COVID-19 and the Non-Repayment of Agricultural Loans in West Cameroon: A major Challenge for the Small Farmer in an Individual Loan Situation

Table 1.

Age-related characteristics and legal determinants of the difficultrepayment of agricultural loans by debtors of the MC2 Bayangam.

[18-45] [46-55] [56-60] Plus de 60 Total

n =15 % n=35 % n=43 % n =7 % N=100 %T

Conditions of access to credits    
Binding 11 73.33 23 65.71 25 58.14 4 57.14 63 63.00
Non-binding 4 26.67 12 34.29 18 41.86 3 42.86 37 37.00

Acceptable warranty    
Have 5 33.33 15 42.86 24 55.81 5 71.43 49 49.00
Do not have 10 66.67 20 57.14 19 44.19 2 28.57 51 51.00

Financial Cavalry    
Practice 6 40.00 14 40.00 15 34.88 2 28.57 37 37.00
Do not practice 9 60.00 21 60.00 28 65.12 5 71.43 63 63.00

Proceedings for the prosecution of debtors at the MC2    
Binding 13 86.67 33 94.29 41 95.35 7 100.00 94 94.00
Non-binding 2 13.33 2 05.71 2 04.65 0 0.00 6 06.00

Misappropriation of the object of credit    

Divert 7 46.67 20 57.14 11 25.58 2 28.57 40 40.00
Do not divert 8 53.33 15 42.86 32 74.42 5 71.43 60 60.00