Agricultural Credit and Its Impact on the Productivity of Certain Cereals in Togo

The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of agricultural credit on maize, sorghum and paddy rice productivity in Togo. The results reveal that credit has a positive and significant impact on these productivities. This general result varies depending on the type of credit, however. In kind credit has a positive and significant impact on maize and sorghum productivity, but no significant impact on paddy rice productivity. In contrast, the impacts on productivity of credit in hard cash are negative with respect to maize, positive with respect to sorghum, and not significant with respect to paddy rice.

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The study examines the impact of agricultural credit on maize, sorghum and paddy rice productivity in Togo, finding that the type of credit has varying effects on different crops. In-kind credit has a positive impact on maize and sorghum productivity, while cash credit has mixed effects on different crops.