Barrett, Christopher B. and Bachke, Maren E. and Bellemare, Marc F. and Michelson, Hope C. and Narayanan, Sudha and Walker, Thomas F. (2010): Smallholder Participation in Agricultural Value Chains: Comparative Evidence from Three Continents.
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Abstract
Supermarkets, specialized wholesalers, and processors and agro-exporters’ agricultural value chains have begun to transform the marketing channels into which smallholder farmers sell produce in low-income economies. We develop a conceptual framework through which to study contracting between smallholders and a commodity-processing firm. We then conduct an empirical meta-analysis of agricultural value chains in five countries across three continents (Ghana, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nicaragua). We document patterns of participation, the welfare gains associated with participation, reasons for non-participation, the significant extent of contract non-compliance, and the considerable dynamism of these value chains, as farmers and firms enter and exit frequently.
Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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Original Title: | Smallholder Participation in Agricultural Value Chains: Comparative Evidence from Three Continents |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | Agricultural Value Chains, Contract Farming, Africa, Asia, Latin America |
Subjects: | L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L23 - Organization of Production O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O13 - Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Products L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L24 - Contracting Out ; Joint Ventures ; Technology Licensing Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O14 - Industrialization ; Manufacturing and Service Industries ; Choice of Technology |
Item ID: | 27829 |
Depositing User: | Marc F Bellemare |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jan 2011 19:48 |
Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2019 21:16 |
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URI: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/27829 |