| Title: | Contract farming in the horticultural sector in Senegal |
| Author: | Rassas, Bechir |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Issue: | 85 |
| Pages: | 51 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | IDA working paper (ISSN 1059-8316) |
| City of publisher: | Binghamton, NY |
| Publisher: | Institute for Development Anthropology |
| Geographic term: | Senegal |
| Subjects: | contract farming
horticulture |
| Abstract: | Report of a study on smallholder contract farming in Senegal, carrid out in 1987. The focus is on horticultural production, notably the cultivation of green beans, which represent 70 percent of Senegal's horticultural exports. The report is divided into 8 chapters including the introduction. Chapter 2 presents a rationale for the emergence of contract farming in green bean production in Senegal. Chapter 3 investigates the profitability on this enterprise. Reasons for producing under contract are discussed in chapter 4. That chapter is followed by an examination of the nature and durability of the contracts. Critics have claimed that contracting excludes small-scale producers and causes participant farmers to contract large debts with their clients. These allegations are explored in chapter 6. The impact of contract farming on income distribution is examined in chapter 7. Chapter 8 presents the major variables associated with farmers' participation. |
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