Vertical Integration in the Food Industry and Contract Farming The Case of Turkey

• Published in: Outlook on agriculture Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 85 - 91
• Main Author: Rehber, Erkan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2004
• Subjects: Agriculture; Contracts; Farmers; Farming; Food industry; Policy studies; Turkey; contract farming; vertical coordination; food industry

The relationship between farmers and the food industry ranges from carrying out spot market transactions to complete integration, characterized as vertical integration. In this study, the relationship between farmers and the food industry has been investigated focusing on contract farming. The Turki...