..., agricultural activity entails risks associated with the volatility of net cash flows and external events, which may discourage riskier but higher return investments (e.g. technology). As rural credit can alleviate the former, and rural insurance may help alleviate the latter, the combination of both policies...

...Eric N. Okoyo; Muluken Gezahegn Wordofa; Jemal Y. Hassen; Moges Bezabih Purpose This study is conducted to evaluate the impact of rural credit on farm household income and food security. Design/methodology/approach A multistage random sampling procedure is implemented to select 180 (82 credit...

... Rural credit O1 O17 O18 O57 Q1 Q14 C10 C21 This study revisits the relationship between money lenders and farmers in the context of potato farmers of West Bengal. The financial dependence on money lenders in the rural credit markets of developing countries, despite the penetration...