Prospects and Problems of Malt Barley Cultivation through Contract Farming in Rajasthan

Singh, Randhir; Kumar, Anuj; Singh, S. V.; Chand, Ramesh

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“…Several reasons shall be attributed to the adoption lag in contract farming. To cite a few; education, experience in agriculture, farm size, source of information, extension services, continuity of contract farming policy by company and seed availability with the contract company influence largely the decision making of the farmer (Singh et al 2011). Ratneshwar (2013) found that the crop yield and price uncertainties were high among non-contract farmers.…”

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“…Issues in contract farming: Contract farming has some embedded disadvantages as well and because of the following reasons, the rate of adoption is too low in barley. A majority of the corporate-led companies operates as a monopoly (Singh et al 2013) and tries to neglect the inclusion of small-holders owing to their limited marketed surplus. Literature reports that contracting agencies generally require farmers in a larger number to fulfil their utilisation capacity or demand and hence look for specific regions wherein assured supply exist meeting their standards or quality.…”

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“…Literature reports that contracting agencies generally require farmers in a larger number to fulfil their utilisation capacity or demand and hence look for specific regions wherein assured supply exist meeting their standards or quality. Singh et al (2013) finds that farmers had to store malt barley grain owing to delay in procurement by the contracting agencies, which let them to discontinue their contract in the subsequent season (Table 2). A lot of default activities (backing out of pre-agreed price) and less transparency in trading have been reported in the recent past especially under informal contract and as of now there is no clear-cut mechanism to manage them.…”

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Barley, a nutri-rich cereal is gaining momentum among stakeholders owing to multiple health benefits but the concern is its declining area, possibly attributed to lack of market and competitive pricing strategy. Amongst alternatives, contract farming is widely suggested for better price realisation and assured market. In the context, the present study was carried out during 2013-15 in four major barley growing states in India, viz. Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh for identifying the determinants of contract farming from a sample of 400 randomly selected farmers using regression tree approach. Findings indicated that the average yield of farmers enrolled in contract farming was 4791 kg/ha (n=90) against non-contractors with an estimated yield of 3549 kg/ha (n=310), implying a yield advantage of 35%. The practice of enrollment into contracts was popular in Rajasthan as corroborated by regression tree. The analysis also indicated that farm size, seed replacement behaviour, source of seed and area under barley were turned as deciding factors in contract enrollment. Overall, the study indicated that region plays a prominent role in enrollment into contracts despite multiple benefits availed. The study advocates barley growers to take advantage of contract farming, especially small-holders to enroll into contracts for mitigating price risk apart from self-empowerment in barley production.

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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 pandemic. Despite the positive effects of CF, low participation and frequent breaching of contracts remain challenges. Several studies have mentioned the advantages and disadvantages of CF but little is known about their rankings and perceptions of CF from the involved stakeholders. To address these evidence gaps, this study surveys stakeholders, ranks the perceived advantages and disadvantages of CF, and investigates the problems and prospects of CF. The study utilizes data triangulation from three stakeholders: farmers, contractors, and government policymakers. Data include twenty-seven key informant interviews (KIIs), seven focus group discussions (FGDs), and two participant observations (POs). Data are analyzed by a mixed method approach with methods of constant comparison, content analysis, and Rank Based Quotient (RBQ). The results indicate that while the main perceived advantage of CF relates to the outputs, the top three disadvantages of CF relate to issues likely to cause a breach of contract. The results also reveal that there seems to be a difference in the perception of CF’s advantages and disadvantages among the stakeholders. Despite the problems such as breaching several contract terms, mistrust, or market manipulation from the local collectors, CF in Vietnam is overall promising.

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Prospects and Problems of Malt Barley Cultivation through Contract Farming in Rajasthan

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