contract farming

collocation in English

meaningsofcontractandfarming

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contract
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trækt/us
/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the ...
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farming
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɑː.mɪŋ/us
/ˈfɑːr.mɪŋ/
the activity of working on a farm or organizing the ...
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(Definition ofcontractandfarmingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this context, the most prominent private sector regrowth took the form of externally financedcontractfarming.
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Contractfarmingwas on the rise for orchards and vegetable cultivation as well.
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Later, farmers from outside areas started migrating into these areas forcontractfarming.
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The increasing level ofcontractfarmingwas attributed to the influence of globalization and market economy with dramatic change in communication.
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Water stealing and free-riding behavior were observed mainly incontractfarmingand in downstream systems.
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Hence, traditional upland selffarming has changed tocontractfarmingby making use of market information.
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Cotton is the primary crop wherecontractfarmingrelationships currently exist, but cashew, oilseeds, pigeon pea, and sugar cane also exhibit characteristics that may make such arrangements possible.
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Fourth, encourage agro-processing firms to developcontractfarmingrelations with smallholder suppliers.
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We do not wish to stratify the industry; there may be a role forcontractfarming.
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Depending on circumstances, they might opt for share-farming arrangements orcontractfarming.
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Particularly, how will he deal with people's uncertainty about their payments with regard to thecontractfarmingof land that they have previously farmed for generations?
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Those are predominantly arable areas, where farms are now taken on by other farmers under some kind of farm business tenancy,contractfarmingor management farming arrangement.
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We have no reliable data to show the proportion of registered holdings which are farmed by people other than the owner or tenant undercontractfarmingarrangements.
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However, farmers with access to good road communications often left the contract, indicating thatcontractfarminghad helped them to develop into independent farmers.
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The chickens raised here are transported to nearby states and these companies have also set up similarcontractfarmingin other parts of the nation.
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It includes agrichemicals, breeding, crop production (farming andcontractfarming), distribution, farm machinery, processing, and seed supply, as well as marketing and retail sales.
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He also provides a thorough review of the empirical literature oncontractfarming, paying attention to broad implications for economic development.
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The plantation owners adapted to the situation by incorporating wage labour, tenantry andcontractfarming.
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Contractfarmingis also of interest to buyers, who seek supplies of products for sale further along the value chain or for processing.
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Parametric named-peril insurance linked to plant population, available for potato growers undercontractfarming.
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