Contractual Relationships Between Small-Holder Sugarcane Growers and Millers in the Sugar Industry Supply Chain in Swaziland

Masuku, Micah B.; Kirsten, Johann F.; Rooyen, C.J. van; Perret, Sylvain

doi:10.1080/03031853.2003.9523619

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“…Relational commitment is defined as the extent to which trading partners devote time and resources to the ongoing trade relationship since they consider the relationship to be important [82]. It is a measure of the strength of the business relationship and explains the survival of the relationship in turbulent times [90]. Where relationships are characterized by a high level of commitment, parties are willing to enter transaction-specific investments that support business resilience.…”

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Determinants of Farm Resilience to Climate Change: The Role of Farmer Entrepreneurship and Value Chain Collaborations

2020

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The concept of resilience gained traction in academic, policy, and development discourse in recent years, yet its conceptualization and application at the farm level has received little attention. For instance, recent policy recommendations present farm resilience as a silver bullet in dealing with agricultural risks and uncertainty, and in achieving sustainable agri-food systems. Yet, the question of what determines farm resilience in a smallholder farming set-up remains fuzzy. To address this knowledge gap, we firstly develop a novel conceptual framework based on determinants of farm resilience and farmer adaptive capacity as a pathway through which farm resilience is strengthened. The emphasis on adaptive capacity responds to a conceptual weakness inherent in studies that present socio-ecological systems as static systems. Secondly, based on a literature review, we propose mechanisms through which farmer entrepreneurship, membership in farmer organization, and farmer–buyer relationships may influence farmer adaptive capacity and thereby farm resilience. Based on our conceptual understanding of the determinants of farm resilience, we recommend approaches that augment farmer entrepreneurship, support farmer organizations, and strengthen farmer–buyer relationships.

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Determinants of Farm Resilience to Climate Change: The Role of Farmer Entrepreneurship and Value Chain Collaborations

2020

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“…These actions may be a disincentive to some members, which may result in failure to reach goals, and even in coordination break up (Olson, 2009). Farmer groups can only be successful is they are based on trust, honesty, mutual respect and commitment to the group (Masuku et al, 2003). This brings out the suggestion that when choosing group members, notably farmers who are working towards the same goal should cooperate.…”

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“…This part is derived from Masuku and Kirsten (2004); Masuku et al (2003Masuku et al ( , 2007. The Swaziland sugar industry derives its present structure from the Sugar Act of 1967.…”

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Unlocking markets to smallholders

2012

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The individual contributions in this publication and any liabilities arising from them remain the responsibility of the authors. The publisher is not responsible for possible damages, which could be a result of content derived from this publication. Buy a print copy of this book at www.WageningenAcademic.com/mansholt10 Unlocking markets to smallholders 5 Mansholt Publication Series The Mansholt Publication Series (MPS) contains peer-reviewed publications on social changes, transformations and control processes in rural areas and (agri)food chains as well as on their institutional contexts. MPS provides a platform for researchers and educators who wish to increase the quality, status and international exposure of their scholarly work.

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“…Locally, for example, Hardman et al (2002) applied empirical recursive models that showed that high levels of trust lead to high levels of cooperation, and in turn, high levels of commitment to working relationships in the SA fresh apple export value chain. Masuku et al (2004) showed that cooperation depended on trust, and commitment depended on cooperation, between smallholder sugarcane farmers and millers in the Swaziland sugar industry.…”

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Improving working relationships for smallholder farmers in formal organic crop supply chains: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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2006

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The 48 members of the Ezemvelo Farmers' Organisation (EFO) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (SA), that are fully-certified as organic farmers were surveyed in October-December 2004 to assess their perceived levels of satisfaction, trust, cooperation and commitment in a formal supply chain producing amadhumbes (a traditional vegetable tuber), potatoes and sweet potatoes for a major SA supermarket group. Empirical recursive models show that a high level of satisfaction in the working relationship results in these farmers trusting the pack-house agent more. High levels of trust, in turn, lead to higher levels of both commitment to, and cooperation in, the supply chain. A simultaneous-equation model showed that EFO members with higher levels of commitment tend to be more cooperative, and that members with higher levels of cooperation tend to be more committed toward the working relationship. These results suggest that strategies to improve the working relationship with the pack-house agent need to promote satisfaction, trust, cooperation and commitment. For example, co-investment in better crop storage facilities at farm-level would promote satisfaction and hence trust. There is also scope for more cooperation in the planning of new organic crop products to grow and market, and to remove some price uncertainty by giving EFO farmers more information about prices that they will be paid by the packhouse in this supply chain.

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Contractual Relationships Between Small-Holder Sugarcane Growers and Millers in the Sugar Industry Supply Chain in Swaziland

Abstract: This paper proposes and analyses a model of relationships between smallholder sugarcane growers and millers in the

Cited by 18 publications

References 22 publications

Determinants of Farm Resilience to Climate Change: The Role of Farmer Entrepreneurship and Value Chain Collaborations

Determinants of Farm Resilience to Climate Change: The Role of Farmer Entrepreneurship and Value Chain Collaborations

Unlocking markets to smallholders

Improving working relationships for smallholder farmers in formal organic crop supply chains: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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