The determinants of market outlet choice of smallholder vegatable and fruit producers in Ethiopia


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Kasım A., Özkan B., Uygun H., Gujrati R.

Vimarsh, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.53-62, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Dergi Adı: Vimarsh
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.53-62
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Market outlet choice is an important farm household-specific decision made by smallholder households to secure high returns. However, the choice among the market alternatives is not mutually exclusive as producers could sell at more than ne market outlet and the random error terms of the market outlets may be correlated. Hence, a multivariate probit model was adopted to examine the determinants of market outlet choices. The rcsDffs o/the study showed that the distance from the maitt roads influenced the decision of the producers in all market outlets. The effect was positive and significant fo roducers choosing main markets and roadsides as the market outlet of their vegetable and fruits products sale. However, in the case of the local market, the likelihood of choosing this market outlet decreases as the distance from the unix roa increases. Livestock holding influenced the local market positii›ely and the main market negof/refy and sigtti/icnnfly. Gender influenced the choice of main market outlets negatively. Access to extension service nos obtained positively an ignificantly influencing the decision to choose the main market outlet. Cooperative membership influenced the decision o roducers to choose the main market negatively and significantly. finally, the study recommended important polic measures needed to help producers choose the appropriate market ooffefs.

 

Keywords:Market outlet choice, Vegetable, Fruits, Multivariate prohif model, Efhiopiu.