The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorAdong, Annet
dc.creatorAmbler, Kate
dc.creatorBloem, Jeffrey R.
dc.creatorde Brauw, Alan
dc.creatorHerskowitz, Sylvan
dc.creatorIslam, AHM Saiful
dc.creatorWagner, Julia
dc.date2024-08-26
dc.date2024-08-26T15:22:30Z
dc.date2024-08-26T15:22:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:06:07Z
dc.descriptionIntermediary firms within agri-food value chains operating between the farmgate and retailers typically account for at least as much, if not more, value added as the primary agricultural production sector of the economy, but little is known about how these small and largely informal firms conduct their business. Drawing on a set of innovative surveys implemented amid the arabica coffee and soybean value chains in Uganda and the rice and potato value chains in Bangladesh, we describe the financial activities of the firms that transform agricultural produce into food. We document four sets of results. First, across all intermediary actors in our data the overwhelming majority of transactions are cash-based. Second, although many intermediary actors are un-banked, access to financial accounts varies considerably by value chain segment, commodity, and country. Third, while most intermediary actors report using mobile money for personal purposes, especially in Uganda, very few use mobile money to facilitate business transactions. Fourth, although intermediary actors frequently report exposure to risk, very few effectively manage this risk. We conclude by discussing how intermediary agri-food value chain actors represent an underappreciated population for the promotion of new technologies both to improve the stability of the agricultural sector and to improve outcomes among smallholder farmers.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151859
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94566
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAdong, Annet; Ambler, Kate; Bloem, Jeffrey R.; de Brauw, Alan; Herskowitz, Sylvan; Islam, AHM Saiful; and Wagner, Julia. 2024. The unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2266. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151859
dc.subjectagrifood systems
dc.subjectfinance
dc.subjectmobile phones
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectvalue chains
dc.titleThe unmet financial needs of intermediary firms within agri-food value chains in Uganda and Bangladesh
dc.typeWorking Paper

Archivos

Colecciones

Instituto Internacional de Investigación sobre Políticas Alimentarias (IFPRI)