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Technology and managerial gaps in contract farming: The case of specialty crop production

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Mishra, Ashok K. Mayorga, Joaquin Kumar, Anjani
Organization	IFPRI - South Asia Region
Spatial Coverage	India [IN]
Description	We use a stochastic frontier approach corrected for self-selection to separate technology and managerial gaps between the treatment and control groups of smallholders in baby corn production in India. We also assess the impact of contract farming on output prices, profitability, and resource usage. We find that technical efficiency is consistently higher among contract farmers than among independent farmers and that significant technology and managerial gaps exist between contracted and independent growers. Ultimately, contract farming intervention benefits the livelihood of smallholders, increases efficiency, and reduces environmental degradation without compromising yield.
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/fedc4dd1-38d6-44fb-b0e4-f7e146ad53af
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10685502
Journal	Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	47
Language	English
Publisher	Western Agricultural Economics Association
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	CC-BY-4.0
Subject Keyword	Policies, Institutions, and Markets Efficiency Technology Maize Cobs Crop Production Management Contract Farming Selection Criteria Prices Stochastic Processes
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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