Small Farmers, Big Business: Contract Farming and Rural Development (International Political Economy)

by David Glover

Ken Kusterer (Secondary Author)

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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.
  • ISBN10 0312046316
  • ISBN13 9780312046316
  • Publish Date 1 October 1990
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 21 May 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St. Martin's Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 170
  • Language English