| Abstract: | This book explores the origins, forms, and consequences of contract production in sub-Saharan Africa. The first two chapters (by Michael J. Watts and Roger A. Clapp) present comparative analyses of contract farming in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Africa. The next four chapters present case studies: Steven M. Jaffee on horticulture in Kenya, Jeremy C. Jackson and Angela P. Cheater on sugar, tea and cotton production in Zimbabwe, Judith A. Carney on rice production in the Gambia, and Cyril Kofie Daddieh on palm oil production in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. In chapter 7, Peter D. Little examines contract farming in the context of rural development and underdevelopment in Africa and scrutinizes one particular case of contract farming - the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme in Kenya. Four themes recur throughout the chapters: the historical and politico-economic context, the institutional linkages between State and private capital, labour dynamics and production relations, and grower politics and strategies. Michael J. Watts draws conclusions in an epilogue. |
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