Title: Impact of contract farming on income : linking small farmers, packers, and supermarkets in China

Authors: Miyata, Sachiko and Minot, Nicholas and Hu, Dinghuan

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: International food policy research institute (IFPRI)

Year: 2007

Journal: IFPRI discussion paper

Volume: 742

PAGE: --

Subject: Value Chains for Development

Keywords: agricultural product marketing, retail trade, small farms, agricultural production, contracts, agricultural extension, crop yields, quality control, china

Abstract: The effect of contract farming on farm income was studied in Shandong Province, China, using survey data collected from 162 apple and green onion farmers and interviews with 4 contracting firms in 2005.

URL: http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp00742.pdf

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