Impact of contract-farming in staple food chains: the case of rice in Benin

Katrien Vande Velde and Miet Maertens

No 182682, 2014 International Congress, August 26-29, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Research on the impact of smallholder contract-farming largely focuses on exportoriented high-value commodities. Little is known about the possibility of contract-farming for upgrading in staple food chains. While theoretical insights predict contract-farming to be infeasible for lower-value staple food crops, empirical evidence from such sectors is extremely scarce. In this paper, we provide evidence on smallholder contract-farming in the rice sector in Benin. We use cross-sectional household data and propensity score matching methods to analyze the impact of contract-farming on selected farm performance indicators. The findings indicate that contract-farming has a positive impact on rice productivity and income.

Keywords: Institutional; and; Behavioral; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 2014-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.182682

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