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

Katrien Velde and Miet Maertens

No 212205, 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Supply chain upgrading in domestic and staple food chains in developing countries is important for a more efficient supply to growing urban markets. Little research is done on institutional innovations, such as contract-farming, in these chains. Research on the impact of smallholder contract-farming largely focuses on export-oriented high-value commodities. In this paper, we assess the welfare implications of smallholder contract-farming in the rice sector in Benin, using farm-household survey data and applying propensity score matching and difference-in-difference estimation. We find that contract-farming is associated with higher rice incomes, higher yields, higher input use, increased commercialization and higher farm-gate prices.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2015
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-agr
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212205/files/VandeVelde_Maertens_1_.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
Journal Article: Contract-farming in Staple Food Chains: The Case of Rice in Benin (2017)
Working Paper: Contract-farming in staple food chains: the case of rice in Benin (2014)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:iaae15:212205

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.212205

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy from International Association of Agricultural Economists Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by AgEcon Search (aesearch@umn.edu).