Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers

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dc.creatorRamaswami, Bharat
dc.creatorBirthal, Pratap Singh
dc.creatorJoshi, Pramod Kumar
dc.date2006
dc.date2024-11-21T09:50:51Z
dc.date2024-11-21T09:50:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:26:51Z
dc.descriptionThis paper is an empirical analysis of the gains from contract farming in the case of poultry production in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The paper finds that contract production is more efficient than noncontract production. The efficiency surplus is largely appropriated by the processor. Despite this, contract growers still gain appreciably from contracting in terms of lower risk and higher expected returns. Improved technology and production practices as well as the way in which the processor selects growers are what make these outcomes possible. In terms of observed and unobserved characteristics, contract growers have relatively poor prospects as independent growers. With contract production, these growers achieve incomes comparable to that of independent growers.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/160461
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/104647
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRamaswami, Bharat; Birthal, Pratap Singh; Joshi, Pramod Kumar. Efficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers. MTID Discussion Paper 91. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160461
dc.subjectcontract farming
dc.subjectpoultry
dc.subjectvertical integration
dc.titleEfficiency and distribution in contract farming: the case of Indian poultry growers
dc.typeWorking Paper

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