Contract Farming and its impact on Productivity and Income of Farmer in Haryana Evidence from Primary Survey

Abstract

The main aims of the present study are to analyze the impact and assessment of contract farming on farmer income and productivity in Haryana, India. There are lots studies at international level as well as national which explain that the contract farming has raised the income and productivity of farmers. There may be three main reasons of high income and productivity of contract farmers such as better price, crop diversification from transitional crops to vegetable crops and higher crop intensity. Therefore through this study we are trying to compares the income and productivity of contract farmers and non-contracted farmers and also finds out the determinants of Contract Farming.