Supermarkets, specialized wholesalers, processors, and agro-exporters are transforming
the marketing channels into which smallholder farmers sell produce in low-income …

While Contract Farming (CF) can enhance smallholders' income in developing countries,
empirical research on the motivation of smallholders to participate in CF is scarce. This …

This paper proposes an alternative typology of contract farming arrangements (CFA) based
on transaction cost theory. To construct the typology, we first surveyed managers of …

This paper uniquely focuses on rapidly-developing domestic value chains in Africa's
emerging bioeconomy. It uses a comparative case study approach of a public and private …

Access to credit is important for the productivity and overall welfare of farmers in developing
countries. We present a theoretical framework which shows that a change in the mode of …

Supermarkets, specialized wholesalers, and processors and agro-exporters' agricultural
value chains have begun to transform the marketing channels into which smallholder …

With the rapid growth of horticultural value chains, the use of contractual farming
arrangements, strategies of quality control (farm audits/crop rejections), pricing incentives …

This paper maps the extent and causes of farmer exit from contract farming arrangements in
southern India using survey data for five schemes: cotton, gherkins, papaya, marigold, and …

Global agricultural production is undergoing a remarkable shift due to globalization and
market liberalization (Setboonsarng et al., 2008). Food markets are transforming from a 'non …

This chapter examines the extent to which local factors interact with external conditions to
influence participation in global value chains (GVCs). The pineapple industry in Ghana is …