Contract farming, productivity and fertilizer usage: Empirical evidence from specialty crop production
Title | Contract farming, productivity and fertilizer usage: Empirical evidence from specialty crop production PDF eBook |
Author | Mishra, Ashok K. |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | 43 |
Release | 2018-11-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
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This study investigates the impact of contract farming (CF) in baby corn production on yield, irrigation costs, fertilizer costs and usage of chemical fertilizer. We find that adoption of CF by baby corn smallholders, after controlling for characteristics of both control and treatment groups, leads to higher yields and lower spending on fertilizers and irrigation. Additionally, CF in baby corn farming leads to a reduction in the use of chemical fertilizers (Urea and DAP). Thus, CF intervention benefits the livelihood of smallholders, reduces environmental degradation and reduces stress on groundwater without compromising yield.
Contract Farming, Productivity and Fertilizer Usage
Title | Contract Farming, Productivity and Fertilizer Usage PDF eBook |
Author | Ashok K. Mishra |
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Total Pages | |
Release | 2018 |
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Impact of Contract Farming on Income: Linking small farmers, Packers, and Supermarkets in China
Title | Impact of Contract Farming on Income: Linking small farmers, Packers, and Supermarkets in China PDF eBook |
Author | Sachiko Miyata, Nicholas Minot, and Dinghuan Hu |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Social Science |
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This study compares contract and non-contract growers of apples and green onions in Shandong Province, China in order to explore the constraints on participation and the impact of contract farming on income. We find little evidence that firms prefer to work with larger farms, though all farms in the area are quite small. Using a Heckman selection-correction model, we find that contract farming raises income even after controlling for observable and unobservable household characteristics. These results suggest that contract farming can help raise small-farm income, though questions remain regarding the number of farmers that can be brought into such schemes.
Contract Farming: Theory And Practice
Title | Contract Farming: Theory And Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Erkan Rehber |
Publisher | ICFAI Books |
Total Pages | 183 |
Release | 2007-05-11 |
Genre | Agricultural contracts |
ISBN | 8131406202 |
Nowadays, agricultural-food system has been experiencing major changes which are driven mainly by recent developments in consumer preferences and attitudes, technological improvements, food safety issues and related regulations. The advanced agro-food sec
Contract Farming for Inclusive Market Access
Title | Contract Farming for Inclusive Market Access PDF eBook |
Author | Carlos A. Da Silva |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) |
Total Pages | 236 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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This book aims to typify the extent to which contract farming is helping small farmers to access markets and meet increasingly stringent requirements, not only of "modern" food manufacturers, retailers, exporters and food service firms,by also in non-food sectors such as biofuels and forestry. It also seeks to clarify differences in the functionality of contracts depending on commodity, market, technology, public policies and country circumstances. Conceptual issues are discussed and a series of case study appraisals based on real world examples from developing regions are presented. The issuesraised by the case study authors and the key messages synthesized in the initial book chapter bring new insights and contributions to further enrich knowledge on contract farming as a tool for inclusive market access in development countries.
Sociological Abstracts
Title | Sociological Abstracts PDF eBook |
Author | Leo P. Chall |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 740 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Online databases |
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CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Rural Development Abstracts
Title | Rural Development Abstracts PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 478 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Rural development |
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