Contract farming involves production by farmers under agreement with buyers for their outputs. This arrangement can help integrate small-scale farmers into modern agricultural value chains, providing them with inputs, technical assistance, and assured markets. Critics contend that contract partners may subject farmers to abuses. The literature shows that in fact contract farming can raise farm income, but mainly for high-value crops. It also indicates...
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Minot, Nicholas; Ronchi,Loraine.
Contract farming (English). Viewpoint|note no. 344 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/340251467998214789