In search of fair trade: Stories from the field

The narratives of people in this booklet tell the story of how structured trade has changed lives of smallholders in Eastern Africa. It is a story of hope for millions of disadvantaged farmers and for consumers, but it is also a cautionary tale – when a trader in Nakuru lost his access to the local...

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Autor principal: Pye-Smith, Charlie
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2016
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100797
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description The narratives of people in this booklet tell the story of how structured trade has changed lives of smallholders in Eastern Africa. It is a story of hope for millions of disadvantaged farmers and for consumers, but it is also a cautionary tale – when a trader in Nakuru lost his access to the local warehouse, the trading system collapsed, to the detriment of farmers, traders and financiers alike. Talk to farmers like those featured in this booklet and you are unlikely to hear the term ‘structured trade’ – this is the language of experts – but there is little doubt that they see how the approach brings many benefits.
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spelling CGSpace1007972025-03-13T09:46:52Z In search of fair trade: Stories from the field Pye-Smith, Charlie The narratives of people in this booklet tell the story of how structured trade has changed lives of smallholders in Eastern Africa. It is a story of hope for millions of disadvantaged farmers and for consumers, but it is also a cautionary tale – when a trader in Nakuru lost his access to the local warehouse, the trading system collapsed, to the detriment of farmers, traders and financiers alike. Talk to farmers like those featured in this booklet and you are unlikely to hear the term ‘structured trade’ – this is the language of experts – but there is little doubt that they see how the approach brings many benefits. 2016-12 2019-04-16T08:40:18Z 2019-04-16T08:40:18Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100797 en Open Access application/pdf Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Pye-Smith, Charlie. In search of fair trade. 2016. CTA: Wageningen, The Netherlands
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