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Impact of Public Market Information System (PMIS) on Farmers Food Marketing Decisions: Case of Benin

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  • Kpenavoun Chogou, Sylvain
  • Lebailly, Philippe
  • Adegbidi, Anselme
  • Gandonou, Esaie

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To sell their surpluses of maize, the main staple in Benin, farmers may choose among three modes of transaction: they may sell under a contract with itinerant traders, or they may sell without a contract at the farmgate or on distant markets. It has been postulated that farmers may choose a profitable mode of transaction if they have good access to information on the prevailing market conditions. Using detailed farm household survey data from Benin, this paper applies the Nested Logit model to test this hypothesis. The results show that farmers are likely to opt for selling at the farmgate without a contract if they have good access to information. However, such a decision may not be related to access to information through the government supported 'Public Market Information System' but rather it is likely to be induced by access to information through farmers' own social networks.

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  • Kpenavoun Chogou, Sylvain & Lebailly, Philippe & Adegbidi, Anselme & Gandonou, Esaie, 2009. "Impact of Public Market Information System (PMIS) on Farmers Food Marketing Decisions: Case of Benin," 111th Seminar, June 26-27, 2009, Canterbury, UK 52999, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:eaa111:52999
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.52999
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    2. Yann Emmanuel Sonagnon Miassi & Fabrice Kossivi Dossa, 2018. "Socio-Economic Determinants of the Adoption of Agricultural Contracts: Case of Cashew Farmers in North-Eastern Benin [Déterminants socio-économiques de l’adoption des contrats agricoles : Cas des p," Post-Print hal-01689037, HAL.
    3. Kinkpe, Thierry A. & Houessionon, Prosper & Adegbola, Patrice Ygue & Biaou, Gauthier, 2013. "Analyse Conjointe De La Preference Des Consommateurs D’Ananas Frais Au Benin," 2013 Fourth International Conference, September 22-25, 2013, Hammamet, Tunisia 161297, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
    4. Iton, Ardon, 2011. "Agri-food Value Chain Development and Market Information Systems in the Caribbean," 29th West Indies Agricultural Economics Conference, July 17-21, 2011, Saint Vincent, West Indies 187345, Caribbean Agro-Economic Society.

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    Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy;

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