in developing countries. They are used for selling and buying agricultural products and basic necessities. Frequently infrastructure is poor and transport costs high so that farmers’ access is restricted to few local markets. To understand local market dynamics we investigated the Mahafaly Plateau region in Madagascar as an example of a rural region in a developing country, where farmers depend on small local markets. We collected data on usage of markets and monitored prices for crops and livestock for two years on five markets. We find an extreme seasonality of market prices for crops and livestock. Given prevailing marketing strategies and price dynamics, farmers face a ‘double sell low, buy high’ challenge for crops and livestock leading to welfare losses, increased food insecurity and seasonal hunger
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Developing country · Disadvantaged · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Livestock · Market access · Market economy · Market integration · Market system · Welfare · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Livestock and Poultry Management
Econometric Analysis of Panel Data
Overcoming Market Constraints on Pro‐Poor Agricultural Growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa
The roles of livestock in developing countries
Robust Standard Errors for Panel Regressions with Cross-Sectional Dependence
Is madagascar becoming increasingly vulnerable to food crises
New rules are not rules
The impacts of food price and income shocks on household food security and economic well-being
Country and regional staple food price indices for improved identification of food insecurity
Explaining the ‘hungry farmer paradox’
A methodological framework for rapidly assessing the impacts of climate risk on national-level food security through a vulnerability index
Quantifying value chain analysis in the context of livestock systems in developing countries
Seasonal poverty in Madagascar
The impact of agricultural liberalisation on food security in Malawi
Smallholder market participation
Livestock Market Dynamics and Local Vulnerabilities in the Sahel
A Cross-Country Comparison of Rural Income Generating Activities
Principal Challenges Confronting Smallholder Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Causes of deforestation in southwestern Madagascar
What To Do (and Not to Do) with Time-Series Cross-Section Data
Trade networks in West Africa
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |