ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
NARINDER PANOTRA1*, VINOD GUPTA2, VISHAL SHARMA3, ASHWANI KUMAR4
1Organic Farming Research Centre, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Jammu, 180009, Jammu and Kashmir
2ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Samba, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Jammu, 180009, Jammu and Kashmir
3ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rajouri, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Jammu, 180009, Jammu and Kashmir
4Department of Agriculture, Zone Vijaypur, Samba, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Jammu, 180009, Jammu and Kashmir
* Corresponding Author : drpanotra@gmail.com
Received : 18-03-2018 Accepted : 23-03-2018 Published : 30-03-2018
Volume : 10 Issue : 6 Pages : 5505 - 5508
Int J Agr Sci 10.6 (2018):5505-5508
Keywords : Contract farming, Agricultural production, linkage
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu Jammu, 180009, Jammu and Kashmir
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed
The focus of this paper is to determine the likely factors that contract farming system is the best system for sustainable agricultural development. A contract is an agreement made between two or more parties enforceable by law. Well-managed contract farming is considered as an effective approach to help solve many of the market linkage and access problems for small farmers. This paper examines briefly its growth and status including the performance of different models of contract farming based on empirical studies. Its concludes that by entering into the contractual arrangement, the income level of the farmer and employment level in the rural economy has increased despite certain problems faced by the farmers like delayed payment, delay in procurement and low supply of agricultural inputs to them.
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