Growth in high-value agriculture in Asia and the emergence of vertical links with farmers.

This chapter describes the growth of high-value agriculture, its direct implications for the restructuring of the agricultural supply chains (including the emergence of contract farming and other forms of vertical coordination) and its indirect implications for the role of small farmers. The chapter focuses on three countries in South Asia (India, Bangladesh and Pakistan), four countries in South East Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines) and China.