proper functioning of supplier-trader chains were not rigorously investigated, at least in the case study area. This paper … that strengthening quality assurance and contract enforcement institutions appears to be an important intervention area to …

agricultural sector. The inefficiencies in their legal systems and problems with contracts enforcement in many instances force … or absence of contracts to regulate transactions between the dairy farmers and their processing partners in the Former … to establish tighter coordination trough long-term formal contracts which will eliminate the present uncertainties and …

contracts. This paper investigates whether dairy farmers are interested in these POs and contracts and which elements are to be … generally a lack of awareness amongst dairy farmers concerning both the concept of POs and contracts. Dairy farmers are in favor … empowering the dairy farmers. Dairy farmers are less interested in contracts and prefer long term relationships with their buyers. …

-food supply chain. Economic theories consider contracts as means coordinating entrepreneurs’ decisions (e.g. times, quantity and … mandatory rules regarding contracts of sale of agriculture and food products, aimed at increasing transparency in trade and …

We examine the interaction of marketing channel members and the influence of these interactions on incentives …, possibly as a result of increases in incentives to producers and wholesalers, the coordination costs of the marketing channel …

indicate that introducing contracts with a system of quality differentials creates incentives for producer self-selection to … addressing the major issues present in peanut markets in the U.S., the major EU supplier of high quality peanuts. The issues are … contracts are more efficient and preferred by the producers than the standard fixed premium schedules. …

appear and how it is endogenously determined. Under asymmetric information we propose a quantity-transfer contract which lead …