Here are some papers I have enjoyed reading over the years (not in any order).
Bellemare, M. F. (2018). Contract farming: opportunity cost and trade‐offs. Agricultural Economics, 49(3), 279-288.
Acemoglu, D., Johnson, S., & Robinson, J. A. (2001). The colonial origins of comparative development: An empirical investigation. American economic review, 91(5), 1369-1401.
Xia, F., & Deininger, K. (2019). Spillover effects of tobacco farms on the labor supply, education, and health of children: Evidence from Malawi. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 101(4), 1181-1202.
Mkondiwa, M. (2023). Is wealth found in the soil or in the brain? Investing in farm people in Malawi. Review of Development Economics, 27(1), 134-157.