Why do small-scale producers choose to produce under contract? Lessons from nontraditional vegetable exports from Zimbabwe
Why do small-scale producers choose to produce under contract? Lessons from nontraditional vegetable exports from Zimbabwe
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DOI：
10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.04.016
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发表时间：
2005-10
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
O. Masakure;S. Henson
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作者：
O. Masakure;S. Henson
本文探讨了小规模生产者决定根据出口合同种植非传统蔬菜的动机。根据对津巴布韦小规模生产者的调查，确定了四个因素是促使订约的因素，即市场不确定性、间接利益（例如，知识获取）、收入收益和无形收益。受访者根据这些因素在其合同决策中的相对重要性进行聚类。确定了四组与这些农民的特点有关的因素，包括农场的规模、专门用于出口作物的土地数量、进入替代市场的机会以及来自出口作物的家庭收入比例。结果表明，有系统的差异，农民之间的决定，以合同，需要认识到在合同设计和管理。
This article explores the motivations behind the decision of small-scale producers to grow nontraditional vegetables under contract for export. Based on a survey of small-scale producers in Zimbabwe, four factors are identified as motivating contracting, namely, market uncertainty, indirect benefits (e.g., knowledge acquisition), income benefits, and intangible benefits. Respondents are clustered according to the relative importance of these factors in their contracting decision. Four clusters are identified and related to the characteristics of these farmers including size of the farm, amount of land devoted to export crops, access to alternative markets, and the proportion of family income derived from export crops. The results suggest that there are systematic differences between farmers in their decisions to contract which needs to be recognized in contract design and management.