An Analysis of Factors Affecting Access to Credit in the Smallholder Agricultural Sector in T/A Mpinganjira – Mangochi District

John Banda Mtelemuka*
UNICAF University, Malawi.
Periodicity:October - December'2023
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.18.2.20199

Abstract

The underperformance of Malawi's agricultural sector, particularly in the T/A Mpinganjira – Mangochi area, can be attributed mostly to smallholders' resistance to transitioning from traditional agriculture to a more scientific and technology-driven approach. Access to financial services, particularly finance, is one of the obstacles preventing smallholders from rising to the occasion. Using a logistic regression model inside the principle component regression framework, the aim of this study is to investigate the factors that might affect smallholders' capacity to obtain financing. The results demonstrated the influence of various factors on smallholder farmers' access to financing and their capacity to transition to a more scientific and technologically oriented agriculture sector. These factors included the amount of income from both farms and non-farm sources, pensions and remittances, farm size, availability of family labor, land ownership, savings, and repayment capacity. The results offer vital direction for the institutional setup needed to improve credit availability in Malawi.

Keywords

Agricultural Credit Accessibility, Small-Holders, Logistic Regression Model, Agricultural Sector, Financial Services, Mpinganjira – Mangochi District, Malawi.

How to Cite this Article?

Mtelemuk, J. B. (2023). An Analysis of Factors Affecting Access to Credit in the Smallholder Agricultural Sector in T/A Mpinganjira – Mangochi District. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 18(2), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.18.2.20199

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