Contract farming (CF) is considered a relevant measure to tackle the challenges to
sustainable development from the serious effects of climate change and the COVID-19 …

By successfully including smallholders, the oil palm boom in Southeast Asia has contributed
significantly to rural economic development and poverty alleviation, notwithstanding its huge …

Agricultural participants are apprehensive as the farming landscape transforms with the
Internet of Things technology. Farming involves significant risk, and the addition of …

This paper uses the mixed-methods approach to analyze farmer position in contract farming
(CF) value chain, challenging simplistic “win-win” narratives that ignore power dynamics and …

Theoretical considerations suggest that production contracts systematically lead to higher
market concentration and increase contracting firms' ability to mark down farm gate prices …

The modernization of agriculture in China has begun to take shape, but some groups of
farmers still have relatively weak access to welfare and live in poverty, which is closely …

Regulating farmers' choice of agricultural production service (APS) contracts can help
maintain the stability of transactions, enhance agricultural production efficiency, protect …

The paper argues that political economy factors have hindered the development of the oil
palm value chain in Ghana, which has consistently underperformed despite significant …

Contract farming is typically considered an appropriate measure for small-scale farmers to
solve their constraints and problems. However, despite positive effects, low participation in …

Efforts to connect farmers with markets in an inclusive manner have gained prominence
within organizations like the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) …