The Farmer and Her Husband

The Legal Measures to Protect Women in Contract Farming Obtaining Consent to Contract Farming Agreements The principle: In situations where one person’s decision to enter into a contract with a company can have a negative impact on another person’s rights and interests, the law may impose a positive obligation on the company to take active steps to obtain the consent of that other person. [...] This provision could go one step further and require that consent be given in one of two ways: (2) Where the spouse will perform a substantial amount of the work required to produce the Goods to be supplied under the Contract Farming Agreement, the spouse shall be a party to the Contract Farming Agreement and shall sign the Contract Farming Agreement in his or her individual capacity. [...] Ensuring Informed Consent The principle: If the woman’s consent is essential to the validity of the deal, it is critical that her decision to give consent is well informed regarding the key elements of the agreement and the risks it entails. [...] You are strongly advised to consider the terms and conditions of this contract carefully before signing [including with the help of an independent legal advisor or producer organization.]” (b) On the second page of the Contract Farming Agreement, a single page entitled “summary of key terms” that contains only the following: (i) The price or price mechanism for the Goods; (ii) The delivery date or [...] Article 3: Warranty of Producer (1) A Contract Farming Agreement is not valid and enforceable unless, prior to the signature of the Contract, the Producer provides the Buyer with a written statement in the following words: “The Producer warrants that: (i) No less than 10 days before the signature of this Contract Farming Agreement, I received a [copy of this Contract Farming Agreement]/[a written