Routledge Agribusiness And The Small-scale Farmer: A Dynamic Partnership For Development

Product Description Based on case histories from nine Third World countries, this study examines the successful cooperation between private agribusiness firms and small farmers to increase agricultural production and income in developing countries. In such ventures, small farmers are organized around a core private company that buys their output and provides manageria About the Author Dr. Simon Williams, president of the Center for Rural Development, Inc., has been involved in development research for over twenty years with experience in Israel, Nigeria, Scandinavia, and Latin America. His most recent publications include Credit Systems for Small-Scale Farmers: Case Histories from Mexico (1973, with James Miller). Ruth Karen is senior vice-president of Business International Corporation and author of The Farmer and the Money Economy : The Role of the Private Sector in Agricultural Development of LDCs (1982, with Orville L. Freeman) and Toward an Unlimited Future (1983, with Elliott Haynes).