Although many urban areas around the world have grown steadily in recent years, the
structural transformation, wherein an economy goes from relying primarily on agriculture and …

Contract farming is a sales arrangement between a farmer and a firm, agreed before
production begins, which provides the farmer with resources or services. Many governments …

This paper combines pre-pandemic face-to-face survey data with follow up phone surveys
collected in April-May 2020 to examine the implication of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

Agri-food value chains (AVCs) intermediate the flow of products between largely rural
farmers, fisherfolk, or herders and increasingly urban consumers. The theoretical models …

Poverty is prevalent in the small-farm sector of many developing countries. A large literature
suggests that contract farming—a preharvest agreement between farmers and buyers—can …

Multiple production and marketing challenges facing smallholder farmers in developing
countries have resulted in renewed interests of governments, donor agencies and private …

In developing countries, agricultural cooperatives are increasingly being used to promote
improved agricultural technologies and alleviate food insecurity and poverty. However, little …

Contract farming (CF) arrangements have the potential to address market failures and
improve technology adoption, productivity, and welfare. In Ghana, government and donors …

Global poverty rates have declined considerably, but the number of people living in extreme
poverty remains high. Many of the world's poor are smallholder farmers. Agricultural …

In the face of climate change and extreme weather events which continue to have significant
impacts on agricultural production, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as one …