Le financement informel dans l'agriculture algerienne : Les principales pratiques et leurs determinants

Abstract

Informal funding in the agricultural sector of Algeria remains a subject receiving limited attention. This article presents the results of an empirical study aimed at characterizing the informal financing practices and exploring their structural determinants in four agricultural regions of the country. The study identified four main types of practices: standing crop sale with pre-financing, combined production, supplier credit and lending between individuals. These practices are present in all four regions, but in different proportions, related to the structural characteristics of the regions. Natural and socio-economic characteristics result in farming specificities, condition the informal funding opportunities offered farmers and influence their choices. © 2007 John Libbey Eurotext.