TITLE:
Factors Limiting and Affecting the Use of Market Information Systems in Sahelian Countries
AUTHORS:
Ouédraogo Ferdinand
KEYWORDS:
Information Market, Use of Market Information Systems, Performance of Markets, Improved Prices of Farmers and Their Incomes
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.9 No.7,
September
30,
2019
ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to analyze the
contributions of Market Information Systems (MIS) to the performance of
agricultural markets in Sahelian countries, to identify and analyze the factors
that limit and affect the use of these MIS for better efficiency of
agricultural products markets. Indeed, the study showed that MIS can contribute
to the better market performance of agricultural markets. According to the
results obtained from the statistical and econometric analysis of the
databases, the factors affecting the use of these MIS are: the age of the
household head, his level of education, prices and the level of supply of
products in the markets. The use of MIS has a positive effect on farmers’
prices and possibly on their incomes. However, there are obstacles that limit
their use by market actors: the low level of literacy and organization of the
actors, the difficulties of the market actors to be able to use SMS and the
Internet, the low level of dissemination of information to users. And the study
showed that the age, the level of education, and the level of product offerings
on the markets have a negative effect on their use.