Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts

Improving smallholder farmers’ access to reliable markets can have significant impacts on their wellbeing, income, poverty reduction, dietary diversity, and rural economic growth. As the choice of marketing channels may influence outcomes differently depending on the context, a key issue is understa...

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Main Authors: Raghunathan, Kalyani, Abate, Gashaw T., Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Nabwire, Leocardia, Mukangabo, Emerence, Mugabo, Serge, Benin, Samuel
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172818
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author Raghunathan, Kalyani
Abate, Gashaw T.
Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Nabwire, Leocardia
Mukangabo, Emerence
Mugabo, Serge
Benin, Samuel
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Benin, Samuel
Mugabo, Serge
Mukangabo, Emerence
Nabwire, Leocardia
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Van Campenhout, Bjorn
author_facet Raghunathan, Kalyani
Abate, Gashaw T.
Van Campenhout, Bjorn
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Mukangabo, Emerence
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description Improving smallholder farmers’ access to reliable markets can have significant impacts on their wellbeing, income, poverty reduction, dietary diversity, and rural economic growth. As the choice of marketing channels may influence outcomes differently depending on the context, a key issue is understanding the effectiveness of different marketing instruments. One such modality is a conditional contract between a buyer and the traders supplying it. Such a contract requires traders to source a certain percentage of their supplies directly from smallholder farmers. This raises the question of whether conditional contracts create access to reliable markets for smallholder farmers, result in value chain transformation, and sustain market engagement between traders and smallholder farmers.
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spelling CGSpace1728182025-11-06T17:04:27Z Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts Raghunathan, Kalyani Abate, Gashaw T. Van Campenhout, Bjorn Nabwire, Leocardia Mukangabo, Emerence Mugabo, Serge Benin, Samuel contracts maize smallholders value chains Improving smallholder farmers’ access to reliable markets can have significant impacts on their wellbeing, income, poverty reduction, dietary diversity, and rural economic growth. As the choice of marketing channels may influence outcomes differently depending on the context, a key issue is understanding the effectiveness of different marketing instruments. One such modality is a conditional contract between a buyer and the traders supplying it. Such a contract requires traders to source a certain percentage of their supplies directly from smallholder farmers. This raises the question of whether conditional contracts create access to reliable markets for smallholder farmers, result in value chain transformation, and sustain market engagement between traders and smallholder farmers. 2025-02 2025-02-05T17:35:45Z 2025-02-05T17:35:45Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172818 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Raghunathan, Kalyani; Abate, Gashaw T.; Van Campenhout, Bjorn; Nabwire, Leocardia; Mukangabo, Emerence; Mugabo, Serge; and Benin, Samuel. 2025. Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts. SFS4Youth Project Note 2. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172818
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maize
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value chains
Raghunathan, Kalyani
Abate, Gashaw T.
Van Campenhout, Bjorn
Nabwire, Leocardia
Mukangabo, Emerence
Mugabo, Serge
Benin, Samuel
Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts
title Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts
title_full Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts
title_fullStr Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts
title_full_unstemmed Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts
title_short Conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in Uganda: A study design to assess impacts
title_sort conditional contracts in indirect local procurement of maize from smallholder farmers in uganda a study design to assess impacts
topic contracts
maize
smallholders
value chains
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172818
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