Does contract farming improve welfare? A review
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Some studies have found that in certain cases large firms provide benefits to contract farmers.
“Some studies have found that in certain cases large firms provide benefits to contract farmers (Bellemare and Bloem 2018).”
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- Authors
- Bellemare, M. F., & Bloem, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bellemare, Marc F.
- Venue
- World Development
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-12
- Volume
- 112
- Pages
- 259-271
- ISSN
- 0305-750X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2889829378
- Cited by
- 280
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 33 · 2025: 30 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 38.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- World Development (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Agricultural economics and policies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Keywords
- contract farming, welfare effects, structural change, agribusiness development, agricultural development, developing countries, development policy, methodological issues, agricultural processors
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