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dc.contributor.authorEbata, Ayako
dc.contributor.authorHuettel, Silke
dc.coverage.spatialNicaraguaen
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-31T13:22:49Z
dc.date.available2018-05-31T13:22:49Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-26
dc.identifier.citationAyako E and Silke H. (2017) The Effect of Value Chain Interventions for Staple Crops: Evidence from Small-Scale Farmers in Nicaragua, The Journal of Development Studiesen
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/13790
dc.description.abstractThis paper quantitatively assesses the effect of value chain development projects on market linkages of small-scale farmers of a staple crop and agricultural income. We focus on Nicaraguan bean producers participating in a value chain development project. Using a panel data set, we apply difference-in-differences and instrumental variables estimators to identify causal effects of programme participation. We first quantify the positive direct effect of training on bean sales in terms of quantity and percentage of beans sold in linked markets. Second, we show that intensified commercialisation contributes to total agricultural income, suggesting a positive indirect effect of the intervention. Our results indicate that market linkage of smallholder farmers requires different sets of intervention tools than farm technical assistance.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment for International Development [ZELS]en
dc.description.sponsorshipDeutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst [PhD Scholarship]en
dc.description.sponsorshipGerman Research Foundation [RTG1666]en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Journal of Development Studiesen
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dc.rights.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220388.2017.1408794en
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dc.titleThe Effect of Value Chain Interventions for Staple Crops: Evidence from Small-Scale Farmers in Nicaraguaen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holderTaylor & Francisen
dc.identifier.externalurihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1408794en
dc.identifier.teamHealth and Nutritionen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1408794
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-11-06
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