@article{Sartorius:246001,
      recid = {246001},
      author = {Sartorius, K and Kirsten, J},
      title = {CAN SMALL-SCALE FARMERS BE LINKED TO AGRIBUSINESS? THE  TIMBER EXPERIENCE},
      journal = {Agrekon},
      address = {2002},
      number = {346-2016-16026},
      year = {2002},
      abstract = {The objective of this paper is to contribute to the design  of agribusiness smallholder contracting linkages in South  Africa. A fresh approach to design is adopted that combines  a case study in the timber industry, the lessons of history  and the economics of organisational architecture. The  results confirm that the transaction characteristics of the  grower-processor supply chain influence the level of  managed co-ordination, that small-scale farmers generate  incremental transaction cost and that medium and  small-scale farmers can compete with larger growers in the  supply chain. The results, however, are inconclusive with  respect to the role of contracting as an institution to  overcome the barriers of entry to the timber industry. A  series of proposals are then developed in order to reduce  transaction cost and achieve higher levels of contract  enforcement in smallholder contracting arrangements with  agribusiness. This paper concludes that large numbers of  small-scale farmers can be effectively incorporated in the  supply chain but only if specific measures are taken to  reduce transaction cost.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/246001},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.246001},
}