Determining the Attitudes of Farmers Engaged in Livestock Production towards the Contracted Production Model: An Analysis of Risks, Expectations, and Sustainability تعیین نگرش کشاور زان فعال در دامپروری نسبت به مدل تولید قراردادی: تحلیلی از ریسکها، انتظارات و پایداری

The transition of small-scale farmers from traditional production methods to Contract Farming (CF) enhances the potential for increased profits. By offering higher profits to producers, contract farming encourages greater product diversity and provides the opportunity to grow more valuable products. The primary objective of this study was to identify what kind of contract farming model producers are likely to adopt for their continued production. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used as a methodology in the study. In the region, 70% of the producers utilized female animals for fattening purposes. It was found that 73.2% of producers lacked knowledge about contract farming. Livestock operators in production contracts prioritized price guarantees (26.4%), followed by cash prices (24.8%), livestock supply (21.2%), input support (12.5%), advance payments (10.3%), and organized production (4.8%). If contract farming is to be implemented in the region, policymakers should prioritize price guarantees in the model, ensuring that these guarantees are not set below the market price.