Does contract farming improve smallholder income? The case of avocado farmers in Kenya
By M. Mwambi, J. Oduol, P. Mshenga, M. Saidi. 2016
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Purpose – Contract farming (CF) is seen as a tool for creating new market opportunities hence increasing incomes for smallholder farmers. Critics, however, argue that CF is likely to pass risks to small scale farmers, thus favouring large scale farmers at the expense of smallholder farmers. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of CF on smallholder farmers’ income using a case study of avocado farmers in Kandara district in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses data collected from 100 smallholder avocado farmers in Kandara district in Kenya and employs an instrumental variable model (Probit-2SLS) to control for endogeneity in participation in the contract and examine the effect of CF on household, farm and avocado income. Findings – The results indicate that participation in CF is not sufficient to improve household, farm and avocado income. Question remains regarding efficient implementation of CF arrangements to promote spill over effects on other household enterprises. Resear...
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science
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- Agricultural innovation and inclusive value-chain development: a review (2018, background): “However, contract farming on its own may be insufficient to improve the income of smallholder households (Mwambi et al., 2016).”