[Author: Nguyen, H.K., Chiong, R., Chica, M., Middleton, R.H. and Pham, D.T.K] In this paper, the authors use agent-based modeling (ABM) to study different obstacles to the expansion of contract rice farming in the context of Mekong Delta (MKD)'s rice supply chain. ABM is a bottom-up approach for modeling the dynamics [...]

Integrating smallholders within global agricultural value chains through contract farming has regained momentum in the development agenda, particularly in Africa. Governments, corporate agri-business, and global development institutions have embraced sugarcane as a suitable commodity to promote the integration of smallholders within commercial agricultural circuits so as to improve the prospects [...]

Contract farming is emerging as an important institutional innovation in the high value food chain in developing countries including Bangladesh, and its socioeconomic implications are topic of interest in policy debates. This study is an empirical assessment to explore the determinants of participation and the impact of contract farming on [...]

As the second largest seed exporter in Asia (after China) with maize seed exports valued at USD 43.8 million, Thailand can realise its vision of becoming the region’s ‘’Seed Hub’’. Seed firm size in Thailand vary—from small and medium-sized firms who rely on public provision of germplasm, to small, [...]

Les gouvernements, les donateurs et les investisseurs agricoles responsables se tournent de plus en plus vers l’agriculture contractuelle la considérant comme un modèle commercial plus inclusif pour l’investissement agricole et un outil permettant de corriger les déséquilibres de pouvoir économique dans les relations entre petits exploitants et agro-industrie. L’Institut international du développement durable [...]

[Author: Hung Anh, N., Bokelmann, W., Thi Thuan, N., Thi Nga, D. and Van Minh, N] Contract farming is considered as institutional arrangements that manage the coordination of production and distribution between smallholder farmers and agro-industrial firms. Under the market reforms and industrialization process, contract farming links smallholder farmers to a [...]

Providing the bulk of manual labour and producing subsistence crops to feed the family, women's role in family farming have not always been well-protected in contract farming arrangements. Ensuring women's rights are well-represented in contracts, this paper gives concrete examples of how contract farming regulations could be strengthened.

Demand for organic basmati rice, both at home and abroad, coupled with policy reforms in India have given rise to contract farming production in that nation. Organic basmic rice production, however, is highly susceptible to weather and pest risks. This study investigates the impact of smallholders’ perceived production risks on [...]

This note provides guidance on considerations in the selection of an appropriate business model through which to conduct an agricultural investment. Agricultural investments have a wide range of impacts, positive and negative. The choice of business model is one, but by no means the only, determining factor of the financial [...]

Securing decent work for young people in Africa is critical given the large numbers of young people entering the labour force each year (about 11 million). With few opportunities for formal employment in manufacturing and services, agribusinesses offer young people the opportunity to earn income in rural areas. If others emulate them, there [...]