Small farmers, big business : contract farming and rural development / David Glover and Ken Kusterer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: International political economy seriesPublication details: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1990.Description: ix, 170 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0312046316
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.1/6 20
LOC classification:
  • HD 1476 .D44 G56 1990
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Frozen vegetables in Guatemala: tapping the small farmer's potential -- 3. Asparagus in Peru: expanding the agricultural frontier -- 4. McCain foods, Canada: the political economy of monopoly -- 5. Mumias and KTDA, Kenya: public sector participation -- 6. Commodity sketches: mini-cases from Latin America -- 7. Conclusions -- 8. Policy implications.
Summary: "This book deals with an agricultural production and marketing system known as contract farming (CF). In this system, a public or private agency purchases the crops of independent farmers through contracts, often providing inputs, technical assistance and marketing. CF has a long history in developed countries and has spread to the Third World. The book uses case studies from North America, Latin America and Africa to assess the experience to date and provide guidelines for the use of CF in the future." -- From the internet.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Frozen vegetables in Guatemala: tapping the small farmer's potential -- 3. Asparagus in Peru: expanding the agricultural frontier -- 4. McCain foods, Canada: the political economy of monopoly -- 5. Mumias and KTDA, Kenya: public sector participation -- 6. Commodity sketches: mini-cases from Latin America -- 7. Conclusions -- 8. Policy implications.

"This book deals with an agricultural production and marketing system known as contract farming (CF). In this system, a public or private agency purchases the crops of independent farmers through contracts, often providing inputs, technical assistance and marketing. CF has a long history in developed countries and has spread to the Third World. The book uses case studies from North America, Latin America and Africa to assess the experience to date and provide guidelines for the use of CF in the future." -- From the internet.

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