Purpose–In recent years, governments, donors, and NGOs have increasingly embraced
value chain development (VCD) for stimulating economic growth and combating rural …

This paper presents a review of the literature on contract farming (CF), focusing on recent
empirical research on the economic impact of CF. The paper starts with an explanation of …

This open access book examines the interactions between India's economic development,
agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” …

Recent years have seen considerable interest in the impact of contract farming on farmers in
developing countries, motivated out of belief that contract farming spurs transition to modern …

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 …

Food and agricultural commodity value chains in developing and transition countries have
undergone tremendous changes in the past decades. Companies and property rights have …

This chapter describes the growth of high-value agriculture, its direct implications for the
restructuring of the agricultural supply chains (including the emergence of contract farming …

Broad changes are taking place in agrifood systems worldwide. These changes are driven
by economic development, increase in per caput incomes, changing technology and …

Crop diversification into high-value crops (HVCs) can be a strategy to improve livelihood
outcomes for farmers. Using data from a nationally representative survey, we establish that …

In spite of being the second largest horticultural producer in the world, India is a failed
exporter mainly because of the inability to meet the food safety standards. Hence, successes …