Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India

This article analyzes the effect of facilities and infrastructure available at the marketplace on a farmer's decision to sell at the market. The econometric estimation shows that the likelihood of sales at the market increases significantly with an improvement in market facilities and a decreas...

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Main Authors:	Shilpi, Forhad, Umali-Deininger, Dina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural Markets and Marketing Cooperatives Agribusiness Q130
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4944

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spelling	okr-10986-49442021-04-23T14:02:20Z Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India Shilpi, Forhad Umali-Deininger, Dina Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural Markets and Marketing Cooperatives Agribusiness Q130 This article analyzes the effect of facilities and infrastructure available at the marketplace on a farmer's decision to sell at the market. The econometric estimation shows that the likelihood of sales at the market increases significantly with an improvement in market facilities and a decrease in travel time from the village to the market. The results suggest that wealth reduces a farmer's cost of accessing market facilities more than it increases her/his opportunity cost of leisure. The policy simulation indicates that the marginal benefits from an improvement in market facility will favor the poorer farmers in the context of India. 2012-03-30T07:30:30Z 2012-03-30T07:30:30Z 2008 Journal Article Agricultural Economics 01695150 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4944 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article India
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description	This article analyzes the effect of facilities and infrastructure available at the marketplace on a farmer's decision to sell at the market. The econometric estimation shows that the likelihood of sales at the market increases significantly with an improvement in market facilities and a decrease in travel time from the village to the market. The results suggest that wealth reduces a farmer's cost of accessing market facilities more than it increases her/his opportunity cost of leisure. The policy simulation indicates that the marginal benefits from an improvement in market facility will favor the poorer farmers in the context of India.
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author	Shilpi, Forhad Umali-Deininger, Dina
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title	Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India
title_short	Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India
title_full	Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India
title_fullStr	Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India
title_full_unstemmed	Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India
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Market Facilities and Agricultural Marketing: Evidence from Tamil Nadu, India

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