Download or read book Contract Farming and the State written by Sukhpal Singh and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines the contract farming systems in Thailand and India with focus on the role of the State in these two countries. The study is based on case studies of four agri-Business firms and their farmers in Northern Thailand in potato and sweet corn crops. This study also attempts to look out the larger impacts of contracting on the local economy in these two countries. The book will he highly useful for stake holders in contract farming-policy makers, academics, agri-business firms etc.