Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers
This paper is an empirical analysis of the gains from contract farming in the case of poultry production in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The paper finds that contract production is more efficient than noncontract production. The efficiency surplus is largely appropriated by the processor. D...
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| author | Ramaswami, Bharat Birthal, Pratap Singh Joshi, Pramod Kumar |
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| description | This paper is an empirical analysis of the gains from contract farming in the case of poultry production in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The paper finds that contract production is more efficient than noncontract production. The efficiency surplus is largely appropriated by the processor. Despite this, contract growers still gain appreciably from contracting in terms of lower risk and higher expected returns. Improved technology and production practices as well as the way in which the processor selects growers are what make these outcomes possible. In terms of observed and unobserved characteristics, contract growers have relatively poor prospects as independent growers. With contract production, these growers achieve incomes comparable to that of independent growers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1604612025-11-06T06:52:20Z Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers Ramaswami, Bharat Birthal, Pratap Singh Joshi, Pramod Kumar contract farming poultry vertical integration This paper is an empirical analysis of the gains from contract farming in the case of poultry production in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The paper finds that contract production is more efficient than noncontract production. The efficiency surplus is largely appropriated by the processor. Despite this, contract growers still gain appreciably from contracting in terms of lower risk and higher expected returns. Improved technology and production practices as well as the way in which the processor selects growers are what make these outcomes possible. In terms of observed and unobserved characteristics, contract growers have relatively poor prospects as independent growers. With contract production, these growers achieve incomes comparable to that of independent growers. 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:51Z 2024-11-21T09:50:51Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160461 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ramaswami, Bharat; Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, Pramod Kumar. Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers. MTID Discussion Paper 91. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160461 |
| spellingShingle | contract farming poultry vertical integration Ramaswami, Bharat Birthal, Pratap Singh Joshi, Pramod Kumar Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers |
| title | Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers |
| title_full | Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers |
| title_fullStr | Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers |
| title_short | Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers |
| title_sort | efficiency and distribution in contract farming the case of indian poultry growers |
| topic | contract farming poultry vertical integration |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160461 |
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