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Small Farmers, Big Business

Contract Farming and Rural Development

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. David Glover

    1. International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada

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  2. Ken Kusterer

    1. The American University, USA

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 1-20

  3. Frozen Vegetables in Guatemala: Tapping the Small Farmer’s Potential

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 21-44

  4. Asparagus in Peru: Expanding the Agricultural Frontier

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 45-72

  5. McCain Foods, Canada: The Political Economy of Monopoly

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 73-93

  6. Mumias and KTDA, Kenya: Public Sector Participation

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 95-112

  7. Commodity Sketches: Mini-cases from Latin America

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 113-126

  8. Conclusions

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 127-154

  9. Policy Implications

    • David Glover, Ken Kusterer
    Pages 155-163

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 165-170
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada

    David Glover

  • The American University, USA

    Ken Kusterer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Small Farmers, Big Business

  • Book Subtitle: Contract Farming and Rural Development

  • Authors: David Glover, Ken Kusterer

  • Series Title: International Political Economy Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11533-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-52407-7Published: 10 October 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-11533-4Published: 27 July 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2662-2483

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-2491

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 170

  • Topics: Development Economics, Industries

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