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The present study, conducted in 2005-06, was based on a data from a purposive sample of 80 farmers contracted for organically cultivating naturally coloured cotton and supervised seed multiplication from Uppinbetageri village of Dharwad taluk. The per hectare variable costs for coloured cotton cultivation was Rs.13,078 and formed 82 per [...]

We model the contractual arrangements between smallholder pepper (Piper nigrum L.) producers and a single processor in Costa Rica. Producers in the El Roble settlement sell their pepper to only one processing firm, which exerts its monopsonistic bargaining power by setting the purchase price of fresh pepper. It also sets [...]

Economic liberalisation, improved transport and communication systems, and the global demand for energy, minerals and agricultural commodities have fostered natural resource investment in many lower- and middle-income countries. Increased investment may create opportunities to improve living standards, but it also creates risks such as environmental damage and loss of key [...]

Contracting and other forms of vertical coordination are important parts of the supply chains for many agricultural products. Often the buyer cares about multiple product attributes affected by a grower’s actions. Using data that are insulated from common methodological problems, we test whether or not price incentives for two processing [...]

This paper empirically examines the determinants of the allocation of decision rights in the context of fruit and vegetable contracting. A multiple case study is used to investigate twelve fruit and vegetable contracts in order to test five hypotheses regarding the decision rights allocated to the farmer growers and to [...]

Vietnamese grown Pangasianodon hypopthalmus (pangasius or striped catfish) has emerged as one of the most successful globally traded aquaculture products. The diversification of international markets has led to the rapid growth of the industry in the Mekong Delta, which has in turn led to concerns over what remains largely unplanned, uncoordinated, and unregulated [...]

A well-known example of a Code of Conduct can be found in Kenya, where the Horticultural Crops Development Authority (HCDA) has established a Code of Conduct (CoC) for the horticultural sector that is specifically focused on using written contracts as a preferred institutional arrangement. The CoC includes specific obligations related to [...]

Based on empirical evidence from small scale growers and a processor, this study evaluated contract farming of rose geranium (Pelagonium graveoleus) production in a rural setting of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. With the aid of interview schedules and observation, cross sectional data were collected from the growers and [...]

The increasing use of agricultural contracts and processor concentration raises concerns that processors may offer lower contract prices in absence of local competition. This study examines the price competitiveness of marketing and production contracts depending on the availability of alternative marketing options. A propensity score matching method is used to [...]

A quad-partite model of contract farming involving research institutes, farmers, industries and financial institutions was developed. The model introduced the concept of public-private partnership, and offers long-term benefits to both the farmers and wood-based industries, such as increased income. The model was introduced in the state of Tamil Nadu and [...]