1. Table 1. Advantageous points of contract farming system
Sectors
Advantageous points
Farmer/Seller/Producer
1. Market certainty
2. Price stability
3. Income certainty
4. Receiving input, production services, credit, new technology and skills
5. Incremental productivity
Company/Buyer
1. Receiving quality products on time and meet their requirement
2. Planning the production and marketing
3. Reducing production costs from large scale production
Consumer and overall economy
1. Improvements of product quality and safety for consumers
2. Export of products more and more
3. Continuous manufacture of agricultural products
4. Continuous employment in companies
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