Journal
FOOD POLICY
Volume 33, Issue 6, Pages 570-575Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2008.04.003
Keywords
Contract enforcement; Transition agriculture; China
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This paper empirically investigates the relationship between contractual arrangements and their enforcement in Chinese agriculture. Based on an analysis Of a Survey of 100 agribusiness firms engaged in contract farming in Zhejiang province of China, we find that private contract enforcement mechanisms play an important role in influencing smallholders' decisions to breach or fulfill contracts. Contract arrangements such as floor pricing, or requiring smallholders to make specific investments facilitate self-enforcement and significantly improve the smallholder's contract fulfillment rate. This is particularly important in Chinese agriculture since the business environment is characterized by an absence of effective public enforcement institutions. Crown Copyright (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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