Selected Issues Related to Contract Farming of Organic Agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Organization MIDAS Agronomics Co., Ltd
Year 2004
This paper is composed of the following sections:
o Poverty and environmental implications of organic contract farming
o Growing demand in the world market for organic products
o Experience of Chinese farmers growing organic products for supermarket in Japan
o Comparative advantages of the GMS for this development strategy
o Potential and constraints in development of agro-processing of organic products
o Steps to be taken to materialize this strategy
o Issues which need attention from researchers