ABSTRACT
The chapter, through case studies, identifies that there are constraints in both linking farmers to farmer-producer organizations and later to the futures market. It suggests initially to focus on less sensitive commodities, build delivery centers, encourage trading in production centers and upgrade futures trading skills among FPOs and resource institutions. Government initiatives should incentivize scaling-up, and lessons can be drawn from Chinese state-support policies. The government’s trading arms can be encouraged to participate and promote forward contracts and options in the market.
