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Farmers and traders in a changing maize market in East Java

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Yonekura(1996)FarmersTradersChangingMaizeMarketEastJava_CGPRT.pdf

This study uses maize to examine the potential for increasing the income of coarse grain, pulse, root and tuber farmers and employment in East Java. The study focuses on the development of industrial linkages and market opportunities (feed, alcohol, starch and corn oil). Four surveys were conducted: a survey of village officials to identify a case study village; a household survey (n= 81) for socio economics; a household income survey (n=34) and a market survey (n=102). The report explores the maize market structure, the development of agribusiness and impacts on the maize market, maize quality as being critical for the development of industrial linkages, access to credit, and characteristics of the rural financial market. The author provides details on various considerations to improve farmer incomes, including development of agribusiness (improved quality and marketing, access to credit, implementation of local drying facilities), access to investment capital and standardisation of financial commodities, standardisation of maize product markets, improved access to accurate market information, development of mutual linkages between farmers, traders and agribusiness, and maintenance of land fertility.

Publication Date:

1996

Author:

Yonekura H.

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CGPRT No. 31. CGPRT Centre

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Weather index insurance for maize production in eastern Indonesia: a feasibility study

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IFC(2011)WeatherIndexInsuranceMaizeProductionEasternIndo.pdf

This study explores the feasibility of weather index insurance (WII) in providing cost-effective risk management benefits to rural people for coping with catastrophic events. It uses a case study on drought coverage for maize production in three provinces in eastern Indonesia: East Java, West Nusa Tenggara and East Lombok. Prototype WII contracts were developed for selected areas within these provinces. The contracts were found to provide appropriate coverage for crop losses resulting from rainfall deficit, but the estimated premiums for farmers would be expensive. An initial estimation suggests that coupling WII with credit from formal financial institutions could reduce the cost of borrowing for farmers. However, the actual economic or commercial feasibility of WII products can only be made after substantial test marketing of these products demonstrates their attractiveness. The study concludes that WII may offer a promising approach to insuring maize production in Indonesia, but the instrument is likely to apply only to specific crops in specific areas. WII should not be considered a universal solution for lowering the risk of agricultural production across the whole country.

Publication Date:

2011

Author:

International Finance Corporation

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IFC

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Assessment of beef cattle development schemes on farm performance in Bali

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AmbarawatiEtAl(2002)AssessmentBeefCattleDevelopmentSchemesFarmPerformanceBali.pdf

The Bali government has introduced three beef cattle development schemes in recent decades to increase the income of smallholder farmers by improving their productivity and to support high quality beef production through improved technology. These schemes are the Beef NES scheme (conducted under a contract farming system between farmers and finance providers), the Food Safety Credit scheme (providing subsidised credit to farmers) and the Food Safety Project (a cooperative-type arrangement under government credit). This paper assesses the impact of these schemes on farm performance and identifies constraints and opportunities for improving the performance of smallholder beef production in Bali. A gross margin analysis of these schemes is conducted to compare profitability. The findings show that the Food Safety Project provides the highest gross margin to farmers and can potentially improve the quality of Bali beef. However, expansion of the scheme depends on the ability of government to continue providing the grant, while opportunities for improving meat quality rely on the ability of farmers to follow better feeding strategies. The authors suggest further analysis is carried out to measure welfare changes among producers.

Publication Date:

2002

Author:

Ambarawati I.G.A.A., Griffith G.R. and Chang H.S.

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Paper presented to the 46th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, Canberra, Australia, 12-15 February 2002

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