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Does contract farming improve welfare? A review

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  1. Nguyen, Thi Cam Van & Magezi, Eustadius Francis & Sumita, Tsuyoshi, 2023. "Inclusion of Smallholders in Staple Food Contract Farming: A Case of Firm-Cooperative-Farmer Coordination in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam," Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics (formerly Japanese Journal of Rural Economics), Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ), vol. 25.
  2. Donkor, Emmanuel & Mbeche, Robert & Mithofer, Dagmar, "undated". "Relational contract decision of retailers in the grasshopper value chain in Uganda," 61st Annual Conference, Berlin, Germany, September 22-24, 2021 317078, German Association of Agricultural Economists (GEWISOLA).
  3. K M Mehedi Adnan & Liu Ying & Swati Anindita Sarker & Muhammad Hafeez & Amar Razzaq & Muhammad Haseeb Raza, 2018. "Adoption of Contract Farming and Precautionary Savings to Manage the Catastrophic Risk of Maize Farming: Evidence from Bangladesh," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-19, December.
  4. George Malindretos & Eleni Sardianou & Maria Briana, 2023. "Farmers’ Perception on Contract Farming in the Post-COVID Era: Empirical Study in Greece," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-14, October.
  5. Alain de Janvry & Elisabeth Sadoulet, 2019. "Transforming developing country agriculture: Removing adoption constraints and promoting inclusive value chain development," Working Papers hal-02287668, HAL.
  6. Biggeri, Mario & Carraro, Alessandro & Ciani, Federico & Romano, Donato, 2022. "Disentangling the impact of a multiple-component project on SDG dimensions: The case of durum wheat value chain development in Oromia (Ethiopia)," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 153(C).
  7. Fitawek, Wegayehu & Hendriks, Sheryl L., 2023. "The role of contract farming on household food security in Kenya and Madagascar," 2023 Seventh AAAE/60th AEASA Conference, September 18-21, 2023, Durban, South Africa 365943, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
  8. Tamura, Yu, 2021. "Contexts behind differentiated responses to contract farming and large-scale land acquisitions in Central Mozambique: Post-war experiences, social relations, and power balance of local authorities," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
  9. Marina Requena-i-Mora & Marc Barbeta-Viñas, 2024. "The agrarian question in dairy farms: An analysis of dairy farms in the European Union countries," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 41(2), pages 459-474, June.
  10. Bethelhem Legesse Debela & Anette Ruml & Matin Qaim, 2022. "Effects of contract farming on diets and nutrition in Ghana," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 44(2), pages 911-929, June.
  11. Anette Ruml & Catherine Ragasa & Matin Qaim, 2022. "Contract farming, contract design and smallholder livelihoods," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 66(1), pages 24-43, January.
  12. Villacis, Alexis H., 2023. "Inconsistent choices over prospect theory lottery games: Evidence from field experiments," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
  13. Elizabeth Eldridge & Marie-Eve Rancourt & Ann Langley & Dani Héroux, 2022. "Expanding Perspectives on the Poverty Trap for Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania: The Role of Rural Input Supply Chains," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-34, April.
  14. Feuerbacher, Arndt, 2019. "No hassle with the hazelnut? The economy-wide impacts of a large-scale contract farming scheme in Bhutan," Conference papers 330201, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
  15. Ayeduvor Selorm & D. B. S. Sarpong & Irene S. Egyir & Akwasi Mensah Bonsu & Henry An, 2023. "Does contract farming affect technical efficiency? Evidence from soybean farmers in Northern Ghana," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 11(1), pages 1-22, December.
  16. Rabia Mazhar & Hossein Azadi & Steven Van Passel & Rando Värnik & Marcin Pietrzykowski & Rytis Skominas & Zou Wei & Bi Xuehao, 2023. "Does Contract Length Matter? The Impact of Various Contract-Farming Regimes on Land-Improvement Investment and the Efficiency of Contract Farmers in Pakistan," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-16, August.
  17. Schoneveld, George C., 2022. "Transforming food systems through inclusive agribusiness," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
  18. Abraham, Mathew & Verteramo Chiu, Leslie & Joshi, Ekta & Ali Ilahi, Muhammad & Pingali, Prabhu, 2022. "Aggregation models and small farm commercialization – A scoping review of the global literature," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 110(C).
  19. Villalba, Roberto & Venus, Terese E. & Sauer, Johannes, 2023. "The ecosystem approach to agricultural value chain finance: A framework for rural credit," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
  20. Clapp, Jennifer & Vriezen, Rachael & Laila, Amar & Conti, Costanza & Gordon, Line & Hicks, Christina & Rao, Nitya, 2025. "Corporate concentration and power matter for agency in food systems," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 134(C).
  21. Wu, Steven Y., 2021. "Determinants of Relational Contract Performance: Experimental Evidence," 2021 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting (Virtual), January 3-5, 2021, San Diego, California 308455, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  22. de Janvry, Alain & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2020. "Using agriculture for development: Supply- and demand-side approaches," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
  23. Khan, Muhammad Fawad & Nakano, Yuko & Kurosaki, Takashi, 2019. "Impact of contract farming on land productivity and income of maize and potato growers in Pakistan," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 28-39.
  24. Nhan, Tran Quoc & Gillette, Raulston & Yutaka, Tomoyuki & Can, Nguyen Duy, 2020. "Impact of Outgrower Scheme on Yield,Output Price,and Income: A Rice-Farm-Level Study in the Mekong Delta,Vietnam," Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 61(1), pages 1-19, June.
  25. Alper Demirdogen, 2023. "Before Privatization There was Its Impact: Sugar Factories in Turkey," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 62(2), pages 199-218, March.
  26. Bortolotti, Luca & Marson, Marta & Saccone, Donatella, 2024. "Food and the forest: A spatial analysis on the nexus between foreign direct investment and deforestation," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 169(C).
  27. Martins, Franco Müller & Trienekens, Jacques & Omta, Onno, . "Impact of buyers' support on farmer performance and investments in the Brazilian pork supply chain," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 25(01).
  28. Arouna, Aminou & Michler, Jeffrey D. & Lokossou, Jourdain C., 2021. "Contract farming and rural transformation: Evidence from a field experiment in Benin," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 151(C).
  29. Ashish Aman Sinha & Hari Charan Behera & Ajit Kumar Behura & Braja Bandhu Swain, 2021. "Land Allocation Choice in Both Contract and Non-Contract Farming: A Study of Potato Growers in West Bengal, India," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(3), pages 21582440211, September.
  30. Rama, Ruth, 2023. "Technological Transfer Channels of Food and Beverage Processing Multinationals to Host Countries: An Empirical Analysis," MPRA Paper 118162, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  31. Hill, Daniel & Cacho, Oscar & Moss, Jonathan, 2025. "Landscape, welfare, and distributional trade-offs from smallholder agroforestry contracting: An agent-based model approach," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 230(C).
  32. Viet Hoang, 2021. "Impact of Contract Farming on Farmers’ Income in the Food Value Chain: A Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Study in Vietnam," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-16, August.
  33. Bahati, Ibrahim & Martiniello, Giuliano & Abebe, Gumataw Kifle, 2022. "The implications of sugarcane contract farming on land rights, labor, and food security in the Bunyoro sub-region, Uganda," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).
  34. Delelegne Abera Tefera & Jos Bijman & Maja Slingerland & Gerben Velde & Onno Omta, 2020. "Quality Improvement in African Food Supply Chains: Determinants of Farmer Performance," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 32(1), pages 152-175, January.
  35. Barrett, Christopher B. & Carter, Michael R., 2020. "Finding our balance? Revisiting the randomization revolution in development economics ten years further on," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
  36. Otsuka, Keijiro & Ali, Mubarik, 2020. "Strategy for the development of agro-based clusters," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 20(C).
  37. Bellemare, Marc F., 2022. "Agricultural value chains: towards a marriage of development economics and industrial organisation?," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 66(02), January.
  38. Jingyu Zhang & Anne Gravsholt Busck & Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen, 2025. "Integrating Farmers into Contract Farming in Peripheral Rural Areas in China," Land, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-23, May.
  39. Wanglin Ma & Awal Abdul‐Rahaman & Gazali Issahaku, 2023. "Welfare implications of participating in agri‐value chains among vegetable farmers in Northern Ghana," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(3), pages 793-811, July.
  40. Ola, Oreoluwa & Menapace, Luisa, 2020. "A meta-analysis understanding smallholder entry into high-value markets," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 135(C).
  41. Ogutu, Sylvester Ochieng & Ochieng, Dennis O. & Qaim, Matin, 2020. "Supermarket contracts and smallholder farmers: Implications for income and multidimensional poverty," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C).
  42. Cao, Yu & Yi, Chaoqun & Wan, Guangyu & Hu, Hanli & Li, Qingsong & Wang, Shouyang, 2022. "An analysis on the role of blockchain-based platforms in agricultural supply chains," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 163(C).
  43. Pascucci, Stefano & Grandori, Anna & Borrello, Massimiliano & Cembalo, Luigi, 2025. "Designing contracts for the bioenergy industry: The role of swift relational contracting," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 235(C).
  44. Alexandros Karakostas & Diogo M. De Souza Monteiro & Cosmos Adjei, 2025. "Double Moral Hazard in Contract Farming: An Experimental Analysis," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(3), pages 640-650, September.
  45. Jun Yeong Lee & Grant Durbahn & Peter F. Orazem & Wendong Zhang, 2023. "The roles of risk preferences, selection, and uncertain returns on land contracts," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 54(2), pages 220-233, March.
  46. Richard Kwasi Bannor & Yaw Gyekye, 2022. "Unpacking The Nexus Between Broiler Contract Farming and Its Impact in Ghana," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(6), pages 2759-2786, December.
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  50. Celina Schelle & Benno Pokorny, 2021. "How Inclusive Is Inclusive? A Critical Analysis of an Agribusiness Initiative in Kenya," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-17, October.
  51. Viet Hoang & Vinh Nguyen, 2023. "Determinants of small farmers' participation in contract farming in developing countries: A study in Vietnam," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 39(3), pages 836-853, July.
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  53. Yiming Zhang & Rui Yang & Kai Zhao & Xiangzhi Kong, 2023. "Fertilizer Application in Contract Farming: A Risk Analysis," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-20, July.
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