Policymakers as well as researchers can
benefit from a better understanding of the intersection
of gender and production relations in
contract farming.The expansion of contract
farming is likely to fuel household resource
struggles, but the form of these struggles and
thus the appropriate policy responses will vary
depending on local gender, family, and class
dynamics.In regions where women and men
have independent access to land, it may be
appropriate for women and men to sign contracts
if production entails resources held by
both partners.