Publications
Business sustainability of medicinal plant production under risk in the northwest region of Bangladesh: A simulation analysis
08/10/2025
Saiyem, Md.A., Begum, Mst.F., Begum, Mst.E.A. & Hossain, M.I. 2025. Business sustainability of medicinal plant production under risk in the northwest region of Bangladesh: A simulation analysis. PLOS ONE, 20(10): 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333780
Researching and theorizing contract farming
31/05/2025
Narayanan, S. 2025b. Researching and theorizing contract farming. In: Contract Farming in Developing Countries. pp. 27–40. Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy. Cham, Switzerland, Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76487-5_3
A scoping review of frameworks governing the performance and resilience of contractual arrangements within sorghum value chains in Zimbabwe
18/11/2025
Marufu, G., Musara, J.P. & Nyamushamba, G.B. 2025. A scoping review of frameworks governing the performance and resilience of contractual arrangements within sorghum value chains in Zimbabwe. In: T. Rukasha, B. Nyagadza, J. Muroiwa & B. Shumbanhete, eds. Sustainable Food Systems in the Global South. pp. 20–28. London,United Kingdom, CABI. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781836990215.0002
Evaluating blockchain technology for contract farming in Tanzania: A task-technology fit analysis
21/06/2025
Mambile, C., Mwangakala, H.A., Chali, F., Julius, B., Shao, D., Mongi, H. & Ishengoma, F. 2025. Evaluating blockchain technology for contract farming in Tanzania: A task-technology fit analysis. Sustainable Futures, 10: 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100905
Does contract farming have an impact on farm productivity and profitability? A study of A1 and A2 maize farmers in Mutare District, Zimbabwe
02/10/2025
Mafirakurewa, T., Abbyssinia, M., Ruzhani, F., Mashayambombea, B.K. & Siphe, Z. 2025. Does contract farming have an impact on farm productivity and profitability? A study of A1 and A2 maize farmers in Mutare District, Zimbabwe. Agrekon, 64(3–4): 358–382. https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2025.2579057
Effects of flood-recession production system on rice yield in Ghana
30/06/2025
Mabe, F.N. 2025. Effects of flood-recession production system on rice yield in Ghana. Scientific African, 28: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02689
The formation of cooperatives with the implications of information sharing and contract farming
16/02/2025
Li, Q., Hadj-Hamou, K. & Rekik, Y. 2025. The formation of cooperatives with the implications of information sharing and contract farming. International Journal of Production Research, 63(4): 1495–1516. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2024.2379563
Collective market action, farm performance, and household welfare among maize farmers: The role of outgrower scheme in Northern Ghana
27/07/2024
Konja, D.T. & Abdulai, A. 2025. Collective market action, farm performance, and household welfare among maize farmers: The role of outgrower scheme in Northern Ghana. Applied Economics, 57(35): 5410–5426. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2024.2364927
Effect of contract farming on the sustainability of wheat production in Iran: Case study of Golestan province
30/08/2025
Kasgari, H.S.H., Ahmadpour Borazjani, M., Keikha, A. & Salarpour, M. 2025. Effect of contract farming on the sustainability of wheat production in Iran: Case study of Golestan province. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 27(5): 971–985. https://doi.org/10.48311/jast.2025.24119
Entrepreneurship pathways for scaling legume-based agroecological intensification in Eastern and Southern Africa. A review
14/04/2025
Fundira, T., Ndlovu, N., Kaonga, T., Kinkese, T., Murray, U., Johnston, A., McKeown, P.C., Allen, B. & Spillane, C. 2025. Entrepreneurship pathways for scaling legume-based agroecological intensification in Eastern and Southern Africa. A review. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 23: 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101904
Comparing hops and malt price transmission in the beer value chain: Evidence from Germany
06/11/2025
Bublik, N. & Hess, S. 2025. Comparing hops and malt price transmission in the beer value chain: Evidence from Germany. Agricultural and Food Economics, 13(1): 82. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-025-00425-y
Government subsidy research on the application of IoT technology in contract-farming supply chain
31/07/2025
Zhou, X., Peng, Y., Xu, B., Xiong, W. & Peng, X. 2025. Government subsidy research on the application of IoT technology in contract-farming supply chain. PLOS ONE, 20(7):1-27. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327816
Individual action or collaborative scientific research institutions? Agricultural support from enterprises from the perspective of subsidies
29/07/2025
Zhang, Z., Zhong, Y., Zhang, G., Zhai, T., Li, Z. & Lin, S. 2025. Individual action or collaborative scientific research institutions? Agricultural support from enterprises from the perspective of subsidies. Sustainability, 17(15): 1-31. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17156873
Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: From resource-based view
19/05/2025
Yang, Q., Zhang, X., Peng, H. & Sun, D. 2025. Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: From resource-based view. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 9(33): 716–735. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1585843
Distributionally robust production and pricing for risk-averse contract-farming supply chains with uncertain demand and yield
30/06/2025
Xing, G., Zhong, Y., Zhou, Y. & Cao, B. 2025. Distributionally robust production and pricing for risk-averse contract-farming supply chains with uncertain demand and yield. Transportation Research Part E-Logistics and Transportation Review, 198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104074
Agricultural cooperatives’ strategic cooperation via association: The impacts of asymmetric bargaining power and yield uncertainty
07/01/2025
Xie, F., Zeng, S., Chen, L. & Wang, J. 2025. Agricultural cooperatives’ strategic cooperation via association: The impacts of asymmetric bargaining power and yield uncertainty. Naval Research Logistics. https://doi.org/10.1002/nav.22247
Contract farming technologies, opportunities and challenges in arid and semi-arid lands- A review scenario in Kenya
30/06/2025
Wambua, R.M., Akuja, T. & Sevu, R.M. 2025. Contract farming technologies, opportunities and challenges in arid and semi-arid lands- A review scenario in Kenya. International Journal of Agriculture and Technology, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.33425/2770-2928.1037
Farm level efficiency and profitability of soybean farmers in Otukpo local government area of Benue State, Nigeria
11/03/2025
Ukpe, U., Oduh, S. & Choumbou, R. 2025. Farm level efficiency and profitability of soybean farmers in Otukpo local government area of Benue State, Nigeria. Tropical Agriculture, 102(1): 75–88. https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/8632
Factors affecting contract farming enforcement in rice production in Vietnam
31/01/2025
Tuyen, M.C. & Hung, P.X. 2025. Factors affecting contract farming enforcement in rice production in Vietnam. In: I. Kostavelis, D. Folinas, D. Aidonis & C. Achillas, eds. Supply Chains. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Cham, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69351-9_21
Methodological bricolage, data pattern detection and realist explanation: A portfolio analysis of inclusive business support
30/04/2025
Ton, G. 2025. Methodological bricolage, data pattern detection and realist explanation: A portfolio analysis of inclusive business support. Evaluation, 31(2): 203–223. https://doi.org/10.1177/13563890251323603