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D-outgrower Dictionary

Outgrower

A farmer who grows a crop on their own land for a nearby processor under contract

All termsIntroduced in M17Open the Toolkit
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Plain meaning
A farmer who grows a crop on their own land for a nearby processor under contract
How to use it
Compare the outgrower contract with growing for the open market.
South African benchmark
South Africa's sugar industry includes a significant small-scale grower base (Article 115).
Country notes
Sugar in Zimbabwe and Zambia relies on outgrowers around the mills.
Go and read
M17-U1, M17-U4, M17-U6, M5-U6, M6-U6
Calculate it
T-M17-03 Contract Grower Income
Library sources
LIB-A111, LIB-A114, LIB-A115, LIB-P-Sugar, LIB-P-Sugar-IP
See also
Contract farming, Cane-supply agreement
Sugar: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedSugar: how the business runsSold bytonnes of cane per hectare1Plant cane2Grow 12-18 months3Cut4Deliver to mill5Sugar and bagasseZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Sugar Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M17 Sugar.