Quality considerations are increasingly important drivers of production and coordination
choices for players in the agrofood chain. Incentive contracts between farmers and …

We identify factors involved in the decision of farmers to use marketing contracts (pool,
storage and forward contracts), and we explicitly account for the hedging and price …

This analysis focuses on defining and describing the unique economic characteristics of
agrifood supply chains. The analysis includes seven specific economic characteristics of …

Asymmetric information is prevalent in the grain and oilseed markets. This paper
demonstrates the benefits of blockchain technology to mitigate asymmetric information about …

В монографии изложены результаты анализа и обобщения опыта развития
сельскохозяйственных кооперативов в отдельных странах Северной Америки и …

Mangoes account for approximately half of all tropical fruits produced worldwide. India is the
largest mango producer, accounting for about half of the global mango production. But, less …

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 study aims at assessing if benefits, based on the economic performance of farms
operating in an agro-food supply chain, are generated by a vertical coordination. A panel …

This research examines the recent growth of contract use in the USA and European agro-
food sector where asset specificity is not a dominant concern and secondary markets exist. It …

The adoption and diffusion of contract farming and vertical integration in modern agriculture
has varied widely across regions, commodities, or farm types. This paper lays out a …