Effect of contract tobacco farming on the welfare of smallholder farmers in Angonia District, Mozambique

InÃ¡cio Modesto Cipriano; Isaac Mambo; Charles Masangano

doi:10.5897/JAERD2017.0897

Journal of
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

Abbreviation: J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2170
DOI: 10.5897/JAERD
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 490

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of contract tobacco farming on the welfare of smallholder farmers in Angonia District, Mozambique

InÃ¡cio Modesto Cipriano

InÃ¡cio Modesto Cipriano
Department of Rural Sociology, University of Eduardo Mondlane- ESUDER, Mozambique.
Search for this author on:
Google Scholar

Isaac Mambo

Isaac Mambo
Department of Rural Development and Extension, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Malawi.
Search for this author on:
Google Scholar

Charles Masangano

Charles Masangano
Department of Rural Development and Extension, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Malawi.
Search for this author on:
Google Scholar

Article Number - 5FB397466626
Vol.9(12), pp. 292-300 , December 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/JAERD2017.0897

Received: 07 July 2017
Accepted: 22 September 2017
Published: 31 December 2017

References

Abdurramane H (2007). Produção de Culturas de rendimento e seu Efeito na Produção de Culturas Alimentares Básicas: O caso de Tobaco nas Provincias de Niassa, Zambeze e Tete. A BSc. Thesis, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo.

Barratt S, Erol C, Olwen G, Haluk K, Mauro de Rezende L, Thor L, Sat M, Brian M, Shangnan S, Ping Z (2003). Issues in Global Tobacco Economy: Selected Case Studies. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Available: View, [Accessed on 17 June 2014].

Barrett CB, Maren EB, Marc FB, Hope CM, Sudha N, Walker TF (2012). Smallholder Participation in Contract Farming: Comparative Evidence from Five Countries, Revised Version. New York, USA. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.09.006. Crossref

Bellemare M (2012). As You Sow, So Shall You Reap: The Welfare Impact of Contract Farming. Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1595977. Crossref

Benfica R, Arlindo M, Zandamela J, De de Sousa N, De Marrule HF (2004). How to avoid killing the Chicken that Lays the Golden Eggs: An Analysis of Potential Impacts of an Export Tax on Raw Tobacco in Mozambique. Available at: View [Accessed on June 2014].

Bhattacherjee A (2012). Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices. USF Tampa Bay Open Access Textbooks, View, [Accessed on 25 August 2015].

Bloom BG, Crabtree BF (2006). The qualitative research interviews. Wiley Online Library. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Med. Edu. 40(4):314-321.

Bronwyn I, Haley S, Chishakwe N, Vitoria B, Mudonhi S (2012). Building Agricultural Markets: Constraints and Opportunities in Contract Farming for Smallholder Agricultural Economy in Zimbabwe, Harare. Harare: ASI.

Bryman A (2012). Social Research Methods. New York: Oxford University Press.

Carter KA, Beaulieu LJ (1992). Conducting a Community Needs Assessment: Primary Data Collection Techniques. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Casley DJ, Kumar K (1988). The collection, analysis and use of monitoring and evaluation data. The World Bank.

Chepkurui A, Kinoti J (2014). The Social Economic Impacts of Tobacco Farming on Farmers and Household Food Security in Ang'urai Division, Kenya. Res. J. Sociol. 2(4):2347-8241.

Cochran WG (1977). Sampling Techniques. 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Dias P (2013). Analysis of Incentives and Disincentives for Tobacco in Mozambique. Technical Notes Series, MAFAP, FAO, Rome, Italy. Available at: View [Accessed on 22 September 2015].

Eaton C, Shepherd A (2001). Contract Farming Partnership for growth: FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 145, Rome, Italy. Available at: View. [Accessed on 20 December 2015]

Gill P, Stewart K, Treasure E, Chadwick B (2008). Methods of Data Collection in Qualitative Research: Interviews and Focus Group Discussion. Br. Dent. J. 204(6):291-295. Crossref

Glover D, Kusterer K (1990). Small Farmers, Big Business: Contract Farming and Rural Development, London: McMillan Press LTD, DOI: 10.1086/451989. Crossref

Hu TW, Lee AH (2015). Tobacco Control and Tobacco Farming in African Countries. J. Public Health Policy 36(1):41-51. Crossref

Ministry of Agriculture (2011). Strategic Plan for Agricultural Development. PEDSA 2010-2019. October 2010, Government of Mozambique. Available AT: at: View [Accessed on 30 October 2015].

Ministry of State Administration of Mozambique (2005). Perfil do Distrito de Angonia Provincia de Tete.

Miyata S, Monot N, Hu D (2009). Impact of contract farming on income: linking small farmers, packers, and supermarkets in China. World Dev. 37(11):1781-1790. Crossref

Pauw K, Thurlow J, Uaiene R (2011). Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction in Mozambique: Technical Analysis in Support of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program. A Paper Presented on Promoting Agricultural Growth in Mozambique, Maputo. Available at: View [Acessed on 20 March 2014].

Smart S, Hanlon J (2014). Chicken and Beer: A Recipe for Agricultural Growth in Mozambique. Maputo: Kapikua.

Watts M, Little P, Mock C, Billings M, Jaffee S (1988). Contract Farming in Africa: Comparative. Analysis (1). New York: Institute for Development Anthropology.