Potential of contract farming as a mechanism for the commercialisation of smallholder agriculture
The Zimbabwe case study
Contract farming, has in one form or another, been practiced since time immemorial and is a common feature of commercializing agriculture in developing countries as well as in developed countries. Its pre-eminence in developing countries is attributed to a response in the trend towards coordination of agricultural production and processing by agribusiness companies, and what some refer to as the “supermarketisation of food production. It is widely acknowledged that contract farming has considerable potential in countries where smallholder agriculture is widespread, and where agricultural processing and export enterprises are being promoted, as indeed, is the case in Zimbabwe and most countries in the southern African region.
Автор: John J. Woodend
Организация: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Год: 2003
Страна/страны: Zimbabwe
Географический охват: Африки
Категория: Доклад
Полный текст: http://www.fao.org/3/a-ah925e.pdf
Язык контента: English