According to our field research, farmers perceive debt as
the worst problem facing them with contract farming. During
our interviews, a large part of the discussions was related
to the debt burden. It is a very sensitive issue and
most farmers express discouragement about it. “I don’t
want to think about that debt any more, it makes me feel
too bad”, said one chicken farmer after being asked to give
us details of the family debt. “It is such a headache to be
in debt!” said another.