The Contract Farming Resource Centre project has been conceived and coordinated by Carlos A. da Silva, Senior Agribusiness Economist, Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) of FAO. Doyle Baker, AGS Chief, has collaborated in the conceptualization of the structure of the Centre and of its presentation formats. Andrew Shepherd, Senior Marketing Economist, AGS, collaborated in the development of the contents.
Support in the collection and organization of most of the information in the Resource Centre has been provided by the FAO volunteers Marta Doria and Giorgio Temperini. Technical assistance in many aspects of the Resource Centre’s development was provided by Ayurzana Puntsagdavaa, FAO Consultant. Caterina Pultrone, FAO intern, and Larissa D’Aquilio, Publications Clerk, AGS, also collaborated in the update and further development of the site’s contents and design.
Angelo Stanzione, FAO Consultant, designed the first version of the web site, while the professional staff of FAO’s Knowledge Information Systems, in particular Giorgio Lanzarone, Roberta Nettuno and Stefano Suozzo, were responsible for the implementation of its successive versions.
Olivio Argenti, Marketing Economist, AGS, kindly made his photographs available for utilization in the Centre.
Contributors
Several professionals, worldwide, contributed with their publications, sample contracts and other information presented in the Resource Centre. FAO acknowledges the collaboration of the following individuals:
Abdul Aziz, Afghanistan
Abdulkarim Farid K Sulma, Uganda
Adriana Bello, Colombia
Anita Ingevall. Sweden
Charles Eaton, Australia
Eric M Johnson , USA
Guo Hongdong , China
Iván Rodríguez , Honduras
John K Beijuka, Uganda
Joselito Bernardo, Japan
José Eugenio Paceli Lopes, Brazil
Julie King, Australia
Mike Smith, New Zealand
Paulo Bando, Brazil
Ralph Houtman, Thailand
Rudy V. van Gent, Zambia
Teeradej, Thailand
