Demythifying contract farming: evidence from rural south africa

Freguin-Gresh Sandrine, D'Haese Marijke, Anseeuw Ward. 2012. Demythifying contract farming: evidence from rural south africa. In : 28th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. s.l. : s.n., 25 p. International Conference of Agricultural Economists. 28, Foz do Iguaçu, Brésil, 18 Août 2012/24 Août 2012.

Résumé : This paper intends to contribute to the on-going debate about whether and how restructured agri-food markets can provide viable market opportunities for small-scale farmers in South Africa. It aims at analyzing contract farming from the small-scale farmer perspective and at better understanding the implications for small-scale farmers regarding contractual arrangements with processing and/or marketing firms. The paper, based on empirical research conducted in the Limpopo Province of South Africa and on a combination of qualitative and econometric analyses, argues however that contract farming is not a panacea for small-scale farmers. On one hand, contract farming improves agricultural production for contract farmers benefiting from increased incomes, enables better access to services and resources and creates new opportunities to participate in markets. However, on the other hand, the results, show that contract farming remains limited and mostly involves the already better-off, who have benefited from specific development paths and public support. This case study shows that contract farming by itself does not appear to provide an efficient means of reducing poverty, nor does it provide an institutional tool through which to improve rural livelihoods. It does therefore, not represent a tool for the majority of small farmers and for redressing the historical imbalances in the South African agricultural sector.

Classification Agris : E80 - Économie familiale et artisanale
E20 - Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles
E70 - Commerce, commercialisation et distribution

Auteurs et affiliations

• Freguin-Gresh Sandrine, CIRAD-ES-UMR ART-DEV (NIC) ORCID: 0000-0003-2750-106X
• D'Haese Marijke
• Anseeuw Ward, CIRAD-ES-UMR ART-DEV (ZAF)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/566948/)

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