Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households

Renato and Hecinta are raising six young children in a rural area of Mozambique’s northern Nampula Province. On just half a hectare, they grow rice, maize, beans, cashew, peanuts, cabbage, and tomatoes, selling what they can and eating the rest. Bu...

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Main Authors: Anderson, Jamie, Ahmed, Wajiha
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
GDP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24447365/early-insights-financial-diaries-smallholder-households
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spelling okr-10986-234982021-04-23T14:04:15Z Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households Anderson, Jamie Ahmed, Wajiha LIVING STANDARDS EMPLOYMENT RISKS VILLAGE LEADERS LANDHOLDINGS MOTIVATION FOOD_PRICES PRODUCTION LANDHOLDING SIZE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOOD CONSUMPTION INCOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ACCESS TO IRRIGATION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION GOVERNMENT REGULATION AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT GDP PER CAPITA INFORMATION LIQUIDITY DEATH FOOD POLICY PORTFOLIO WELFARE PLANTING HEALTH HUNGER FUNDS INPUTS ASSOCIATIONS PAYMENTS WEALTH RURAL POOR ROSCAS SMALL FARMS HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS TRENDS FERTILIZERS POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT SAVINGS CASH CROPS COMMERCIAL BANK RURAL INCOME MONEY PRODUCTS TRANSFERS RURAL INCOME GENERATION DEBT BARRIERS TO ENTRY HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION MARKETS SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE HOUSEHOLD INCOME EMPLOYMENT INCOME RESEARCH INCOME LEVELS FARMING LIVESTOCK STANDARDS LABOR FARMERS SMALLHOLDERS CROPS FINANCE SMALLHOLDER FARMS CHECKING ACCOUNTS CONSUMPTION FARMLAND GOOD CROP AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES PESTS FAMILY VALUE RURAL AREA INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS CREDIT SMALLHOLDER WORKSHOP FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS POST-HARVEST LOSS RURAL POVERTY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE CONSUMERS RURAL ASSETS ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL INPUTS MANAGEMENT FOOD INSECURITY CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING GDP GOODS LAND INVESTMENT IRRIGATION RISK FARM INCOME SMOOTHING POVERTY FARMS INTEGRATION LABORERS FEED SUBSISTENCE FARMING HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION BORROWING HOUSEHOLD NEEDS LENDING LIVELIHOODS POOR AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRICES REMITTANCES CROP LOSS FINANCIAL SECTOR MONEY TRANSFERS PRICES PRODUCTION COSTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS Renato and Hecinta are raising six young children in a rural area of Mozambique’s northern Nampula Province. On just half a hectare, they grow rice, maize, beans, cashew, peanuts, cabbage, and tomatoes, selling what they can and eating the rest. But, like many of the 475 million smallholder household’s worldwide, agricultural production is just one of their many income-generating activities. They balance several sources of income, within and outside of agriculture, while juggling a range of family needs and using an equally diverse portfolio of financial tools. The Smallholder Diaries will provide a holistic picture of the financial lives of smallholder households not only as agricultural producers, but also as consumers, laborers, and off-farm entrepreneurs. The ultimate goal of this research is to translate the insights from the Smallholder Diaries into financial tools and provider practices that more effectively respond to the needs and preferences of this important client group. Drawing on initial data, this Focus Note shares early insights from the smallholder diaries, providing a first look at how smallholder households weave together agricultural and nonagricultural sources of income and employ a range of financial tools to meet their families’ needs. A nuanced picture of smallholder families will continue to emerge as more data are collected, with increasing focus on how they anticipate and manage risk, make household financial decisions, and leverage a range of financial tools. 2015-12-22T21:43:36Z 2015-12-22T21:43:36Z 2015-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24447365/early-insights-financial-diaries-smallholder-households http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23498 English en_US CGAP focus note,no. 102; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Mozambique Pakistan Tanzania
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topic LIVING STANDARDS
EMPLOYMENT
RISKS
VILLAGE LEADERS
LANDHOLDINGS
MOTIVATION
FOOD_PRICES
PRODUCTION
LANDHOLDING SIZE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FOOD CONSUMPTION
INCOME
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ACCESS TO IRRIGATION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
GDP PER CAPITA
INFORMATION
LIQUIDITY
DEATH
FOOD POLICY
PORTFOLIO
WELFARE
PLANTING
HEALTH
HUNGER
FUNDS
INPUTS
ASSOCIATIONS
PAYMENTS
WEALTH
RURAL POOR
ROSCAS
SMALL FARMS
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
TRENDS
FERTILIZERS
POVERTY REDUCTION
KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT
SAVINGS
CASH CROPS
COMMERCIAL BANK
RURAL INCOME
MONEY
PRODUCTS
TRANSFERS
RURAL INCOME GENERATION
DEBT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
MARKETS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
RESEARCH
INCOME LEVELS
FARMING
LIVESTOCK
STANDARDS
LABOR
FARMERS
SMALLHOLDERS
CROPS
FINANCE
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
CONSUMPTION
FARMLAND
GOOD
CROP
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
PESTS
FAMILY
VALUE
RURAL AREA
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS
CREDIT
SMALLHOLDER
WORKSHOP
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
POST-HARVEST LOSS
RURAL POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
CONSUMERS
RURAL
ASSETS
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
MANAGEMENT
FOOD INSECURITY
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
GDP
GOODS
LAND
INVESTMENT
IRRIGATION
RISK
FARM
INCOME SMOOTHING
POVERTY
FARMS
INTEGRATION
LABORERS
FEED
SUBSISTENCE FARMING
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
BORROWING
HOUSEHOLD NEEDS
LENDING
LIVELIHOODS
POOR
AGRICULTURAL
FOOD PRICES
REMITTANCES
CROP LOSS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
MONEY TRANSFERS
PRICES
PRODUCTION COSTS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
spellingShingle LIVING STANDARDS
EMPLOYMENT
RISKS
VILLAGE LEADERS
LANDHOLDINGS
MOTIVATION
FOOD_PRICES
PRODUCTION
LANDHOLDING SIZE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FOOD CONSUMPTION
INCOME
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ACCESS TO IRRIGATION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
GDP PER CAPITA
INFORMATION
LIQUIDITY
DEATH
FOOD POLICY
PORTFOLIO
WELFARE
PLANTING
HEALTH
HUNGER
FUNDS
INPUTS
ASSOCIATIONS
PAYMENTS
WEALTH
RURAL POOR
ROSCAS
SMALL FARMS
HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
TRENDS
FERTILIZERS
POVERTY REDUCTION
KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT
SAVINGS
CASH CROPS
COMMERCIAL BANK
RURAL INCOME
MONEY
PRODUCTS
TRANSFERS
RURAL INCOME GENERATION
DEBT
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
MARKETS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
RESEARCH
INCOME LEVELS
FARMING
LIVESTOCK
STANDARDS
LABOR
FARMERS
SMALLHOLDERS
CROPS
FINANCE
SMALLHOLDER FARMS
CHECKING ACCOUNTS
CONSUMPTION
FARMLAND
GOOD
CROP
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
PESTS
FAMILY
VALUE
RURAL AREA
INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
SMALLHOLDER HOUSEHOLDS
CREDIT
SMALLHOLDER
WORKSHOP
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
POST-HARVEST LOSS
RURAL POVERTY
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
CONSUMERS
RURAL
ASSETS
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
MANAGEMENT
FOOD INSECURITY
CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
GDP
GOODS
LAND
INVESTMENT
IRRIGATION
RISK
FARM
INCOME SMOOTHING
POVERTY
FARMS
INTEGRATION
LABORERS
FEED
SUBSISTENCE FARMING
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
BORROWING
HOUSEHOLD NEEDS
LENDING
LIVELIHOODS
POOR
AGRICULTURAL
FOOD PRICES
REMITTANCES
CROP LOSS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
MONEY TRANSFERS
PRICES
PRODUCTION COSTS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Anderson, Jamie
Ahmed, Wajiha
Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households
geographic_facet Mozambique
Pakistan
Tanzania
relation CGAP focus note,no. 102;
description Renato and Hecinta are raising six young children in a rural area of Mozambique’s northern Nampula Province. On just half a hectare, they grow rice, maize, beans, cashew, peanuts, cabbage, and tomatoes, selling what they can and eating the rest. But, like many of the 475 million smallholder household’s worldwide, agricultural production is just one of their many income-generating activities. They balance several sources of income, within and outside of agriculture, while juggling a range of family needs and using an equally diverse portfolio of financial tools. The Smallholder Diaries will provide a holistic picture of the financial lives of smallholder households not only as agricultural producers, but also as consumers, laborers, and off-farm entrepreneurs. The ultimate goal of this research is to translate the insights from the Smallholder Diaries into financial tools and provider practices that more effectively respond to the needs and preferences of this important client group. Drawing on initial data, this Focus Note shares early insights from the smallholder diaries, providing a first look at how smallholder households weave together agricultural and nonagricultural sources of income and employ a range of financial tools to meet their families’ needs. A nuanced picture of smallholder families will continue to emerge as more data are collected, with increasing focus on how they anticipate and manage risk, make household financial decisions, and leverage a range of financial tools.
format Brief
author Anderson, Jamie
Ahmed, Wajiha
author_facet Anderson, Jamie
Ahmed, Wajiha
author_sort Anderson, Jamie
title Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households
title_short Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households
title_full Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households
title_fullStr Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households
title_full_unstemmed Early Insights from Financial Diaries of Smallholder Households
title_sort early insights from financial diaries of smallholder households
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24447365/early-insights-financial-diaries-smallholder-households
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23498
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