Small Farmers, Big Business: Contract Farming and Rural Development (International Political Economy Series)
Description
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.
Keywords
AGRICULTURE_ECONOMIC ASPECTS
1990Book
Author(s)Glover, David
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780333524077
LanguageEnglish
