Contract Farming and the Development of Smallholder Agricultural Businesses: Improving markets and value chains in Tanzania (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)

Synopsis

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.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781317309994

Related ISBNs:

9781315651422, 9780367351342, 9780367351342, 9781138120747, 9781138120747

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

07/31/19

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, J. A. Kuzilwa, N. Fold, A. Henningsen and M. N. Larsen

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Joseph A. Kuzilwa

Edited by:

Niels Fold

Edited by:

Arne Henningsen

Edited by:

Marianne Nylandsted Larsen