The role of rural producer organizations for agricultural service provision in fragile states |
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Authors: | Catherine Ragasa Jennifer Golan |
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Institution: | 1. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), , Washington, DC, 20006 USA;2. University of Manchester, Economics, School of Social Sciences, , Manchester, M13 9PL UK |
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Abstract: | This article assesses the extent of external linkages and the provision of agricultural services by rural producer organizations in a post‐conflict setting. Using new survey data collected by the International Food Policy Research Institute in three provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this study finds that various internal and external factors affect the capacity of organizations to interact with external organizations. External linkages, ability to collect financial support from their members, management capacity, and formal governance structures all contribute to explaining relative performance in agricultural service delivery. We also find that exogenous events affect the relative performance of rural producer organizations. Our results suggest that closeness to conflict reduces the capacity of producer organizations to provide agricultural services. |
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Keywords: | Producer organizations Collective action Post‐conflict Agriculture Structural equation model Democratic Republic of the Congo L25 L39 Q12 Q13 |
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