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proof of concept that participation of rice farmers to contract farming increased their income by $140 per capita in Benin

author(s) CGIAR Research Program on Rice
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  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
  • Western Africa
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CGIAR Research Program on Rice. 2021. proof of concept that participation of rice farmers to contract farming increased their income by $140 per capita in Benin. Reported in Rice Annual Report 2021. Outcome Impact Case Report.
proof of concept that participation of rice farmers to contract farming increased their income by $140 per capita in Benin

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Abstract

A survey among contract farmers indicated that contract increases productivity by 473 kg per hectare or about 29 percent higher yields than the control (n=733 for contract farmers ; n=220 for control group). Households with farming contracts increased their market participation by selling 35% points more of their rice harvest, a 140 percent increase above farmers without contracts. This increased land size, higher productivity, and greater market participation resulted in treated households earning $140 more income per capita (+230%).

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