Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production

We use a stochastic frontier approach corrected for self-selection to separate technology and managerial gaps between the treatment and control groups of smallholders in baby corn production in India. We also assess the impact of contract farming on output prices, profitability, and resource usage....

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Autores principales: Mishra, Ashok K., Mayorga, Joaquin, Kumar, Anjani
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141386
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author Mishra, Ashok K.
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description We use a stochastic frontier approach corrected for self-selection to separate technology and managerial gaps between the treatment and control groups of smallholders in baby corn production in India. We also assess the impact of contract farming on output prices, profitability, and resource usage. We find that technical efficiency is consistently higher among contract farmers than among independent farmers and that significant technology and managerial gaps exist between contracted and independent growers. Ultimately, contract farming intervention benefits the livelihood of smallholders, increases efficiency, and reduces environmental degradation without compromising yield.
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spelling CGSpace1413862024-11-13T12:23:13Z Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production Mishra, Ashok K. Mayorga, Joaquin Kumar, Anjani efficiency technology maize cobs crop production management contract farming selection criteria prices stochastic processes We use a stochastic frontier approach corrected for self-selection to separate technology and managerial gaps between the treatment and control groups of smallholders in baby corn production in India. We also assess the impact of contract farming on output prices, profitability, and resource usage. We find that technical efficiency is consistently higher among contract farmers than among independent farmers and that significant technology and managerial gaps exist between contracted and independent growers. Ultimately, contract farming intervention benefits the livelihood of smallholders, increases efficiency, and reduces environmental degradation without compromising yield. 2022-01-01 2024-04-12T13:37:49Z 2024-04-12T13:37:49Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141386 en Open Access Western Agricultural Economics Association Mishra, Ashok K.; Mayorga, Joaquin; and Kumar, Anjani. 2022. Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 47(1): 77-96. https://purl.umn.edu/307460
spellingShingle efficiency
technology
maize cobs
crop production
management
contract farming
selection criteria
prices
stochastic processes
Mishra, Ashok K.
Mayorga, Joaquin
Kumar, Anjani
Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production
title Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production
title_full Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production
title_fullStr Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production
title_full_unstemmed Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production
title_short Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production
title_sort technology and managerial gaps in contract farming the case of specialty crop production
topic efficiency
technology
maize cobs
crop production
management
contract farming
selection criteria
prices
stochastic processes
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141386
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