Contract Farming Resource Centre

Linking farmers to markets through Contract Farming

Organization ADB/DFID/ADBI and An Giang University
Year 2005

This volume of the proceedings of the Workshop jointly organized by ADB/DFID/ADBI Making markets work better for the poor (M4P) project and An Giang University contains presentations made and a summary of discussions undertaken during the workshop. Making markets work better for the poor by Alan Johnson pp.3 Concept note issues of contracts: applications to value chains in Viet Nam by Alan Johnson pp.7 Agriculture contracts, cooperative action by farmers, and poor people's participation in Northern Viet Nam by Dr Dao The Anh, Dr Vu Trong Binh pp.13 Contract use and paddy quality in the rice supply chain An Giang province, Viet Nam by Martha Roberts, Ngueyn Tri Khiem pp.21 Agriculture contracts in An Giang province by Nguyen Tri Khiem pp.27 An overview of Cooperation with farmers in the establishment and development of the Lam Son sugar material zone by Le Van Tam pp.35 On the implementation of the agriculture restructuring, provision of agriculture services, organization of agriculture produce sales, and generation of jobs in rural areas by Nguyen Van Dam pp.39 Group discussions summary and messages from workshop pp.43