Human rights criteria for making contract farming and other business models inclusive of small-scale farmers 2011, para. 6
Paragraphe- Paragraph text
- Contract farming has gained importance in recent years in both developed and developing countries. Buyers see it as a means of strengthening control down the supply chain in order to respond to an increased need for production traceability and food product standardization, as quality and food safety standards have gained in importance and as consumers express concerns about the environmental and social aspects of production. Controlling contracted farmers to prevent extra-contractual marketing or the diversion of inputs received for uses other than crop production under the contract may be costly, but the costs are generally offset by the improved reliability and more consistent quality of supplies compared with products purchased on the open market. Contract farming can minimize firms' risks with respect to changes in supply and demand and allows firms to promote safety standards and other quality requirements. Contracts also enable firms to schedule the delivery of products at optimal times for their business, something that they cannot control when relying on the spot market.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2011
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- SR Food, Report to the UNGA (2011), A/66/262, para. 6.
- Paragraph number
- 6
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