Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa

Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa

This paper reflected upon a wide range of situations in the evolution of the agroprocessing sector and its relations with farmers, in the context of national and international enabling policies. It highlights the importance or potential of contractual arrangements for governing the relationships bet...

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Main Authors: Sautier, Denis, Vermeulen, Hester, Fok, Michel, Biénabe, Estelle
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
World Development Report 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9057
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spelling okr-10986-90572021-04-23T14:02:44Z Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa Sautier, Denis Vermeulen, Hester Fok, Michel Biénabe, Estelle World Development Report 2008 This paper reflected upon a wide range of situations in the evolution of the agroprocessing sector and its relations with farmers, in the context of national and international enabling policies. It highlights the importance or potential of contractual arrangements for governing the relationships between small and medium farmers and agroprocessors. The effectiveness of contracts has been shown to vary under different market settings and different markets agents. This paper illustrates the capacity of farmers-to-processors linkages in Africa to foster the effectiveness of agricultural growth for poverty reduction, make advantage of untapped sources of growth and generate pro-poor development through adequate institutions. 2012-06-26T15:37:19Z 2012-06-26T15:37:19Z 2006-11 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9057 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Africa
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Sautier, Denis
Vermeulen, Hester
Fok, Michel
Biénabe, Estelle
Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa
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description This paper reflected upon a wide range of situations in the evolution of the agroprocessing sector and its relations with farmers, in the context of national and international enabling policies. It highlights the importance or potential of contractual arrangements for governing the relationships between small and medium farmers and agroprocessors. The effectiveness of contracts has been shown to vary under different market settings and different markets agents. This paper illustrates the capacity of farmers-to-processors linkages in Africa to foster the effectiveness of agricultural growth for poverty reduction, make advantage of untapped sources of growth and generate pro-poor development through adequate institutions.
author Sautier, Denis
Vermeulen, Hester
Fok, Michel
Biénabe, Estelle
author_facet Sautier, Denis
Vermeulen, Hester
Fok, Michel
Biénabe, Estelle
author_sort Sautier, Denis
title Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa
title_short Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa
title_full Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa
title_fullStr Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Case Studies of Agri-Processing and Contract Agriculture in Africa
title_sort case studies of agri-processing and contract agriculture in africa
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9057
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