The relationship between the cassava farmers-processor partnership and farmers' productivity: a case study in Lampung Province, Indonesia

摘要

This study tries to identify the relationship of partnership of farmers and processing companies, and the profits (income) of the small scale cassava farmers in Lampung Province of Indonesia. A total of 80 cassava farmers in Sukadana District, East Lampung Regency, Lampung Province were interviewed during February to March 2007. The respondents were classified into three groups, namely, Group I (without any contract with cassava processors), Group II (has a partnership with local cassava processors)and Group III (has a partnership with a foreign food company implementing a technical collaboration as a Cooperate Social Responsibility/CSR Project). The characteristics of each group are shown in the Table 1.