Role of state in contract farming in Thailand and India: experiences and lessons for Indian agribusiness policy
Abstract
The nation-states have been attempting large number of policy measures to institutionalize
contract farming as a solution to the problems of agricultural development. This paper examines
the role of the Thai state in the promotion of contract farming for agricultural development.
After a review of the literature on the role of contract farming, it analyses the role of the
Thai state in contract farming and finds that although the state intervened intensively in
contract situations, and contracting is widespread across crops and regions, contracting has
not led to desirable consequences and remains a predominantly farmer–company relationship
with the intermediation of middlemen. The paper concludes with lessons for contract farming
policy with focus on the nature and quality of the role of the state.
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