Factors Affecting Loan Repayment Performance of Smallholder Farmers: A Case of Sinqe Bank, Jima Arjo Woreda of East Wallaga Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine factors affecting loan repayment performance of smallholder farmers in Jima Arjo district, East Wallaga, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. The study has used Purposive and proportionate sampling technique in order to select sampled kebeles and households, respectively. Hence, from twenty one kebeles which has large number of credit users two kebeles selected, 86 farmers were selected randomly from 582 household credit users in the selected kebele. Both primary and secondary data were collected for this study. Primary data was collected through questionnaire and interview whereas; secondary data was collected from records of Sinqe Bank Jima Arjo branch. Descriptive statistics was used in order to summarize and describe the answer of the respondents. Furthermore, chi-square test was used to test the association between the explanatory variables and the dependent variable. In addition, binary logistic econometric model was employed in order to identify the significant factors that influence loan repayment performance of the selected sampled household farmers. A total of eleven explanatory variables were included in the econometric model and they were: socio-economic characteristics such as, Age, Sex, Marital status, Family size, Education level, Annual income, saving habit. Availability of other source of income and loan related factors such as Repayment period, Time of loan release and Training on loan use. Nine of these variables were found to be statistically significant determinants of loan repayment. Depending on his finding, the researcher has made some recommendations

Keywords: Loan, loan repayment, loan default, smallholder farmers, sinqe bank.

DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/14-9-03

Publication date:May 31^st 2023