Small Farmers, Big Business Contract Farming and Rural Development

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Glover, David, Kusterer, Ken (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1990, 1990
Series:International Political Economy Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Physical Description:IX, 170 p online resource
ISBN:9781349115334