Contracts should
clearly specify the parties’
responsibilities. In addition,
contracts must be based on an
“object” (i.e. the good or service
that constitutes the obligation
of farmer and buyer) such as the
sale of a designated crop by the
farmer and the payment by the
buyer. Finally, the contract must
be based on the detailing of the
farmer’s and the buyer’s duties
and responsibilities (the so-called
“cause” or “consideration”
in legal terminology), which
includes the price and the