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Contract farming session report

Year of publication 2017

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Contract farming session report: Making the connection - value chains for transforming smallholder agriculture. This short report can act as a brief in order to improve the understanding on the benefits and challenges of contract farming and introduce the reader to a variety of factors that determine the success of contract farming schemes.

Language English

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