Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based View
IntroductionThe sales revenue of agricultural products is pivotal for augmenting farmer income and fostering sustainable agricultural economic development.MethodsThis study employs propensity score matching (PSM) and establishes a structural analytical framework grounded in the Resource-Based View (...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2025-05-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1585843/full |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849310299954348032 |
|---|---|
| author | Que Yang Que Yang Xin Zhang Hua Peng Dongsheng Sun |
| author_facet | Que Yang Que Yang Xin Zhang Hua Peng Dongsheng Sun |
| author_sort | Que Yang |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | IntroductionThe sales revenue of agricultural products is pivotal for augmenting farmer income and fostering sustainable agricultural economic development.MethodsThis study employs propensity score matching (PSM) and establishes a structural analytical framework grounded in the Resource-Based View (RBV) to mitigate endogeneity concerns. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is applied to examine survey data from 111 vegetable distribution firms, exploring pathways for enhancing sales revenue under two distinct acquisition models.ResultsThe findings reveal that: (1) fsQCA empirical analyses demonstrate that physical, human, and organizational capital collectively contribute to revenue enhancement. (2) Under the contract farming model, both physical and human capital emerge as core drivers of sales revenue, whereas non-contract farming configurations are predominantly characterized by human capital as the central determinant. (3) While both models emphasize human capital, the contract farming framework further underscores the integral role of physical capital across the entire value chain.DiscussionThis study integrates the Resource-Based View (RBV) with fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to uncover the synergistic effects of three types of capital (physical, human, and organizational) on vegetable sales revenue, thereby overcoming the limitations of traditional research that focuses narrowly on single production factors. Furthermore, it constructs a multi-dimensional theoretical framework and proposes differentiated resource-driven mechanisms, which helps policy makers to optimize various conditions in a targeted manner and promote the improvement of farm products sales revenue. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-b42f94c6def74944810bd2a3f4bd8773 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2571-581X |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-05-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems |
| spelling | doaj-art-b42f94c6def74944810bd2a3f4bd87732025-08-20T03:53:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2025-05-01910.3389/fsufs.2025.15858431585843Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based ViewQue Yang0Que Yang1Xin Zhang2Hua Peng3Dongsheng Sun4Hunan Agricultural University, Business School, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, CAAS, Beijing, ChinaHunan Agricultural University, Business School, Changsha, ChinaChangsha University of Science and Technology, School of Economics and Management, Changsha, ChinaInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Development, CAAS, Beijing, ChinaIntroductionThe sales revenue of agricultural products is pivotal for augmenting farmer income and fostering sustainable agricultural economic development.MethodsThis study employs propensity score matching (PSM) and establishes a structural analytical framework grounded in the Resource-Based View (RBV) to mitigate endogeneity concerns. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is applied to examine survey data from 111 vegetable distribution firms, exploring pathways for enhancing sales revenue under two distinct acquisition models.ResultsThe findings reveal that: (1) fsQCA empirical analyses demonstrate that physical, human, and organizational capital collectively contribute to revenue enhancement. (2) Under the contract farming model, both physical and human capital emerge as core drivers of sales revenue, whereas non-contract farming configurations are predominantly characterized by human capital as the central determinant. (3) While both models emphasize human capital, the contract farming framework further underscores the integral role of physical capital across the entire value chain.DiscussionThis study integrates the Resource-Based View (RBV) with fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to uncover the synergistic effects of three types of capital (physical, human, and organizational) on vegetable sales revenue, thereby overcoming the limitations of traditional research that focuses narrowly on single production factors. Furthermore, it constructs a multi-dimensional theoretical framework and proposes differentiated resource-driven mechanisms, which helps policy makers to optimize various conditions in a targeted manner and promote the improvement of farm products sales revenue.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1585843/fullsales revenueacquisition modelRBVfsQCAPSM |
| spellingShingle | Que Yang Que Yang Xin Zhang Hua Peng Dongsheng Sun Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based View Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems sales revenue acquisition model RBV fsQCA PSM |
| title | Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based View |
| title_full | Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based View |
| title_fullStr | Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based View |
| title_full_unstemmed | Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based View |
| title_short | Contract farming for improving farmers’ incomes: from Resource-Based View |
| title_sort | contract farming for improving farmers incomes from resource based view |
| topic | sales revenue acquisition model RBV fsQCA PSM |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1585843/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT queyang contractfarmingforimprovingfarmersincomesfromresourcebasedview AT queyang contractfarmingforimprovingfarmersincomesfromresourcebasedview AT xinzhang contractfarmingforimprovingfarmersincomesfromresourcebasedview AT huapeng contractfarmingforimprovingfarmersincomesfromresourcebasedview AT dongshengsun contractfarmingforimprovingfarmersincomesfromresourcebasedview |