Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production

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dc.creatorMishra, Ashok K.
dc.creatorMayorga, Joaquin
dc.creatorKumar, Anjani
dc.date2022-01-01
dc.date2024-04-12T13:37:49Z
dc.date2024-04-12T13:37:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:46:54Z
dc.descriptionWe use a stochastic frontier approach corrected for self-selection to separate technology and managerial gaps between the treatment and control groups of smallholders in baby corn production in India. We also assess the impact of contract farming on output prices, profitability, and resource usage. We find that technical efficiency is consistently higher among contract farmers than among independent farmers and that significant technology and managerial gaps exist between contracted and independent growers. Ultimately, contract farming intervention benefits the livelihood of smallholders, increases efficiency, and reduces environmental degradation without compromising yield.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141386
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/114448
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWestern Agricultural Economics Association
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMishra, Ashok K.; Mayorga, Joaquin; and Kumar, Anjani. 2022. Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 47(1): 77-96. https://purl.umn.edu/307460
dc.subjectefficiency
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectmaize cobs
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectmanagement
dc.subjectcontract farming
dc.subjectselection criteria
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectstochastic processes
dc.titleTechnology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production
dc.typeJournal Article

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