Current literature on farmer participation in dynamic agri-food supply chains focuses predominantly on one kind of inclusion based on individual farmer characteristics. Relatively less attention has been devoted to spatial selection. This chapter contends that exclusion can often be based on...

This paper assesses the variable impact of participation in high value agriculture through contract farming arrangements in southern India. Using survey data for 474 farmers in four commodity sectors, gherkins, papaya marigold and broiler, an endogenous switching model is used to estimate net...

Supermarkets, specialized wholesalers, processors, and agro-exporters are transforming the marketing channels into which smallholder farmers sell produce in low-income economies. We develop a conceptual framework with which to study contracting between smallholders and a commodity-processing...