INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE
Globalization, privatization and scientific advancements pose new challenges and opportunities for the development of Indian agriculture. The emerging paradigm shifts focus to creation and application of new knowledge for agricultural development and global competitiveness. To facilitate this shift and realize greater economic efficiency, a new set of responsive institutions should emerge. This volume discusses the direction of institutional change in Indian agriculture. The roles of the state, markets and collective actions are examined for evolving the knowledge-intensive agriculture. The contributed papers from a number of leading researchers cover the institutions for R&D, land and water resources, credit, marketing, trade and agro-processing.
Small Farmers, Big Business: Contract Farming and Rural Development
Acknowledgements - Introduction - Frozen Vegetable in Guatemala: Tapping the Small Farmer's Potential - Asparagus in Peru: Expanding the Agricultural Frontier - McCain Foods, Canada: The Political Economy of Monopoly - Mumias and KTDA, Kenya: Public Sector Participation - Commodity Sketches: Mini-cases from Latin America - Conclusions - Policy Implications - References - Index
Control, accountability, and incentives in a successful development institution : the Kenya Tea Development Authority
This paper analyzes the institutional factors in the success of the Kenya Tea Development Authority. It surveys the rapid growth of KTDA, the largest and most successful smallholder tea scheme in the world, with 138,000 growers, 24 operating factories, and production of around 33,000 metric tons of manufactured tea. The paper identifies organizational autonomy, strategic managerial control and an effective accountability and incentive system as the keys to KTDSA's institutional success. Current problems arising from market conditions and the maturing of the smallholder tea industry are discussed in terms of the institutional adaptations they will require KTDA to make. The paper also considers the relevance of KTDA's experience for other development institutions.