Bridging credit gaps for sustainable agriculture: The role of rural savings and credit cooperatives among smallholder farmers

• Published in: Agricultural economics (Praha) Vol. 71; no. 5; pp. 254 - 272
• Main Authors: Mwalupaso, Gershom Endelani, Wang, Shangao, Geng, Xianhui, Kipkogei, Shadrack
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Prague Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) 01.01.2025; Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
• Subjects: Agricultural cooperatives; Agriculture; Bivariate analysis; climate-smart agriculture; Community supported agriculture; Constraints; Cooperatives; credit constraints; Digital agriculture; Environmental risk; Farmers; Financial inclusion; rural development; Small farms; Sustainability; Sustainable agriculture; sustainable intensification; Sustainable production; zambia

Despite the recognised benefits of climate smart agriculture (CSA) in enhancing farmers' adaptive capacity to climate risks, adoption rates remain low in Sub-Saharan Africa. This disparity can be attributed, in part, to the significant challenges smallholder farmers face in accessing credit fro...