Monopsonistic exploitation in contract farming: Articulating a strategy for grower cooperation
- Title
- Monopsonistic exploitation in contract farming: Articulating a strategy for grower cooperation
- Creator
- Sivramkrishna S.; Jyotishi A.
- Description
- Contract farming has been considered a new hope to instil dynamism in third world agriculture. However, there remains serious concern whether small peasants will be able to benefit from this system since buyers may often be a single large or at most, few large corporations, a typical case of monopsony. In this paper we question the basis of the fears that are often raised in the literature. A clear analytical approach to understanding the (economic) meaning of monopsony helps us articulate a strategy for grower cooperation that could effectively deal with monopsony power in contract farming systems. Copyright 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Source
- Journal of International Development, Vol-20, No. 3, pp. 280-296.
- Date
- 2008-01-01
- Subject
- Agriculture; Asset specificity and bargaining power; Contract farming; India; Monopsonistic exploitation; Small peasant
- Coverage
- Sivramkrishna S., Foundation to Aid Industrial Recovery, Richmond Town, Bangalore 560 025, No. 11, Prime Street, India; Jyotishi A., Ohio University-Christ College Academy for Management Education, Bangalore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 10991328
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Sivramkrishna S.; Jyotishi A., “Monopsonistic exploitation in contract farming: Articulating a strategy for grower cooperation,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 23, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/17360.