Contract farming has received renewed attention recently as developing economies try to grapple with how to transform the agricultural sector and its associated value chains. This book examines different contract arrangements for selected crops, applying both qualitative and quantitative approaches in order to examine how contract farming affects smallholders and value chain dynamics in Tanzania.
Major themes covered in the book include: contract farming policy; contract farming and value chain dynamics; contract farming adoption decisions; contract farming and income diversification. The authors also discuss alternative aspects of contract farming such as trust, conspiracy, empowerment and corporate social responsibility. The book presents original research from case studies conducted in Tanzania on sugarcane, tobacco, sunflower and cotton. These crops have a history of trials and errors with contract farming involving smallholders. Furthermore, they are targeted in national strategies as some of the main crops for establishment and upgrading of agro-industrial activities in Tanzania.
| ISBN: | 9780367351342 |
| Publication date: | 8th August 2019 |
| Author: | J A Kuzilwa, Niels Fold, Arne Henningsen, Marianne Nylandsted Larsen |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Earthscan Food and Agriculture |
| Genres: |
Environmental economics Small businesses and self-employment Agribusiness and primary industries Human geography Regional geography Environmental management Agricultural science Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business Business mathematics and systems Regional / International studies Development studies Development economics and emerging economies |