The role of microfinance to improve agricultural production in the traditional rain sector, Sudan

This study was carried out to investigate the role of microfinance in improving agricultural production in Wad Elhillew locality, Kassala state, Sudan. The simple random sample was adopted to select 105 farmers in the study area. A structured questionnaire was used for primary data collection. Descriptive analysis used to display the socio-economic characteristics of respondents, multiple regression and T-test were also used to test the relationships between some variables. The findings of multiple regression analysis revealed that education level, farm ownership, affiliation to agricultural associations and unions had significant positive regression weights, while the agricultural experience and period of residency scales had positive regression weights, and the age scale had a significant negative regression weight. The results of the T-test analysis reflected that there was a significant difference between adopters and non- adopters in term of the total production of two crops (Sorghum, and Sesame). The study recommended some interventions to improve and develop the microfinance program.