CASAS’ member Enrique Castañón Ballivián has published this chapter in the Routledge Handbook of Contract Farming and Development.

Abstract: This chapter delves into contract farming research in Latin America over the last few decades. It offers an overview of key studies and some general arguments that can be distilled from this research. The central discussion is organized around three main themes – integration, state and consent – that have received particular attention in this literature. Scholars have shed light on the conditions under which contracted farmers have been integrated into international circuits of capital. They have also shown that, far from a purely market-based approach, contract farming requires substantial state action to establish the conditions of profitability. More recent studies have focused on the politics of consent, enabling the expansion of contract farming as part of broader agrarian political projects. The chapter closes with a brief reflection on the evolution of contract farming research in Latin America and some future research priorities.

Read the chapter here: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003513674

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