Upgrading Smallholders Through "Farmer-to-Consumer" Entrepreneurial Model? Implications of Rice Value Chain Interventions in Indonesia and Malaysia

Rice smallholders continue to seek opportunities to upgrade their value chains through rural entrepreneurship. This study investigates the development claims of a 'farmer-to-consumer' model, which facilitates direct participation through the system of rice intensification, in Central Java...

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Published in:Journal of rural and community development 2023-01, Vol.18 (2), p.152
Main Authors: Tey, Yeong Sheng, Brindal, Mark, Arsil, Poppy
Format: Article
Language:eng ; fre
Subjects:
Entrepreneurs
Intervention
Organizations
Participation
Production
Rent-seeking
Value
Value chain
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Summary:Rice smallholders continue to seek opportunities to upgrade their value chains through rural entrepreneurship. This study investigates the development claims of a 'farmer-to-consumer' model, which facilitates direct participation through the system of rice intensification, in Central Java (Indonesia) and Selangor (Malaysia). Through farmer organizations, the model was revealed to provide opportunities for improving members' production processes, products, and functions. However, one type of rent-seeking behavior was replaced by another in both cases. Distrust among members prevented either farmer organizations from achieving scale upgrading, denying the aggregation function and, in a broader sense, economic roles for both farmer organizations. It is recommended that collective governance should account for socially oriented factors in addition to economic considerations so facilitating more effective value chain intervention.
ISSN:1712-8277