The aim of the Toolkit is to provide practical information to assist the design and implementation of contract farming schemes. This section of the Centre provides access to sample farming contracts, briefs on different contract issues, a selection of presentation resources and other tools.

Contract Samples

Access is provided to sample farming contracts covering various agricultural products worldwide. The contract samples available at the Centre should be considered as illustrative materials only. FAO does not necessarily endorse any of the samples presented on this site. They should not be seen as recommendations, but rather as samples of the types of contractual clauses and general conditions internationally used in contract farming. Several of the contracts have been translated from their original languages into English by contributors and none has been edited. With the exception of the identification of contractual partners, locations and price information that have been removed, the texts were kept as submitted to FAO. Readers wishing to utilize the examples to design contractual instruments are invited to consult relevant legal experts in their countries.

You are welcome to suggest further contract samples to be included on the website. Contributions sent to [email protected] will be duly acknowledged by FAO.

Briefs

Short articles covering contract farming issues are presented in this section.  Legal issues involved in the design, negotiation and enforcement of farming contracts are the first set of themes covered by the briefs provided at the Centre.

Presentations

The Toolkit also provides access to selected presentations on contract farming issues. You are welcome to send your presentations to [email protected], for consideration to be added to the site.

Other Tools

Other tools that may assist the design and implementation of contract farming schemes are presented in this section, including a checklist facilitating farmers’ selection for contract farming pilot, questionnaires enabling the planning, development, negotiations and implementation of the contract agreement, as well as a compliance matrix that helps prepare, manage and evaluate performance of contract farming operations.