Determinants of credit access by smallholder farmers in North-East Benin

Perceval N. Assogba; Senakpon E. Haroll Kokoye; Rosaine N. Yegbemey; Jonas A. Djenontin; Zacharie Tassou; Joanna Pardoe; Jacob A. Yabi

doi:10.5897/JDAE2017.0814

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Development and Agricultural Economics

Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9774
DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
Start Year: 2009
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Determinants of credit access by smallholder farmers in North-East Benin

Perceval N. Assogba

Perceval N. Assogba
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Benin Republic.
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Senakpon E. Haroll Kokoye

Senakpon E. Haroll Kokoye
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, College of Agriculture, Auburn University, USA.
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Rosaine N. Yegbemey

Rosaine N. Yegbemey
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Benin Republic.
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Jonas A. Djenontin

Jonas A. Djenontin
Department of Natural Resources Management, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Benin Republic.
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Zacharie Tassou

Zacharie Tassou
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Benin Republic.
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Joanna Pardoe

Joanna Pardoe
Institute for Environment and Human Security, United Nations University, Germany.
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Jacob A. Yabi

Jacob A. Yabi
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Benin Republic.
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Article Number - 7B829F065199
Vol.9(8), pp. 210-216 , August 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2017.0814

Received: 03 February 2017
Accepted: 26 May 2017
Published: 31 August 2017

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