Videos on contract farming developed by Helvetas Laos for use in extension activities are now available in English!
22/01/2015
Three videos developed by Helvetas Laos (www.helvetas-laos.org) have been added on the FAO Contract Farming Resource Centre website. Developed as tools for extension activities in the country, they focus on...
Contract farming for inclusive market access
09/07/2014
“Contract farming for Inclusive Market Access”, a new publication of the FAO Rural Infrastructure and Agro Industries Division, is now available on the Contract Farming Resource Centre website!
Recent transformations in...
Expert Meeting: joint FAO-UNIDROIT preparation of an international Legal Guide on Contract Farming
28/03/2014
FAO is collaborating with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) towards the development of a Legal Guide on Contract Farming. During the week of 3–7 March...
Training Workshop on Contract Farming in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
29/11/2013
The Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) held another session of its series of training workshops on planning and implementing contract farming operation,in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, from 11 to13 of November,...
Regional Workshop on Contract Farming in San Salvador, El Salvador
20/11/2013
From 22nd to 24th of October, a Regional Workshop on Contract Farming took place in San Salvador, El Salvador, with the purpose to disseminate knowledge on contract farming issues among...
Training Workshop on Planning and Implementing Contract Farming Operations, Rayong Province, Thailand
05/08/2013
As part of the ongoing activities of the Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) towards the promotion of Responsible Contract Farming (CF) Operations, a Training workshop on planning and implementing contract...
CALL FOR PAPERS - Special Issue of the international journal “Food Chain” focusing on Contract Farming
28/02/2013
Contract farming is an important way to coordinate linkages between farmers and agribusiness, and has the potential for increasing the integration of smallholders into value chains. How can farmers be...
Call for Papers: Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture,and Rural Development. Linking statistics with decision making. Technical Session 5: Measuring Contract Farming. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 23-25 October 2013
06/02/2013
Contract farming is an important and growing phenomenon. The term refers to pre-harvest arrangements between farmers and buyers that specify quality attributes, outlets, and delivery windows for products and compensation...
Call for Papers: Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture,and Rural Development. Linking statistics with decision making. Technical Session 5: Measuring Contract Farming. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 23-25 October 2013
06/02/2013
Contract farming is an important and growing phenomenon. The term refers to pre-harvest arrangements between farmers and buyers that specify quality attributes, outlets, and delivery windows for products and compensation...
New contents in the “Contract Farming Resource Centre”
06/11/2012
The Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division of the FAO launched the publication “Guiding Principles for Responsible Contract Farming Operations”. It is now available for download at the Contract Farming Resource...
New content added the “Contract Farming Resource Centre”
12/06/2012
The site contents have been expanded with the inclusion of different presentations on contract farming issues, which are contributions of the Regional Workshop on Contract Farming organized by the Cambodian...
New contents to the Contract Farming Resource Centre
01/02/2012
A new article on legal aspects of contract farming has been added to the site.
The contents of the Contract Farming Resource Centre have also been updated to include new examples...
New contents to the “Contract Farming Resource Centre”
15/09/2011
The site contents have been expanded with the inclusion of around 50 new bibliographical references, covering contract farming issues in countries such as Cambodia, India, France, The Netherlands, UK, USA,...
Wanted: sample contracts for the "Contract Farming Resource Centre"
19/04/2011
FAO continues collecting sample contract farming agreements in order to expand the information base on this issue, which can be freely accessed at our Contract Farming Resource Centre web site...
New contents in the Contract Farming Resource Centre
11/02/2011
The site contents have been revised and expanded with the inclusion of 17 new contract samples covering manioc, milk, fruits and vegetables, gherkins, paddy, pineapple, potato, rubber latex, tea leaf,...