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Factors Influencing Small Scale Farmers’ Attitude and Participation in Formal Financial Markets in Mahikeng Municipality, South Africa

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Moobi, M. N. Oladele, Oladimeji Idowu
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Abstract This study focused on the participation of small scale farmers in formal financial market. The study investigated socio-economic characteristics of small-scale farmers, constraints and attitude towards formal financial markets in the Mahikeng municipality of the North West Province. Structured questionnaire were used to collect data from farmers and were analyzed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences using, frequency counts, percentages and multiple regression. It was found that, commercial banks and insurance institutions were most popular among farmers. Household size (t=2.491), farming experience (t=-2.521) and membership of farmers group (t=2.36) significantly influence participation in formal financial markets. Educational level (t=2.205), farming experience (t=2.302) and extension contact (t=-1.969) were the determinants of farmer’s attitude towards formal financial markets
Starting Page	11
Ending Page	17
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1080/09709274.2012.11906494
Volume Number	39
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JHE/JHE-39-0-000-12-Web/JHE-39-1-000-12-Abst-PDF/JHE-39-1-011-12-2320-Oladele-O-I/JHE-39-1-011-12-2320-Oladele-O-I-Tx%5B2%5D.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2012.11906494
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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