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 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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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | EN |
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2008
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| 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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