Agricultural firms in developing countries may decide to implement aggregation schemes, typically through contract farming arrangements (CFAs). The firms' rationale for engaging in aggregation is likely to be based on their own anticipated financial gains. But research shows that CFAs can also...

Agricultural firms in developing countries may decide to implement aggregation schemes, typically through contract farming arrangements (CFAs). The firms' rationale for engaging in aggregation is likely to be based on their own anticipated financial gains. But research shows that CFAs can also...

The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region's economies....