Exploring the opportunity to improve SCM in farmer-supplier relationships in emerging economies

Prabhakar, Guru Prakash

Abstract

This paper explores the possibility to provide a platform or a framework to the small and medium producers and often times less organized agricultural farmers’ in developing nations which can help them choose the most appropriate buyer for their produce from a group of potential buyers or middle-men. Most of the times farmers’ produce is bought at very low price either by the government under a minimum support price (MSP) for a particular crop mechanism or by middle-men at very low prices. This could happen due to lack of information available to the farmers with respect to the options they have to sell their produce. We study such relationships in the context of Indian farmers and propose a framework to help improve the choices these farmers have to improve their profits.

Keywords: SCM; Big Data; agriculture; farmers; middle-men; crops; India.

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: Developing Legal Research Networks around AgriTechnology and Agricultural Multifunctionality in Brazil and the United Kingdom
• Start Date: Nov 21, 2016
• End Date: Nov 24, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Nov 21, 2016
• Publication Date: Nov 21, 2016
• Keywords: SCM, Big Data, agriculture, farmers, middle-men, crops, India
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/905924
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Developing Legal Research Networks around AgriTechnology and Agricultural Multifunctionality in Brazil and the United Kingdom