Farmers Perception on Contract Farming of Sugarcane in Orissa: A Village Level Study

Rout, R.K.; Mishra, Raj Kumar; Bar, N.; Mondal, Debabrata

doi:10.5958/j.0976-4666.58.4.020

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“…Pesticides are often overused with all their negative effects [12]. Rout et al [55] present the most important constraints experienced by farmers, namely, delay in payment of produce, the lack of credit for crop production, scarcity of water for irrigation, difficulty in meeting quality requirements, and lower prices of crop produce. The ranked order of farmers' perceived disadvantages of CF according to Tuyen et al [19] is the following: (1) possible late purchase and input delivery, and delays in payments; (2) reduction in the household's freedom or loss of flexibility in making decisions; (3) manipulation of agreed quotas and quality specifications; (4) possible high price of inputs; (5) monopoly exploitation; (6) unequal bargaining power between farmers and contractors; (7) may buy less of the product than the pre-agreed quantities or be rejected for not meeting required standards; (8) possible greater environmental risks; and (9) risks of indebtedness from loans and excessive advances.…”

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Farmers’ Perception on Contract Farming in the Post-COVID Era: Empirical Study in Greece

Malindretos,

Sardianou,

Briana

2023

Sustainability

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Contract farming (CF) as a sustainable practice has expanded rapidly, bringing numerous benefits to both the agribusiness industry and farmers, as well as the broader economy; CF is also considered a vehicle to tackle the challenges in sustainable development due to the serious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little attention has been paid to CF schemes in Greece. To address this evidence gap, the current study aimed to outline the socioeconomic profile of Greek farmers and how it is related to their perspective on CF in the post-COVID era. Primary data were collected in the agricultural area of central Greece, Thessaly, with a structured questionnaire containing three sections: demographics, awareness of the CF concept, and farmers’ perceptions toward CF. The results indicate that 60.7% of the respondents are unaware of CF. Demographic and economic variables such as gender, years of experience, and income impact Greek farmers’ attitude toward CF. In addition, factor analysis results reveal that economic benefits and social, technological, and environmental challenges and risks are associated with CF. We suggest that researchers and policymakers interested in the development of CF in Greece should consider the heterogeneity of the agricultural workforce for the development and successful implementation of policies related to CF. Educational programs towards increasing farmers’ awareness and sufficient understanding of the practical issues of CF are also required.

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Farmers’ Perception on Contract Farming in the Post-COVID Era: Empirical Study in Greece

Malindretos,

Sardianou,

Briana

2023

Sustainability

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“…Their findings revealed that participants of contract farming schemes have a better understanding of important aspects of these schemes compared to nonparticipants. In India Rout, Mishra, Bar and Mondal, (2013) explored the perceived benefits and disadvantages of Sugarcane contract farming. Their findings revealed that contract farming was hampered by many constraints namely, delay of payment of produce, lack of credit, and scarcity of water for irrigation among others.…”

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Perceptions of Small-Scale Farmers on Tobacco Contract Farming: The Case of Marondera Rural District, Zimbabwe

Ruzhani¹,

Mushunje

2022

JEBS

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Small-scale farmers’ perceptions of tobacco contract farming schemes in the Marondera rural district of Zimbabwe were critically assessed in this paper. The multi-stage sampling design was used to select five wards with the highest number of tobacco contracted farmers from where 60 contract and 60 non-contract tobacco farmers were randomly selected. A 5-point Likert scale was used to rank farmers’ perceptions. The paper established that small-scale farmers in Marondera rural district strongly believe contract farming makes it possible for the majority of farmers to venture into the production of high-value crops as it provides access to the much-needed markets while reducing the risk of price fluctuations. However, the majority of the respondents believed that contract farming is not profitable and there is a manipulation of farmers in contract farming arrangements. The independent samples t-test indicated a significant difference in perception score between participants and non-participants of tobacco contract farming schemes (p<0.05). The farmers who were not participating in tobacco contract farming schemes had a more positive perception of these schemes while those who participated had a more negative perception. The major implication is that gains associated with tobacco contract arrangements are not always apparent to farmers while the disincentives may be more visible. It is therefore fundamental that contract companies address some of the shortcomings existing in these contractual arrangements as well as change the perception of the farmers to develop mutually beneficial lasting relationships with their major stakeholders.

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“…As a result, it is difficult to guarantee the implementation of contracts (Guo and Jolly, 2008; Luo et al , 2013). In addition, retailers often invest their money to compensate for the insufficient funds of producers in certain important sections, such as resource inputs (Reardon et al , 2009; Rout et al , 2013) and market access (Wang et al , 2011). This leads to the situation that retailers have a relatively more powerful position and they would share the market demand information merely out of their own interests (Xu, 2013; Lee et al , 2000), thus still putting producers at a disadvantage (Sharma, 2014).…”

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Research on coordination mechanism for fresh agri-food supply chain with option contracts

Zhou

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Purpose This paper aims to develop a coordination mechanism that can be applied to achieve the channel coordination and information sharing simultaneously in the fresh agri-food supply chain with uncertain demand. It seeks to elucidate how the producer can use an option contract to transfer the risk caused by uncertain demand, impel the retailer to share demand information and improve the performance of supply chain. Design/methodology/approach An option contract model based on the basic model of fresh agri-food supply chain is introduced to compare the production, profit, risk and information sharing condition of the supply chain in different cases. In addition, a case study focusing on the sale of autumn peaches produced by a local producer is investigated, which provides evidence of the applicability of the authors’ approach. Findings The optimal option contract can help the supply chain achieve channel coordination and reach Pareto improvement. In the meantime, such a contract will encourage the retailer to share market demand information with producer spontaneously and help maintain the strategic cooperation between two parties. Research limitations/implications This paper considers a single-producer, single-retailer system and both of them are risk neutral. Practical implications Presented results can be used as suggestions for improving the contract design of fresh agri-food supply chain in China and can also provide references for other countries with similar experiences as China in fresh agri-food production. Originality/value This research introduces the option contract into fresh agri-food supply chain and takes information sharing and the risk caused by uncertain demand into consideration.

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Farmers Perception on Contract Farming of Sugarcane in Orissa: A Village Level Study

Cited by 6 publications

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Farmers’ Perception on Contract Farming in the Post-COVID Era: Empirical Study in Greece

Farmers’ Perception on Contract Farming in the Post-COVID Era: Empirical Study in Greece

Perceptions of Small-Scale Farmers on Tobacco Contract Farming: The Case of Marondera Rural District, Zimbabwe

Research on coordination mechanism for fresh agri-food supply chain with option contracts

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