Impact of Contract Farming on Income : Linking Small Farmers, Packers, and Supermarkets in China

Impact of Contract Farming on Income : Linking Small Farmers, Packers, and Supermarkets in China

This study compares contract and non-contract growers of apples and green onions in Shandong Province, China in order to explore the constraints on participation and the impact of contract farming on income. We find little evidence that firms prefer to work with larger farms, though all farms in the...

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Main Authors: Miyata, Sachiko, Minot, Nicholas, Hu, Dinghuan
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Agricultural Labor Markets J430
Transactional Relationships
Contracts and Reputation
Networks L140
Retail and Wholesale Trade
e-Commerce L810
Economic Development: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Energy
Environment
Other Primary Products O130
Collectives
Communes
Agriculture P320
Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4779

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