CEEG Seminar Series: The influence of agricultural associations on the marketing of corn in Mozambique

On Wednesday, 5 June 2024, Ivan Manhique, Research and Policy Officer at the London School of Economics (LSE) and Tânia Fafetine, Lecturer at Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) will present their recent study produced under the IGM Call for Papers 2023 entitled ‘The influence of agricultural associations on the marketing of corn in Mozambique’.

The seminar is part of the CEEG Seminar Series, organized under the Inclusive growth in Mozambique (IGM) programme. The seminars offer a forum to share and discuss ongoing research on topics related to the work of the IGM programme and to foster a culture of research at the faculty and at UEM in general.

The seminars take place at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM). They are public events open to everyone. The presentation will be given in Portuguese.

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About the study

The transformation from subsistence to commercial agriculture constitutes one of the long-term and structural goals of the Government of Mozambique for agricultural sector. Corn, being one of the most produced and consumed cereals in the country, plays a crucial role in this transition, especially given its ease of production. Agricultural sales, particularly corn, remain at low levels, largely due to restrictions on production capacity and access to markets. Agricultural associations have the potential to eliminate some of these barriers by facilitating access to inputs and information for producers.

This study investigates the impact of agricultural associations on corn marketing in the Mozambican context based on a two-step Heckman model to control selection bias. Additionally, the study uses the instrumental variables estimator to control possible endogeneity in production. This analysis uses data from the TIA/IAI agricultural surveys of 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2020.