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Does contract farming enhance farm efficiency? A case of wheat growers of Haryana, India. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 This study tries to evaluate the returns to contract farming (CF) in the form of farm efficiency for both contract and non-contract wheat growers in Haryana, North India. Applying the data envelopment analysis and endogenous switching regression model on
Saroj, Paltasingh KR, Jena PK.
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Does contract farming arrangement improve smallholder tobacco productivity? Evidence from Zimbabwe. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Contract Farming Arrangements (CFA) can be viewed as a pro-active response to lack of reliable markets and steeply rising input prices. CFA proponents argue that CFA can enhance technical efficiency of tobacco farming and productivity.
Pangapanga-Phiri I +2 more
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Rural credit access and contract farming nexus in Ethiopia: A meta-analysis. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 This review aims to assess the variability in empirical research conducted on the assertion that access to credit is an exceptional way to overcome some of the financial obstacles associated with contract farming adoption by farmers.
Gelata FT, Han J.
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Coordinating a three-level contract farming supply chain with option contracts considering risk-averse farmer and retailer. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 We considered a three-level contract farming supply chain comprising a risk-averse farmer, a risk-neutral supplier, and a risk-averse retailer. The farmer plants and grows fresh agricultural products with yield uncertainty, the supplier is the leader of ...
Liao C, Lu Q, Lin L.
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Contract farming, contract design and smallholder livelihoods* [PDF]
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2021 Contract farming has gained in importance in many developing countries. Previous studies analysed effects of contracts on smallholder farmers’ welfare, yet mostly without considering that different types of contractual relationships exist. Here, we examine associations between contract farming and farm household income in the oil palm sector of Ghana ...
Anette Ruml +2 more
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Investigating the factors affecting farmers' intention to adopt contract farming. [PDF]
Sci RepAgricultural endeavors, especially in developing nations, entail inherent risks. Amidst challenges related to capital and agricultural marketing, contract farming emerges as a highly effective strategy.
Khalili F, Choobchian S, Abbasi E.
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Fertilizer Application in Contract Farming: A Risk Analysis
Land, 2023 To our knowledge, this is the first study in the world to incorporate risk into the contract-farming participation decision process and to examine empirical evidence on the effect of contract farming on fertilizer application, filling the research gaps ...
Yiming Zhang +3 more
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Women’s Participation in Contract Farming
The Journal of Development Studies, 2023 Smallholder farmers in lower-income countries often lack access to agricultural inputs, services, and markets. This holds especially for female farmers, with important negative implications for agricultural productivity, child welfare, and rural development.
Phyllis Mumia Machio, Eva-Marie Meemken
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Investigating factors affecting the development of contract farming. Case study: tomatoes in Kermanshah Province [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyThe escalating demands of a growing population and rising living standards strain the efficiency of traditional agricultural methods in fulfilling consumer nutritional needs.
H. Hossein Abadi +3 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 IntroductionContract farming is seen as a tool to create new market opportunities that can address market imperfections in many developing countries and thus increase smallholder income.MethodsThis study examines the impact of contract farming on farm ...
Yuan Liang +3 more
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