Determinants and impacts of contract farming: Evidence from cultivation of onion, okra and pomegranate in Maharashtra, India

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dc.creatorKumar, Anjani
dc.creatorRoy, Devesh
dc.creatorTripathi, Gaurav
dc.creatorJoshi, Pramod Kumar
dc.date2025-01-02
dc.date2023-08-08T09:33:09Z
dc.date2023-08-08T09:33:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:06:55Z
dc.descriptionThis study investigates the impact of contract farming in onion, okra and pomegranate production on profits of smallholder farmers in India. It also investigates the determinants of farmers’ participation in contract farming. The study is based on a survey of 1,131 farmers from Maharashtra, India engaged in the cultivation of these three crops.This study uses instrumental variable regressions and quasi-experimental methods to decipher the impact of contract farming.The study reveals that contract farming ensures higher returns for smallholders, enables their access to high-end markets and brings in risk-sharing with protection during price fluctuations. Farm size and farmers’ risk perceptions are significantly associated with their participation in contract farming.The study is based on cross-sectional data, which presents limitations on considering unobserved farmer-level individual heterogeneity.The study shows that contracts highlight the functioning of the contractor/integrator on both the input and output sides of the market. By providing better-quality inputs on credit and at discounted prices and by providing training, the integrator helps small farmers meet international food safety and quality standards, a historically difficult challenge for smallholders in India.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/131473
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94974
dc.languageen
dc.publisherEmerald Publishing Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceKumar, Anjani; Roy, Devesh; Tripathi, Gaurav; and Joshi, Pramod Kumar. 2025. Determinants and impacts of contract farming: Evidence from cultivation of onion, okra and pomegranate in Maharashtra, India. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies 15(1): 131-149. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-05-2022-0094
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectcontract farming
dc.subjectonions
dc.subjectokra
dc.subjectpomegranates
dc.subjectproduction
dc.subjectprofits
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectaccess
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectrisk
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectfarm size
dc.subjectdevelopment
dc.titleDeterminants and impacts of contract farming: Evidence from cultivation of onion, okra and pomegranate in Maharashtra, India
dc.typeJournal Article

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