Independent contract-farming advisory · India
We build the bridge. You keep the harvest.
Fair, written contract-farming and land arrangements between companies, farmers and landowners. We advise and structure; we are never a party to your contract and never take a cut of your crop.
The fair-contract approach
Contract farming, done properly.
We design, structure and steward written agreements between companies that need supply, farmers who grow it and owners who hold the land. Independent. Never a party. No promises we can’t keep.
Anatomy of a fair contract
What a fair contract actually contains.
Most disputes trace back to five vague lines. We make sure each one is written down before the first seed goes in. Read the full guide.
Agreement · Kharif season
- 4.1
Price basis
Fixed, formula or floor. Agreed before sowing, in writing.
- 5.2
Quality & deductions
Measured how, by whom, with what tolerance.
- 6.0
Payment timeline
Days from delivery, and what happens if it’s late.
- 9.3
Your land stays yours
No title or possession passes to the buyer.
- 12
Disputes & exit
A named route, before anyone needs it.
Guide
Contract farming in India, a complete guide
List
Contract farming companies, crop by crop
Landowners
Managed farming of land you already own
Kharif · Rabi · every season
One season.
Written down
before it starts.
Who supplies what, what quality, what price basis, when the money moves and who keeps the land. Agreed in June, not argued about in November.
How a contract season runs
Illustrative kharif timeline · actual dates are set in your contract
| Who | Apr · Plan | May · Agree | Jun · Sow | Jul–Sep · Grow | Oct · Harvest | Nov · Settle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Crop, volume, spec | Signs: price basis, quality, payment days | Seed / inputs if agreed | Field visits, advice | Lifts produce, grades it | Pays on agreed days |
| Farmer / FPO | Acres, water, records | Signs after a plain-language review | Sows to the spec | Grows, keeps records | Delivers | Is paid; land untouched |
| Landowner | Picks a route | Lease or managed-farming agreement | Monthly photo report | Monthly photo report | Sale accounts | Settlement; land returns |
| Us | We advise, structure the agreement and stay with it all season. We are not a party to it and take no cut of the crop. | |||||
Who are you? Pick a door.
Three sides of one fair deal.
Door 1 · Companies“We need traceable farmer supply.”Processors, exporters, retailers: we find and organise farmer groups and FPOs and structure the contract.Tell us what you source 
Door 2 · Farmers & FPOs“We want a company to contract our crop.”Send your crop, acres and district. We take suitable groups to companies that are sourcing.Get in front of buyers Door 3 · Landowners“I own land I don’t farm.”A fair written lease, a company’s contract programme, or managed farming. The land stays yours.Put my land to work 0%
commission on your produce. We charge an advisory fee, openly.
2 days
our reply time, in working days, by WhatsApp or email.
EN · हिंदी
guides in plain English and everyday Hindi.
Never
a party to your contract. It is between you and them.
FAQ
Straight answers.
What is contract farming?
Contract farming is an arrangement in which a buyer (such as a food processor, exporter or retailer) and a farmer or farmer producer organisation (FPO) agree, in advance of a season, on the production and supply of an agricultural product — typically covering quantity, quality standards, price or pricing mechanism, and delivery. It gives buyers more reliable supply and gives farmers a more assured market.
Is Contract Farming India a marketplace or a buyer?
No. We are an independent advisory and facilitation firm. We do not buy produce, we are not a marketplace or trading platform, and we are never a party to the contract between a buyer and a farmer. We advise, structure and facilitate fair arrangements between the two sides.
Do you guarantee a price, a buyer or an outcome?
No. Markets and the contracting parties determine prices and whether a deal proceeds. We help design fair, transparent arrangements and give honest advice on what is realistic, but we cannot and do not guarantee any specific price, buyer, volume or result.
How does Contract Farming India help companies and buyers?
We help companies assess feasibility, select crops and clusters, mobilise farmers and FPOs, structure balanced contracts, meet compliance and traceability requirements, and manage grower programmes through the season — so they can build dependable, fairly sourced supply.
How does Contract Farming India help farmers and FPOs?
We help farmers and FPOs connect with serious buyers, understand contracts in plain language, negotiate fair terms, and access good agricultural practices and programme support — so they can secure an assured market and improve realisation while protecting their interests.
Not sure which door? Send one WhatsApp line.
Crop, acres, district or what you need to source. We’ll tell you honestly what’s realistic.
Contract Farming India (contractfarmingindia.com), an advisory service of Agpro Consulting Private Limited, New Delhi, helps companies, farmers/FPOs and landowners set up fair contract-farming and land-lease arrangements. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Satpal Dandiwal (CC BY-SA 4.0), Timothy A. Gonsalves (CC BY-SA 4.0), Imghosh anjan (CC BY 4.0), Trees ForTheFuture (CC BY 2.0).