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Contract production model in the agricultural sector is envisaged as the first step in the long term agricultural planning. Model which is common in developed countries over the years has been applied in Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean regions in Turkey, recently. However, it has not been extended to the other [...]
Organization: Egirdir Kaymakam, Isparta, Turkey
Year: 2013
The increasing importance of premium segments and private labels raise skepticism about the ability of Fair Trade to help smallholders compete in high value-added markets. Using panel data collected in Mali, this paper contributes to the debate by estimating the impact of Fairtrade certification on the quality of Malian cotton. [...]
Organization: CERDI (Centre for Studies and Research on International Development), Clermont-Ferrand, France
Year: 2013
The farmers' perception on the determinants of entering into contract Japanese quail farming was analysed by factor analysis. The data for the study was collected through a pre-tested interview schedule from the contract Japanese quail producers in western zone of Tamil Nadu. Seven variables were considered emphasizing the factors to [...]
Organization: Faculty of Agriculture, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Year: 2013
The E-magazine of the World's Farmers Organization discusses contract farming issues and the importance of fair contracts to integrate farmers in the value chain.
Organization: World's Farmers Organization
Year: 2013
This paper illustrates 31 case studies on smallholders farmers linkages to markets in different African countries.
Organization: Agriculture for Impact
Year: 2013
This report begins with a review of the literature relevant for this study. First, it looks at the relation of smallholder development to increased incomes, reduced poverty and improved food security and nutrition. It reviews debates about the current relatively low engagement of many small farmers in Africa with markets, [...]
Organization: Agriculture for Impact, ODI
Year: 2013
A travers une analyse de la littérature universitaire, institutionnelle et technique, et de cas d’agriculture contractuelle documentés, cette étude propose d’apporter des réponses concrètes aux questions fréquemment posées sur cette pratique : les petits exploitants en sont-ils exclus ? Ceux qui y participent affichent-ils des revenus bien supérieurs à ceux [...]
Organization: Institut de politique et de gestion du développement
Year: 2013
There is uncertainty and no small controversy surrounding
the potential impacts of commercial agricultural
developments that are being proposed for sub-Saharan
Africa by domestic governments and foreign investors.
Much of the debate concerns how Africa’s rural poor
could be affected. One response is to look back and
review what the outcomes have been from earlier such
developments. [...]
Organization: Future Agricultures
Year: 2013
The main purpose of this study is to gain insight into ‘collaborative business models’14
that provide opportunities for smallholder farmers to improve their linkages to markets
and that could serve as alternatives to large-scale land acquisitions. This study covers
a broad range of business models15 and practices as well as explores key factors [...]
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Year: 2013
This article analyzes the conflicts and distributional effects of efforts to restructure food supply chains in India. Specifically, it examines how large retail corporations are presently attempting to transform how fresh produce is produced and distributed in the "new" India-and efforts by policymakers, farmers, and traders to resist these changes. [...]
Organization: University of Miami
Year: 2013