An Analytical Toolkit for Support to Contract Farming

dc.creatorWorld Bank Group
dc.date2014-12-31T16:45:10Z
dc.date2014-12-31T16:45:10Z
dc.date2014-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:46:26Z
dc.descriptionOver the past century or so, a wide assortment of pre-harvest agreements, joint ventures, deals, and pledges that can be termed contract farming have been brokered between farmers and buyers. During the 1980s and 1990s, contract farming was frequently criticized as a potentially exploitative arrangement, which favored the more powerful buyer and left the small-scale farmer and the environment vulnerable to abuse. More recently, there is renewed interest from policy makers and their development partners in contract farming as a means of leveraging the recent wave of large-scale investment in land and agriculture to include small-scale farmers and to link them to new market opportunities. The establishment of contract farming becomes a means to link small-scale farmers to markets, which may otherwise be inaccessible for reasons of distance, standards, processing, or any of the other disconnections and impediments that hold them back. However, there have been few attempts to evaluate donor-supported contract farming projects, either financially or economically, or to measure their inclusiveness and their impact in the community. This document aims to provide a task team leader with tools for a critical evaluation of projects promoting contract farming schemes before, during, and after the life span of the project. This toolkit has three objectives: provide guidance on what kinds of contract farming schemes work well, and in what circumstances (the best practice function); provide guidance on how to analyze inclusive contract farming schemes in order to identify those with a good chance of success and sustainability - the right horse to back (the diagnostic function); and provide a framework for applying socio-economic and financial analysis to operations that support such schemes (the cost-benefit function).
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/23032520/analytical-toolkit-support-contract-farming
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21058
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/21058
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410772
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKETING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANIMALS
dc.subjectANNUAL CROPS
dc.subjectARBITRATION
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICE
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBUSINESS DRIVERS
dc.subjectBUSINESS MODEL
dc.subjectBUSINESS MODELS
dc.subjectBUSINESS OBJECTIVE
dc.subjectBUSINESS OBJECTIVES
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLAN
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUYER
dc.subjectBUYERS
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectCAPABILITY
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectCASSAVA FLOUR
dc.subjectCASSAVA PROCESSING
dc.subjectCASSAVA PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCOCOA
dc.subjectCOCOA PRICES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMERS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMING
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL TRANSACTION
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectCONTACT POINTS
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCONTRACT FARMING
dc.subjectCONTRACT FARMING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectCONTRACT LAW
dc.subjectCONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCOTTON PRICES
dc.subjectCOTTON PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCREDIT RISKS
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP INSURANCE
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEGRADATION
dc.subjectDEGREE OF RISK
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPORTER
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectFAIR
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCE
dc.subjectFARM REVENUES
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMER SURVEYS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEM
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL HEALTH
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectFLOOR PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectFUTURES
dc.subjectFUTURES MARKET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUPPORT
dc.subjectHORTICULTURAL CROPS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUSBANDRY
dc.subjectHYBRIDS
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINPUT PRICES
dc.subjectINTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectINTERNAL RATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectINVESTMENT POLICY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RISK
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF COMPETITION
dc.subjectLACK OF CREDIT
dc.subjectLACK OF TRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectLAND HOLDING
dc.subjectLEVEL OF RISK
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL MARKET
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURE
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKET OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectMARKET OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET RISK
dc.subjectMARKET RISKS
dc.subjectMARKET VALUE
dc.subjectMARKETING AGREEMENT
dc.subjectMARKETING BOARD
dc.subjectMARKETPLACE
dc.subjectMATURITY
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONE
dc.subjectMONOCULTURE
dc.subjectMORTGAGE
dc.subjectNEW MARKET
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectOIL PALM
dc.subjectOPEN MARKET
dc.subjectOPERATING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectPLEDGES
dc.subjectPOTATOES
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPOULTRY
dc.subjectPRICE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectPRICE RISK
dc.subjectPRICING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectPRICING MODEL
dc.subjectPRICING MODELS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCER GROUPS
dc.subjectPRODUCER ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCT QUALITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLICITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectQUERIES
dc.subjectREGULAR PAYMENT
dc.subjectRELIABILITY
dc.subjectRELIABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectRESERVES
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETURNS
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRICE PROCESSING
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISK PROFILE
dc.subjectRURAL PRODUCERS
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEED PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSERVICE · MARKET
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT PROCEDURE
dc.subjectSHADOW PRICE
dc.subjectSINGLE CROP
dc.subjectSMALL FARMER
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE FARMER
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDER
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectSPOT MARKET
dc.subjectSTOCKS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMERS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTE
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUPERMARKETS
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF RAW MATERIAL
dc.subjectSURPLUS
dc.subjectSURPLUSES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE COFFEE
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAXONOMY
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectTRACEABILITY
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADING
dc.subjectTRANCHES
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTREE CROPS
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectVALUE CHAIN
dc.subjectVALUE CHAINS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVERTICAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectWAREHOUSE
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHOLESALERS
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.titleAn Analytical Toolkit for Support to Contract Farming

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