Avoid exclusive buy back and bundling requirements for generic non-essential inputs. Assure contract problems are adjudicated in local courts of jurisdiction for the farmers. Avoid policies that arbitrarily assure open markets or impose reporting requirements on supply chains. Assist farmers in developing formal or informal associations to iron out problems that develop with supply chain managers. Ownership-Integrated Supply Chain Farms Key Characteristics Supply chain is partially owned and controlled by farmers who supply inputs and share in profits and losses beyond the farm gate.
Supply chain farms self-select based on relationships, interest, and capital.
Farmer relies more on supply chain for genetics, other key aspects of inputs, production processes to be used, and criteria for pricing and delivery of the product. Farmer gains a preferred position for supply chain processors and accessing proprietary information, research and education, and management strategies targeted toward unique problems of the supply chain. Competition exists primarily among supply chains. Farms shifts some risks to the supply chain. Tax incentives, business development and technology assistance, entrepreneurial mentoring, fund raising and seed capital funds to assist in organizing supply chain networks and alliances.