Contract Farming in India: An Introduction
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Edition
1st ed.
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8131405346
Length
260p.
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Contract farming is a joint venture between a farmer and a firm for producing and marketing farm products. The contracting firm vertically integrates the food chain to capture the benefits of two or more stages in the production and marketing process of agricultural products. Contract farming facilitates farmers in getting inputs and technical advice in time, as also the assured price for the output. It is an emerging phenomenon in India, where farmers cannot ...