Contract farming: partnerships for growth.

By C. Eaton, A. Shepherd. 2000

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The political economy of food systems reform (2017, background): “As part of the process of vertical integration that characterises the agrifood sector as a whole, both wholesalers and retailers seek to secure stability of supply, an objective they achieve by long-term arrangements with producers, or ‘contract farming’; or by relying on techniques such as preferre”
Gender and Modern Supply Chains in Developing Countries (2012, background): “…party, the majority of the farm work done on contracted plots is performed by women as family labourers and thereby replacing labour from food production: for example Singh (2002) on vegetable contract-farming in the Indian Punjab; and Eaton and Sheperd (2001) on contract-farming in China.”
Can carbon sequestration markets benefit low-income producers in semi-arid Africa? Potentials and challenges (2007, background): “Contract farming assumes that it is not enough to identify activities with high ‘‘income generation’’ potential for rural people, but rather it is critical to provide a reliable and cost-efficient package of supports and services ranging from extension advice, seeds, fertilizers and credit to guaran”
Over the heads of local people: consultation, consent, and recompense in large-scale land deals for biofuels projects in Africa (2010, background): “In a rare documented example, the introduction of contract farming for rice in an area previously used for sorghum, traditionally grown by women, led to conflict which was solved through negotiations between husbands and wives (Eaton and Shepherd 2001 ).”
Labour Market Effects of Large-Scale Agricultural Investment: Conceptual Considerations and Estimated Employment Effects (2017, background): “In turn, the investor provides production support and processes the farmer’s produce or puts it on the market (Eaton & Shepherd, 2001).”
Does contract farming improve smallholder income? The case of avocado farmers in Kenya (2016, background): “…that allow prices of outputs as well as the terms to be decided in advance may reduce risks associated with price fluctuations (Baumann, 2000; Eaton and Shepherd, 2001), thereby providing incentive mechanisms for smallholders to allocate resources efficiently and maximize returns on factors…”
Determinants of Market Participation among Small-Scale Pineapple Farmers in Kericho County, Kenya (2014, background): “Contract farming provides the basis for sharing values, risks and decision-making power between farmers and processors in a way that is mutually beneficial (Eaton and Shepherd, 2001).”