Effects of Crop Insurance and Finance on Small-Scale Maize Productivity in Zambia

Productivity of maize is dependent on facilitative and competitive interactive effects resource availability other moderating factors. The study investigated the impact crop insurance financing had productivity small-scale farmers in Southern province Zambia. It also sought to see effect factors have productivity. relationship between financing, was explored by interviewing 602 Mazabuka, Monze, Choma Kalomo districts through a structured questionnaire. This included interviews with finance providers. SPSS hierarchical multiple regression analysis were used evaluate data after making some assumptions. run determine productivity, loan, interaction loan over above control variables. results showed that not supported (t = -0.750, p > 0.05) four studied did any There no significant -1.741, 0.05). model analyze excluded as it bring additional information. further indicated there linearity determined partial plots, well residual independence Durbin-Watson statistic 1.745. Results evidence multicollinearity based correlations Variance Inflation Factors (VIFs) relied heavily government subsidy program, FISP which resulting less or commercial