The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland

The purpose of this case study is to investigate the role of trust in a contractual relationship in agricultural commodity markets. This case study was conducted in the sugar supply chain in Swaziland and conceptualizes the supply chain as a series of connected activities concerned with planning, co...

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Main Author: Masuku, Micah B.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161936
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description The purpose of this case study is to investigate the role of trust in a contractual relationship in agricultural commodity markets. This case study was conducted in the sugar supply chain in Swaziland and conceptualizes the supply chain as a series of connected activities concerned with planning, coordinating, and controlling the production of sugar, starting with the production of sugarcane by farmers, through its processing by millers, and finally its sale to consumers. Thus it can be broken into units, beginning with the cane growers who provide sugarcane to millers, who then process it into sugar and pass it on to the Swaziland Sugar Association (SSA), which then markets it on behalf of both farmers and millers.
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spelling CGSpace1619362025-11-06T04:13:24Z The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland Masuku, Micah B. economic development agricultural development case studies natural resources management smallholders poverty alleviation economic growth The purpose of this case study is to investigate the role of trust in a contractual relationship in agricultural commodity markets. This case study was conducted in the sugar supply chain in Swaziland and conceptualizes the supply chain as a series of connected activities concerned with planning, coordinating, and controlling the production of sugar, starting with the production of sugarcane by farmers, through its processing by millers, and finally its sale to consumers. Thus it can be broken into units, beginning with the cane growers who provide sugarcane to millers, who then process it into sugar and pass it on to the Swaziland Sugar Association (SSA), which then markets it on behalf of both farmers and millers. 2009 2024-11-21T09:59:38Z 2024-11-21T09:59:38Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161936 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896297814BK Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Masuku, Micah B. 2009. The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland. In Institutional economics perspectives on African agricultural development. ed. Johann F. Kirsten, Andrew R. Dorward, Colin Poulton, and Nick Vink. Chapter 6. Pp. 185-100. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/161936
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poverty alleviation
economic growth
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The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland
title The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland
title_full The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland
title_fullStr The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland
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title_short The role of trust in contract enforcement: An analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in Swaziland
title_sort role of trust in contract enforcement an analysis of smallholder farmers and sugar millers in swaziland
topic economic development
agricultural development
case studies
natural resources management
smallholders
poverty alleviation
economic growth
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