Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmers

Unlike in the central zone of Chile, the use of contract farming (CF) is uncommon in the southern regions of the country, and few studies have attempted to explain this situation. The objective of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the use of CF in southern Chile. The methodology c...

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Autores principales:	Morales,Liliana, Echeverría,Rodrigo, Barrera,María del V
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal 2013
Materias:	Contract farming multinomial logit model focus groups interviews
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202013000100004
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-162020130001000042014-09-08Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmersMorales,LilianaEcheverría,RodrigoBarrera,María del V Contract farming multinomial logit model focus groups interviews Unlike in the central zone of Chile, the use of contract farming (CF) is uncommon in the southern regions of the country, and few studies have attempted to explain this situation. The objective of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the use of CF in southern Chile. The methodology consisted of two approaches: a quantitative approach, wherein a multinomial logit model was applied to data obtained from questionnaires completed by 384 southern producers, and a qualitative approach that included in-depth individual interviews with professionals, officials of public institutions, and producer focus groups. The main results show that producers with high educational levels, large farms, and production oriented toward the export market who are located in areas with a high concentration of neighbors using CF, who belong to organizations, and who need technical assistance from agribusiness firms are highly likely to use a CF system. However, despite the individual effect of each factor, their combined effect is related to the highest use of CF. Moreover, the lack of a positive relationship between risk-averse farmers and the use of contracts could be a sign of a problem in the way the contracts are established in southern Chile.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería ForestalCiencia e investigación agraria v.40 n.1 20132013-04-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202013000100004en10.4067/S0718-16202013000100004
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description	Unlike in the central zone of Chile, the use of contract farming (CF) is uncommon in the southern regions of the country, and few studies have attempted to explain this situation. The objective of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the use of CF in southern Chile. The methodology consisted of two approaches: a quantitative approach, wherein a multinomial logit model was applied to data obtained from questionnaires completed by 384 southern producers, and a qualitative approach that included in-depth individual interviews with professionals, officials of public institutions, and producer focus groups. The main results show that producers with high educational levels, large farms, and production oriented toward the export market who are located in areas with a high concentration of neighbors using CF, who belong to organizations, and who need technical assistance from agribusiness firms are highly likely to use a CF system. However, despite the individual effect of each factor, their combined effect is related to the highest use of CF. Moreover, the lack of a positive relationship between risk-averse farmers and the use of contracts could be a sign of a problem in the way the contracts are established in southern Chile.
author	Morales,Liliana Echeverría,Rodrigo Barrera,María del V
author_facet	Morales,Liliana Echeverría,Rodrigo Barrera,María del V
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title	Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmers
title_short	Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmers
title_full	Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmers
title_fullStr	Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmers
title_full_unstemmed	Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmers
title_sort	factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern chilean farmers
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal
publishDate	2013
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Factors that influence the use of contract farming by southern Chilean farmers

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