Publications
Developing agricultural markets in sub-Saharan Africa: organic cocoa in rural Uganda. (Special Issue: Agriculture)
21/03/2014
This article investigates the process of development in a traditional African export market, focusing on a contract farming scheme for organic cocoa in rural Uganda. Based on a repeated household...
Website: Jones, S.; Gibbon, P.
Contract farming for inclusive market access
18/06/2014
The issue of inclusiveness of smallholders in agrifood systems is not only a matter of efficiency of the systems but is also one of the key questions for the income and welfare...
Website: Carlos Da Silva and Marlo Rankin
The Transition to Modern Agriculture:Contract Farming in Developing Economies
23/07/2014
Recent years have seen considerable interest in the impact of contract farming on farmers in developing countries, motivated out of belief that contract farming spurs transition to modern agriculture. In...
Website: H. Holly Wang, Yanbing Wang and Michael S. Delgado
Impact of Third-party Contract Enforcement in Agricultural Markets—A Field Experiment in Vietnam
24/07/2014
We study the effect of alleviating the information asymmetry regarding product quality that is widespread in contracts between agricultural producers and buyers in developing countries. Opportunistic buyers may underreport quality...
Website: Christoph Saenger, Maximo Torero and Matin Qaim
Contract farmer and poultry farm efficiency in Bangladesh: a data envelopment analysis
01/08/2014
The objective of this article is to determine the efficiency of the poultry farm in Bangladesh and to assess the influence of contract farming system, using a data envelopment analysis....
Website: Ismat Ara Begumab, Mohammad Jahangir Alamac, Jeroen Buyssea, Aymen Frijaa & Guido Van Huylenbroecka
Determinants of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FFV) Farmers’ Participation in Contract Farming in Peninsular Malaysia
01/08/2014
The purpose of this research was identifying socio-economic characteristics affected on respondents’ participation in contract farming. The survey was conducted using structured questionnaire in populous states namely Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu,...
Website: Nalini Arumugam, Fatimah Mohamed Arshad ,Eddie Chiew F.C and Zainalabidin Mohamed
Demythifying Contract Farming: Evidence from Rural South Africa
06/08/2014
This paper intends to contribute to the on-going debate about whether and how restructured agri-food markets can provide viable market opportunities for small-scale farmers in South Africa. It aims at analyzing contract...
Website: Sandrine FREGUIN-GRESH, Ward ANSEEUW, Marijke D’HAESE
A Latent Class Cluster Analysis of Farmers’ Attitudes Towards Contract Design in the Dairy Industry
03/09/2014
As a result of a number of recent developments, such as the milk strike in several European countries in 2008 and the planned expiration of the European milk quota scheme...
Website: Stephanie Schlecht and Achin Miller
Contract farming configuration: Smallholders’ preferences for contract design attributes
03/09/2014
While Contract Farming (CF) can enhance smallholders’ income in developing countries, empirical research on the motivation of smallholders to participate in CF is scarce. This paper explores farmer preferences for...
Website: Abebe, G., K. Bijman, J. Kemp, R. Omta and O. A. Tsegaye
Development and Management of a Bio-Energy Supply Chain Through Contract Farming
03/09/2014
This paper discusses how to develop and manage integration, coordination and cooperation in bio-energy supply chains. Farmers decisions on whether or not to participate in a contract farming scheme have...
Website: Luigi Cembalo, Stefano Pascucci, Carolina Tagliafierro, and Francesco Caracciolo
Smallholder production agreements in the Lao PDR: Qualifying Success
09/09/2014
Commercial production by smallholder farmers working with investors has expanded considerably over the last decade, with support from the government which expects such arrangements to reduce poverty by improving household income. The results have bee
Website: David Fullbrook
Contract Farming in Lao PDR: Cases and Questions
09/09/2014
During the past five years there has been a rapid rise in contract farming in Lao PDR. This report takes a look at what is actually happening in different parts of the...
Website: David Fullbrook
The impacts of contract farming on rural farm households, Lao PDR
09/09/2014
This research is aimed to study the impacts on rural farm households of contract farming in Savannakhet, Lao PDR. The study has been conducted by the qualitative approach, by in-depth interview as...
Website: Saichay Phoumanivong and Dusadee Ayuwat
Smallholder production agreements in the Lao PDR: qualifying success –Briefing
10/09/2014
Smallholder farmers in the Lao People‟s Democratic Republic, or Laos, are experiencing great change which brings opportunities but also challenges. Agribusiness can enhance livelihoods, improve well-being, and a strengthen resilience...
Website: David Fullbrook
Making Globalization Work Better for the Poor through Contract Farming
01/10/2014
The changing structure of agricultural trade in a globalizing world has become an integral part of effective rural development. In this context, contract farming has emerged as a promising rural...
Website: Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Leung, PingSun
Guiding Principles for Responsible Contract Farming Operations
26/11/2014
Developed with inputs from experts and practitioners, the publication presents a set of principles that are conducive to responsible contract farming. It is intended to serve as guidance for farmers...
Website: Caterina Pultrone, Carlos A. da Silva and Andrew Shepherd
Principios rectores para las operaciones responsables de agricultura por contrato
26/11/2014
La agricultura por contrato se puede definir como un sistema de producción agrícola llevado a cabo según un acuerdo entre un comprador y los agricultores, mediante el cual se establecen...
Website: Carlos da Silva; Caterina Pultrone
Effectiveneness of a contract farming arrangement: A case study of tobacco farmers in Mazowe district in Zimbabwe
09/02/2015
The welfare maximisation effect of contract farming is well documented (Minot, 1986) and the scheme is endorsed by the New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) as a panacea for...
Website: Moses Moyo
Supermarkets in India: Struggles over the Organization of Agricultural Markets and Food Supply Chains
13/03/2015
This article analyzes the conflicts and distributional effects of efforts to restructure food supply chains in India. Specifically, it examines how large retail corporations are presently attempting to transform how...
Website: Amy J. Cohen
Gender Opportunities and Constraints in Inclusive Agribusiness Models: The Case Study of Unifrutti in Mindanao, Philippines
23/03/2015
As many developing countries, Philippines is making vigorous efforts to attract and facilitate private investment in agriculture with the expectation that such investment will contribute to production growth, poverty reduction...
Website: Rebeca Leonard, Martha Osorio and Mary Luz Menguita-Feranil