This article focuses on how Mexico's brewers, backed by a collaboration of U.S. and Mexican agronomists and officials who together developed the foundations of the Green Revolution, facilitated the centralization of decision-making over new technologies of production in the malt barley industry...

Empirical literature on the effect of Contract Farming (CF) on economic development of a Less Developed Economy (LDC) is divided on the basic issue of concern for the policy makers in LDCs: should CF be encouraged, and if so, under what circumstances? Broadly, there are both intermediate (yield,...

Smallholder banana farmers in Kenya grapple with declining farm productivity and low market prices in a fragmented, broker-dominated market. To address these challenges, the Kenya National Banana Development Strategy advocates for the adoption of contract farming. This research utilizes...

After the milk quota removal in 2015, the Irish dairy industry has expanded dramatically. Various economic, social and environmental considerations are part of farmer's choice to invest and to expand. This study evaluates selected factors contributing to recent dairy farmer's investment...

The productivity of smallholder coffee cultivation is declining due to ageing trees, making the rejuvenation of coffee trees with superior seeds essential. This rejuvenation process requires the support and participation of various stakeholders, including the government, banks, investors,...

Agriculture is the mainstay of the Ethiopian economy. Barley, including food and malt barley, is one of the major cereals produced by smallholder farmers. Though malt barley is the fastest-growing industry, demand is outpacing supply. As a result, Ethiopia is a net importer of raw malt barley....

Understanding how and the extent to which contract farming arrangements impact agricultural productivity is important to ensuring that policies are designed to maximize the likelihood of success. Using cross-sectional data from 516 soybean farmers in Northern Ghana, we provide empirical evidence...

Globalization led to a radical change in agri-business industry. The taste and preference of consumers which ever since remained divergent in nature, started converging. Mom and pop stores started conceding ground to the big retail chains. The homogeneity of demand and dominance of structured...

Farmers face both lack of reliable markets, on one hand, and skyrocketing input prices, on the other hand, suggesting the need of Contract Farming Arrangement (CFA) in enhancing tobacco productivity and technical efficiency. Thus, in this study, the paper interrogates the effect of CFA on...

Coffee tree replanting is needed in Indonesia, yet a financing scheme is not available at the moment due to its economic feasibility and farmers' reluctance to reinvest. This research aims to design contract farming for coffee tree replanting in Indonesia to support coffee farmer welfare. The...

Contract farming refers to farming conducted in accordance with a written agreement between farmers and a company for the production and sale of agricultural goods under a forward arrangement, frequently at pre-set pricing. Most of Kerala's urgent and crucial demands for women's empowerment...

Abstract: Globalization has prompted a huge change in demand and supply of Agri processing industry. Convergence of taste and preferences at consumer level, dominance of big retail chains, and other related changes seek high level of certainty and standardization across the value chain. This...

The study assessed the perception of contract farm households about sugarcane outgrowers’ scheme around the Wonji/Shoa sugar factory. The study utilized primary data collected from randomly selected samples of 200 members of sugarcane-producing farmers’ cooperatives through a structured...

In 2020, government of India introduced some major policy changes in the Agriculture sector. These changes deal primarily with agricultural marketing. Following these changes, contract farming is now permitted all across India. However, concerns have been raised about monopolistic practices that...

This study focus on performance of marigold supply chains in contract and non contract farming by analyzing primary data collected from randomly selected 50 contract and 50 non contract farmers of Sathyamangalam block in Erode district through personal interview method. The results revealed that...

Barley, a nutri-rich cereal is gaining momentum among stakeholders owing to multiple health benefits but the concern is its declining area, possibly attributed to lack of market and competitive pricing strategy. Amongst alternatives, contract farming is widely suggested for better price...

Smallholder farmers’ preferences for participation in contract farming may take the form of proportional data-whereby farmers only sell some proportions or fractions of their output to contractors. We analyze determinants for preferences for zero (potential corner solution) and proportional...

The advent of multinational brewing companies to the Ethiopian brewery sector has contributed to the introduction of Contract Farming Arrangements (CFAs) among small scale malt barely farmers in various parts of the country. That is, subsequent to the arrival of multinational brewing companies...

Agri-food systems in developing countries are undergoing a rapid transformation, characterized by modernizing supply chains and the rising importance of highervalue products. Participation of smallholder farmers in the emerging modern and high-value marketing channels is considered a crucial...

Contract farming has often been associated with an increase in the income of participating households. It is unclear, however, whether contract farming increases other aspects of household welfare. We use data from six regions of Madagascar and a selection‐on‐observables design in which we...