Smallholder participation in contract farming: Comparative evidence from five countries

By Christopher B. Barrett, M. E. Bachke, Marc F. Bellemare, H. Michelson, S. Narayanan, Thomas F. Walker. 2012

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Subfields: Business and International Management, Economics and Econometrics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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Fair Enough? Food Security and the International Trade of Seafood (2015, neutral): “As in other food-related value chains (Barrett et al., 2012; Bellemare, 2012) the combination of (i) the significant investments needed to start up aquaculture production and (ii) limited domestic markets for aquaculture products (due for example to purchasing power constraints in developing countri”
Smallholder integration in changing food markets (2013, background): “Source: Barrett, 2012 : Smallholder integration in changing food markets 24 Part 3 Solutions for integrating smallholders into the markets ► Supporting inclusive market development ► Institutional arrangements: a role for cooperative action ► Support services: an evolving role ► Managing risk in…”
Limitations of Contract Farming as a Pro-poor Strategy: The Case of Maize Outgrower Schemes in Upper West Ghana (2018, background): “Available studies show mixed results (Barrett et al. 2012; Abebe et al. 2013; Bellemare 2012; Miyata and Minot 2009; Wang et al. 2014; Reardon et al. 2009; Simmons, Winters, and Patrick 2005; Singh 2002; Warning and Key 2002; Oya 2012), and there is ongoing debate about CFAs’ role in rural economic ”
Using agriculture for development: Supply- and demand-side approaches (2020, neutral): “Yet, the large literature attempting to measure the impact of contract farming on farmer welfare uses observational methods (Barrett et al., 2012; Bellemare and Bloem, 2018).”
Does contract farming improve smallholder income? The case of avocado farmers in Kenya (2016, background): “Although RCTs may be a good source of instruments, cases of non-compliance that are characteristic of participation studies as well as lack of external validity render it unfeasible (Barrett et al., 2012).”
Well-Being Dynamics and Poverty Traps (2016, methodology): “Barrett et al. (2006) find remarkably similar equilibria among pastoralists in northern Kenya.”
Rapid transformation of food systems in developing regions: Highlighting the role of agricultural research & innovations (2019, background): “Large processing firms and supermarkets based in towns also tend to prefer supply regions with low transaction costs, and eschew contracting with farmers in hinterland zones (Barrett et al., 2012).”
Contract farming configuration: Smallholders’ preferences for contract design attributes (2013, neutral): “However, in practice, contracts are biased toward agribusiness firms and often expose smallholders to ex post risk (Singh, 2002), because firms choose contract design attributes that will offer them the highest payoffs without considering farmers’ expected utility level (Barrett et al., 2012).”
The Economics of the Food System Revolution (2012, background): “As Barrett et al. (2012) emphasize, there need to be more panel survey studies to overcome the technical constraints in the earlier studies.”