| ID | 148270 |
| Title Proper | Class dynamics in contract farming |
| Other Title Information | the case of tobacco production in Mozambique |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Niño, Helena Pérez |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper examines the class relations emerging in a contract farming scheme in Mozambique. Debates in the literature about contract farming characterise this market arrangement as leading to farmers losing control over production at the hands of capital. By discussing both the drivers and impacts of changes in the division of property and labour, this paper reveals a complex class structure in which the pressure of merchant capital on farmers is internalized within households and transferred onto workers and sharecroppers. This challenges the pertinence of conventional policy that prescribes empowering contract farmers without considering their varied class positions and interests. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 37, No.10; 2016: p.1787-1808 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly VoL: 37 No 10 |
| Key Words | Mozambique ; Class Analysis ; Contract Farming ; Agrarian Change ; Petty Commodity Production ; Global Commodity Chains |