Essays about: "Contract farming"

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  1. 6. Farming in case of crisis : farmers’ political trust and the social contract for food security in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sofia Sollén Norrlin; [2016]
    Keywords : Farmers; social contract; political trust; responsibility; food security; cooperation; crisis preparedness; civil defense;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the role of agriculture and Swedish national food security in the event of a crisis in the food chain. The focus is on farmers' political trust and the relationship between farmers and government, mainly regarding crisis management. READ MORE

  3. 7. Hedging Instruments & Strategies For A Volatilie Asset In An Inefficient Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jens Edholm; Victor Björk Lindström; [2016]
    Keywords : Hedging; Compound Feed Index; Animal Compound Feed; Risk Management; Cross Hedging; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This Bachelors thesis involves the creation of a market place for animal compound feed risk management, potential hedging instruments and applicable risk management strategies. The market place is a cross hedged portfolio of futures contracts that correlate with the price of animal compound feed in Sweden, defined as an index and referred to as Compound Feed Index. READ MORE

  4. 8. Impacts of large scale sugar investments on local livelihoods seen through the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach : A case study on a multinational sugar company’s presence in Manhiça, Mozambique

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Emelie Muntrakis; [2015]
    Keywords : Land acquisition; cash crops; contract farming outgrower schemes; rural development; local livelihoods;

    Abstract : Establishment of big companies in rural areas is something that is getting more and more common as the phenomenon of land acquisition is growing. This study is based on a case study in Manhiça where a big scale multinational sugar company, consisting of a sugar factory and sugarcane plantations, has been present for almost 20 years. READ MORE

  5. 9. Impacts of Smallholder Contract Farming in Uganda - Evidence from the "IMPROVE" Coffee Scheme

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Benjamin Rosenthal; Kasper Harbo Hansen; [2014]
    Keywords : contract farming; impact assessment; quasi-experiment; Uganda; good agricultural practices;

    Abstract : This master thesis analyzes the effects of smallholder participation in contract farming on profits and adoption of new farming techniques in a tropical African context. We use a unique panel data set collected by the Danish Institute for International Studies to identify the effects of continued scheme participation for a group of smallholder coffee farmers relative to a control group of non-scheme farmers. READ MORE

  6. 10. Finansiella kontrakt ”futures” i spannmålsodling : lantbrukarens beslutsprocess rörande terminshandel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Maria Lennartsson; Charlotte Lindén; [2014]
    Keywords : Beslutsprocess; terminshandel; finansiella kontrakt; spannmålshandel; prisfluktuationer; beslutsfattande;

    Abstract : Lantbrukarens inkomster har under senare år varierat mycket på grund av stora prisfluktuationer. En grundförutsättning för att minska priskänsligheten är att bruka någon form av prissäkring. Ett alternativ som relativt nyligen tillkommit på marknaden är de finansiella instrument som flertalet banker erbjuder. READ MORE