Does Institutional Finance Matter for Agriculture? Evidence Using Panel Data from Uganda

Smallholder agriculture in many developing countries has remained largely self-financed. However, improved productivity for attaining greater food security requires better access to institutional credit. Past efforts to extend institutional credit...

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Main Authors:	Khandker, Shahidur R., Koolwal, Gayatri B.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO LENDERS ACCESSIBILITY AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL BANKS AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ASSETS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BANK CREDIT BANKS BORROWING COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL CREDIT CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS COOPERATIVE CREDIT COOPERATIVE LENDING COOPERATIVES CREDIT ACCESS CREDIT CONSTRAINT CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT COOPERATIVE CREDIT DELIVERY CREDIT FACILITY CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKET ACCESS CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT PROGRAMS CREDIT SCHEMES DEBT DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISEQUILIBRIUM DIVERSIFICATION EARNINGS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC RESEARCH EMPLOYER ENDOWMENTS ENTREPRENEURS ETHNIC GROUPS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE FARM ENTERPRISES FARMERS FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL SERVICES FORMAL BANKS FORMAL FINANCE FORMS OF CREDIT GDP GENDER GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOMEOWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING INFLATION INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF ACCESS LIMITED ACCESS LINES OF CREDIT LIQUIDITY LOAN LOANS TO FARMERS LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MFI MFIS MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MONEYLENDERS MOTIVATION POINT-OF-SALE POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION CREDIT PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS RURAL CREDIT RURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVES RURAL FINANCE RURAL FINANCIAL SERVICES SAVINGS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SMALLHOLDER SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDERS SMOOTHING CONSUMPTION SOURCES OF INCOME SUPPLY CHAINS UNION URBAN AREAS VILLAGE VILLAGES WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19705737/institutional-finance-matter-agriculture-evidence-using-panel-data-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18827

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Does Institutional Finance Matter for Agriculture? Evidence Using Panel Data from Uganda

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