DP21177 Access to Digital Credit for Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Agricultura

Digital finance in agriculture is a nascent technology which could help improve rural financial inclusion. In an experimental evaluation of a digital lending product for farmers in Southern Ghana, credit increases farm investments but has few statistically significant average effects on downstream outcomes. However, logistical challenges generated imperfect compliance with the treatment assignment, with some loans delivered in a timely fashion for agricultural investments and others coming

Tag-uri: Agricultura

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