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Contract & Managed Farming Programmes

Contract farming works in India when the agreement is written, the quality specification is unambiguous and both sides can live with the price mechanism. Srivena structures and runs contract production programmes between growers and institutional buyers, and manages the agronomy in between.

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Contract Farming & Farm Management , Srivena Farm Solutions, India

Scope of work

  • Crop planning, input supply and agronomy supervision
  • Contract farming and buy-back arrangements with farmer groups
  • Farm management on owned, leased or licensed land
  • Aggregation, grading, storage and market linkage of produce

How a programme is structured

Everything is agreed on paper before sowing.

  • Crop, variety, sown area, sowing window and expected harvest window
  • Input supply arrangement and who bears which cost
  • Quality specification, grading standard and rejection criteria
  • Price mechanism: fixed, floor with market linkage, or formula based
  • Payment terms, timelines and dispute resolution
  • Field supervision, record keeping and residue compliance where required

Who this suits

Food processors, seed companies, exporters and retail chains needing assured volume and traceable quality; and grower groups and FPOs wanting a defined buyer before they commit a season. Registration and compliance follow the applicable State contract farming and APMC provisions.

Managed farming

For landowners who cannot farm actively, we take up end-to-end managed operations: crop plan, inputs, mechanisation, labour supervision, harvest and sale, on transparent cost accounting.

Frequently asked questions

Is contract farming legal in India?
Yes. It is governed by State legislation and applicable model provisions, and typically requires a written agreement and, in several States, registration with the designated authority. We follow the requirements applicable in the State where the crop is grown.
Who bears the crop failure risk?
That depends entirely on the agreement. Most workable contracts allocate weather and natural calamity risk explicitly, often with crop insurance, and separate it from quality or negligence issues. We insist this clause is spelled out rather than left implied.
What is the minimum area you take up?
It depends on the crop and the buyer's volume. Small holdings are usually aggregated into a cluster or routed through an FPO so a viable lot size is reached.
How is the price fixed?
Common mechanisms are a fixed contract price, a floor price with upside linked to the market, or a formula tied to a published benchmark. The mechanism is chosen at the start and written into the agreement.

Activities in this category are undertaken only after obtaining the licences, registrations, accreditations and land-use or statutory approvals required under applicable Central, State and local laws. Any cost figures shown are indicative market ranges for orientation only and are not quotations.

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