期刊
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
卷 40, 期 7, 页码 1418-1434出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.12.008
关键词
contract farming; welfare; grower-processor contracts; outgrower schemes; Africa; Madagascar
Contract farming is widely perceived as a means of increasing welfare in developing countries. Because of smallholder self-selection in contract farming, however, it is not clear whether contract farming actually increases grower welfare. In an effort to improve upon existing estimates of the welfare impacts of contract farming, this paper uses the results of a contingent-valuation experiment to control for unobserved heterogeneity among smallholders. Using data across several regions, firms, and crops in Madagascar, results indicate that a I-percent increase in the likelihood of participating in contract farming is associated with a 0.5-percent increase in household income, among other positive impacts. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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