TY  - BOOK
AU  - Glover,David
AU  - Kusterer,Kenneth
TI  - Small farmers, big business: contract farming and rural development 
T2  - International political economy series
SN  - 0312046316
AV  - HD 1476 .D44 G56 1990
U1  - 338.1/6 20
PY  - 1990///
CY  - New York
PB  - St. Martin's Press
KW  - Farms, Small
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Big business
KW  - Agricultural contracts
KW  - Rural development
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -