Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector: the case of Kosovo

The aim of this study is to analyse the level and determinants of women farmers’ access to financial resources in agriculture in Kosovo. The study describes the socio-economic characteristics of women farmers and identifies the socio-economic factors that influence access to financial resources. Pri...

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Main Authors: Jehona Shkodra, Verlinda Bajrami
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2085294
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description The aim of this study is to analyse the level and determinants of women farmers’ access to financial resources in agriculture in Kosovo. The study describes the socio-economic characteristics of women farmers and identifies the socio-economic factors that influence access to financial resources. Primary data were collected from one hundred forty-six (146) women farmers who had access to a source of finance using multistage random sampling. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Likert scores, and probit regression estimates. 61.94% of the women had a farm size between 0.2 and 1.0 hectares and had an average farming experience of 8.33 years. The majority, 40.48% of the respondents, had formal education. They had a relatively high number of sources of finance through “family savings” and did not have access to finance through “borrowing from family members”. The probit regression estimation showed that education level, gross annual income, and net worth each exerted a significant positive influence on the probability. This implies that the relevant institutions in the country should develop policies and programmes for women farmers with low levels of education, income, and net worth.
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spelling doaj-art-e9f3aabe29674c81b286f262d8a0037d2025-08-20T03:12:42ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Economics & Finance2332-20392022-12-0110110.1080/23322039.2022.2085294Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector: the case of KosovoJehona Shkodra0Verlinda Bajrami1Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, Department of Agro-economy, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Pristina, Republic of KosovoFaculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, Department of Agro-economy, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Pristina, Republic of KosovoThe aim of this study is to analyse the level and determinants of women farmers’ access to financial resources in agriculture in Kosovo. The study describes the socio-economic characteristics of women farmers and identifies the socio-economic factors that influence access to financial resources. Primary data were collected from one hundred forty-six (146) women farmers who had access to a source of finance using multistage random sampling. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Likert scores, and probit regression estimates. 61.94% of the women had a farm size between 0.2 and 1.0 hectares and had an average farming experience of 8.33 years. The majority, 40.48% of the respondents, had formal education. They had a relatively high number of sources of finance through “family savings” and did not have access to finance through “borrowing from family members”. The probit regression estimation showed that education level, gross annual income, and net worth each exerted a significant positive influence on the probability. This implies that the relevant institutions in the country should develop policies and programmes for women farmers with low levels of education, income, and net worth.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2085294Funding sourceswomen farmersenterprisesfarmsE4E41
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title Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector: the case of Kosovo
title_full Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector: the case of Kosovo
title_fullStr Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector: the case of Kosovo
title_full_unstemmed Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector: the case of Kosovo
title_short Impact of COVID-19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector: the case of Kosovo
title_sort impact of covid 19 on the finance sources of women in the agricultural sector the case of kosovo
topic Funding sources
women farmers
enterprises
farms
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url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2085294
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