Contract growing has been defined as an agreement between farmers and processing and/or marketing firms under forward … such, it offers a solution to a number of production and marketing problems that lead to low farm productivity and … on how contract growing can address various marketing and production problems in the farm sector. This is demonstrated in …

including exporters. The key challenges include the lack of effective extension services including organizational training … role in addressing these challenges. It needs a coordinated plan among partners agencies for extension and capacity …

sector are among the major reasons for the interest in marketing and post-harvest research (MPR). This paper reviewed the … fundamentals of measuring the profitability of marketing and post-harvest operations to a more intricate goal of modeling its …

degree of various agricultural contracts involved in the production and marketing of mangoes, hogs, rice, and selected … complicated the production processes and patterns of contracts in these commodities. Access to credit and marketing institutions …

are at the greatest risk, with the heaviest toll on low- and lower-middle-income economies. These catastrophes threaten …

resilience as indicated by its high-risk exposure and vulnerability. The objective of this paper is to point to policymakers the …. Policymakers should be aware and conversant about risk analysis, risk management, and what policies can best respond to exogenous …

policy. A critical dimension to poverty dynamics is vulnerability which conceptually pertains to the risk of future poverty …