Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications

Chapter 4 (Minot and Sawyer) provides clarity on the opportunities and limitations of contract farming as an institution that facilitates agricultural intensification by smallholders. They find that contract farming is more viable in value chains of fruits and vegetables for quality-sensitive market...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Minot, Nicholas, Sawyer, Bradley
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2016
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147407
_version_ 1855540284773892096
author Minot, Nicholas
Sawyer, Bradley
author_browse Minot, Nicholas
Sawyer, Bradley
author_facet Minot, Nicholas
Sawyer, Bradley
author_sort Minot, Nicholas
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Chapter 4 (Minot and Sawyer) provides clarity on the opportunities and limitations of contract farming as an institution that facilitates agricultural intensification by smallholders. They find that contract farming is more viable in value chains of fruits and vegetables for quality-sensitive markets, commercial dairy and poultry production, and certain cash crops (for example, tea, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton). In terms of income benefits for smallholders, most case studies found considerable increases in income, in the range 25–75 percent.
format Book Chapter
id CGSpace147407
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2016
publishDateRange 2016
publishDateSort 2016
publisher International Food Policy Research Institute
publisherStr International Food Policy Research Institute
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1474072025-11-06T04:16:57Z Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications Minot, Nicholas Sawyer, Bradley value chains retail marketing transport farmers organizations smallholders market access trade wholesale marketing producer organizations food processing Chapter 4 (Minot and Sawyer) provides clarity on the opportunities and limitations of contract farming as an institution that facilitates agricultural intensification by smallholders. They find that contract farming is more viable in value chains of fruits and vegetables for quality-sensitive markets, commercial dairy and poultry production, and certain cash crops (for example, tea, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton). In terms of income benefits for smallholders, most case studies found considerable increases in income, in the range 25–75 percent. 2016-10-21 2024-06-21T09:22:48Z 2024-06-21T09:22:48Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147407 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292130 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Minot, Nicholas and Sawyer, Bradley. 2016. Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications. In Innovation for inclusive value-chain development: Successes and challenges. Devaux, André; Torero, Máximo; Donovan, Jason; Horton, Douglas (Eds.). Chapter 4. Pp. 127-158. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292130_04.
spellingShingle value chains
retail marketing
transport
farmers organizations
smallholders
market access
trade
wholesale marketing
producer organizations
food processing
Minot, Nicholas
Sawyer, Bradley
Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications
title Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications
title_full Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications
title_fullStr Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications
title_full_unstemmed Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications
title_short Contract farming in developing countries: Theory, practice, and policy implications
title_sort contract farming in developing countries theory practice and policy implications
topic value chains
retail marketing
transport
farmers organizations
smallholders
market access
trade
wholesale marketing
producer organizations
food processing
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147407
work_keys_str_mv AT minotnicholas contractfarmingindevelopingcountriestheorypracticeandpolicyimplications
AT sawyerbradley contractfarmingindevelopingcountriestheorypracticeandpolicyimplications