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Exploring preferences for contractual terms in a scenario of ecological transition for the agrifood sector: a latent class approach

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  • Ciliberti, Stefano
  • Frascarelli, Angelo
  • Martino, Gaetano
  • Marchini, Andrea

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Governance mechanisms along the agri-food supply chains are increasingly important in a scenario of ecological transition. Under the conceptual and analytical lens of the Transaction Cost Economics, we explored farmers’ preferences towards a variety of clauses usually adopted in production contracts. To this purpose, a discrete choice experiment among 190 durum wheat producers in Italy was conducted. Results from a latent class model showed that producers were mainly interested in fixed prices formula and to join shared rules of production but revealed little or no interest for compelling sustainable cultivation techniques and the provision of technical assistance. However, these preferences are heterogeneous across farmers and vary depending on their level of education and previous use of contractual arrangements, with relevant implications for contract design and management.

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  • Ciliberti, Stefano & Frascarelli, Angelo & Martino, Gaetano & Marchini, Andrea, 2024. "Exploring preferences for contractual terms in a scenario of ecological transition for the agrifood sector: a latent class approach," Bio-based and Applied Economics Journal, Italian Association of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AIEAA), vol. 13(3), October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aieabj:347584
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.347584
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