Relationships between farm size and contract term and pork safety in pig supply chain

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Hu ◽  
Xiaoqing Gan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Contract Term

scholarly journals Integrated Supply Chain Management of Vegetables in Jhansi Division of Uttar Pradesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Ram Kumar Jha ◽  
Anshul Kumar Jain
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Integrated Supply Chain

Objectives of the study are to examine the trends and percent growth rates for the area, production and productivity of different vegetable crops; ii) to estimate the trend for arrival and market prices of different vegetable crops; iii) to calculate the yearly arrival index for vegetables arrival in selected mandies, and iv) to judge integrated supply chain management of vegetables marketing in selected region. The study has been made on backward division of Uttar Pradesh named Jhansi division. Division comprises three districts: Jhansi, Lalitpur and Jalaun on the basis of secondary and primary information. The secondary information is collected for area, production, productivity, arrival and market prices of tomato, brinjal, potato, onion, okra, bottle gourd, torai and cauliflower in Jhansi, Lalitpur and Jalaun districts of Jhansi division. The primary information has been collected from Lalitpur district. There are six blocks in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) viz. Bar, Birdha, Jakhoura, Madavra, Mahroni, and Talbehat. Two stage stratified random sampling method has been adopted to collect the information from vegetables growers of three blocks i.e., Mahroni, Birdha and Jakhoura. Total 114 vegetables growers categorized marginal (up to 2.5 acre land), small (> 2.5 acre land to 5 acre land) and Large (> 5 acre land) farmers, 22 middlemen (aadatiya) and 20 retailers have chosen to complete the present study. In the selected study area vegetables growers were not grading their produce. They picked vegetables from field and make bora bandi to carry in mandi. On the other hand the middlemen and retailers were grading the purchased vegetables for earning maximum profit. Preferred transportation modes were tractors, buses and taxies. But for retail selling cycle and haththela were mostly used. Vegetables growers did not store vegetables in home and warehouse. In Lalitpur district tomato production was highest in 2009-10, it was 2821 metric ton (MT). It was due to rise in area. Lalitpur and Jhansi districts have potential to increase the productivity of tomato through better governmental support. Percent Growth Rates (PGR) informed regarding percentage change in present year compare to previous year. The total arrival indicated presence of vegetables in the different vegetable mandies and arrival index presented vegetables consistent presence in the mandies i.e., higher the index higher amount of quantity arrived in the mandies. Under the marketing chain management the channel II was found most favored channel in the study area as maximum (about 90%) quantity of produce was sold through this channel by small and large farmers. Though channel I was mostly liked by marginal farmers. Middlemen purchased vegetables at 6 percent commission on per quintal basis from producers and sold to retailer by charging 3 percent mandishulk on per quintal basis. In Jakhoura block all the selected farm size categories and in Birdha block small and large farm size categories were sold their cent percent vegetables produce to middlemen. Middlemen also provide space to keep their produce and stay at night for farmers in mandi. At some occasions middlemen also provide credits to farmers for fulfilling their agricultural and family daily needs.

scholarly journals Optimal strategies for a capital constrained contract-farming supply chain with yield insurance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ligang Shi ◽  
Tao Pang ◽  
Hongjun Peng
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Unit Area ◽  
Total Yield ◽  
Wholesale Price ◽  
Optimal Strategies ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Agricultural Product ◽  
Contract Farming ◽  
Yield Insurance

We consider a capital-constrained contract-farming supply chain with a risk-averse farmer and a risk-neutral agro-dealer, where the farmer faces some yield uncertainty that can be covered by insurance. Using the Stackelberg model, we derive the optimal strategies on the insured level, production and wholesale price. The result shows that farmers with low risk aversion tend not to be insured, while those with high risk aversion tend to insure. Further analysis indicates that, as the degree of the farmer's risk aversion increases, the farm size decreases, but the yield per unit area and the wholesale price of the agricultural product increases.  In addition, yield insurance and premium subsidies can lead to a decrease of the yield per unit area. However, the expansion of the farm size can compensate for the inhibitory effect of the decrease of yield per unit area on the total yield, and thus the total yield increases. We also find that when the premium subsidy rate is low, the yield insurance's value to farmers is negative. Moreover, the yield insurance's value to farmers increases with respect to the bank's interest rate.

Farmers’ self-reported bargaining power and price heterogeneity

2017 ◽  
Vol 119 (8) ◽  
pp. 1672-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Fałkowski ◽  
Agata Malak-Rawlikowska ◽  
Dominika Milczarek-Andrzejewska
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Bargaining Power ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Food Supply Chains ◽  
Distribution Of Power

Purpose While it is commonly argued that food supply chains are characterized by severe imbalances of power between contracting parties, there is an insufficient understanding of the factors affecting the negotiating position of farmers. The purpose of this paper is to provide quantitative evidence documenting the position of farmers and to explain variation in farm gate prices in the dairy supply chain by using unique micro-survey data from Poland. Design/methodology/approach The bargaining power of farmers is elicited from their self-reported assessment about how confident they feel in their relationships with both the processing industry and input suppliers. Findings Using econometric modelling, it is shown that farmers who perceive themselves as having a relatively “strong position” in the food chain receive a higher milk price from dairy companies. Research limitations/implications While this result comes with some caveats, it suggests that the self-reported beliefs farmers hold about relations with their contractors may reveal additional insights into the distribution of power throughout the food chain. Originality/value Compared to the existing studies, the paper offers two innovations. First, to construct a proxy for farmers’ bargaining power, their subjective opinion on how easy they could be substituted for by their contractors is used. In effect, the paper goes beyond the standard measures which focus on farm size or its location. Second, it investigates farmers’ relationships vis-à-vis both processing industry and input suppliers. Consequently, this paper is the first to analyze power relationships by explicitly taking into account three stages of the supply chain.

Chaîne d’approvisionnement et résilience

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain

Durant la période de confinement, la chaîne d’approvisionnement de la filière nucléaire a pleinement joué son rôle. Mais en sort-elle renforcée ? Si l’expérience acquise par les différents acteurs de la supply chain va lui offrir plus de robustesse, les difficultés économiques rencontrées par les autres filières industrielles, comme l’automobile ou l’aéronautique, risquent de fragiliser des acteurs essentiels à la filière nucléaire.

Une chaîne d’approvisionnement nucléaire optimisée pour l’Union européenne

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Witold Strzelecki
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Changement Climatique

Le changement climatique est le défi mondial majeur le plus urgent. Afin d’atténuer la tendance actuelle, l’Union européenne (UE) a fixé des objectifs ambitieux qui nécessitent un effort de tous et de tous les secteurs, énergétique en particulier. Une chaîne d’approvisionnement nucléaire solide et diversifiée peut aider l’UE à atteindre ses objectifs climatiques. Harmoniser la chaîne d’approvisionnement nucléaire européenne et assurer aux États membres de l’UE la possibilité d’utiliser des composants modernes de haute qualité fabriqués pour d’autres industries permettra d’amplifier le processus. FORATOM1 a précisément analysé la supply chain nécessaire à cette ambition.

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