Contract farming (CF) is increasingly seen as an effective mechanism to maximise the\u00a0inclusion of and benefits for small-scale farmers, while giving some control over production\u00a0to agribusinesses without requiring land ownership. In Cambodia, CF takes many forms\u00a0and involves food and industrial crops, yet the different CF models and contract types have\u00a0not been identified. Farmers and contractors have encountered many problems in obtaining reliable benefits from and sustaining CF schemes. The research objectives were to identify and\u00a0evaluate the various models of CF practiced in Cambodia, explore the supports required for\u00a0small farmers to maximise benefits from CF, and suggest policy options to improve linkages\u00a0between small farmers and CF. Snowball sampling was used to identify different CF models\u00a0and their location, and information was collected from 38 key informant interviews and seven\u00a0focus group discussions. The findings revealed four modalities of CF in operation: centralised,\u00a0informal, multipartite and intermediary. Most of the CF schemes are run by support agencies\u00a0and contractors, with contract documents (formula and format) drawn up by contractors without\u00a0recourse to the coordination mechanism described in the Sub-decree on Contract Farming.\u00a0Institutional supports especially for individual contract farmers remain limited. Centralised and\u00a0multipartite models can provide more benefits if contracts and agreements are well managed\u00a0and coordinated and there is enough support for farmers. CF practices do exist at community\u00a0level but, so far, there has been no clear supportive action from government, even though the\u00a0sub-decree has been signed. The promotion of CF to improve agricultural productivity and\u00a0rural incomes will not be effective unless the sub-decree is accompanied by policy, strategy\u00a0and action plans. To ensure that CF schemes work well and to provide more benefits to farmers,\u00a0government must pay attention to four strategic areas:\u2022 Linking farmer organisations and CF schemes\u2022 Formalising markets\u2022 Improving production inputs and services\u2022 Enforcing the sub-decree by implementing its role as stated in Article 7, Chapter 2, and\u00a0forming the Coordination Committee for Agricultural Production Contract to (i) develop\u00a0policy to support CF, (ii) strengthen harmonisation between farmers and contractors, and\u00a0(iii) intervene in, or reconcile arguments or conflicts between farmers and contractors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Contract farming (CF) is increasingly seen as an effective mechanism to maximise the\u00a0inclusion of and benefits for small-scale farmers, while giving some control over production\u00a0to agribusinesses without requiring land ownership. In Cambodia, CF takes many forms\u00a0and involves food and industrial crops, yet the different CF models and contract types have\u00a0not been identified. Farmers and contractors have encountered many problems in obtaining reliable benefits from and sustaining CF schemes. The research objectives were to identify and\u00a0evaluate the various models of CF […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33050","publications","type-publications","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n