Contract farming, cooperatives and challenges of side selling: malt barley value-chain development in Ethiopia. Issue 4 (19th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alemu, Dawit; Guinan, Alice; Hermanson, Judith
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 31:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 496
• Page End: 510
• Publication Date: 2021-05-19
• Subjects: Environment (built and natural) – Agriculture -- Labour and livelihoods – Poverty reduction -- Sub-Saharan Africa; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2020.1860194
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper presents the experience of malt barley value-chain development through cooperative-based contract farming. The descriptive and qualitative analysis used primary data collected from the actors involved and secondary data. The results indicate that side selling is a major challenge, estimated at about 30%. Promoting the role of cooperatives and avoiding side selling by addressing both farmer- and system-level issues requires considering the dynamic nature of the malt barley market, involvement of all relevant stakeholders, capacitating cooperatives rather than providing handout-type support, and promoting market-based disincentives and incentives for the misconduct and conduct of actors.