International Congress on Eurasian Economies

International Conference on Eurasian Economies

18-20 June 2018 – Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN

Paper detail

Paper ID : 2032
Status : Paper published
Language : English
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Burulcha Sulaimanova
Session : 3A Agriculture

Determinants of Capital Formation of Smallholder Farmers in Kyrgyzstan
Determinants of Capital Formation of Smallholder Farmers in Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

Capital formation is crucial to increase output volume and quality in agricultural production activity of households. This study examines factors affecting capital formation of smallholder farmers in Kyrgyzstan ranging from household characteristics to location of farmers. Along with other traditional potential constraints that may have impact on capital formation, we examine the role of social network activities. These expenditures on customs and traditions may have both negative and positive effects on the capital formation in agriculture. Our empirical analysis is based on the cross-sectional household survey data for 2013. According to our findings, the amount of physical assets of households in Kyrgyzstan mainly depends on the share of expenses on customs and traditions, the total income, gender differences and the ethnicity of the head of household.

JEL codes:

Aseinov, Dastan, Sulaimanova, Burulcha, Karymshakov, Kamalbek (2018). "Determinants of Capital Formation of Smallholder Farmers in Kyrgyzstan" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2018, pp.54-59, Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C10.02032

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Session 3A: Agriculture

Eurasian Economists Association Istanbul Beykent University Tashkent State University of Economics Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University TIKA