Feeding the Market
South American farmers, trade and globalization
"This is an accessible book which distils the ultimate question : how to reconcile the contradictory demands of the globalized market?" From the foreword by Jon Snow.
The debate about the pros and cons of globalization has become increasingly polarized and yet the voices of the rural poor are seldom heard. This book rises above the fray to examine what is happening at the interface between globalization and producers in the South. Based on extensive fieldwork from the sweeping grasslands of Patagonia to the coffee farms of Ecuador, the authors illustrate the practical obstacles that farmers face in accessing markets, above all, the difficulties of meeting market demands for large quantities of high quality produce in continuous supply. By focusing on eight different products: bananas, coffee, potatoes, coca, wine, sheep, forestry and the Andean grain quinoa. The impact of global market developments upon smallholder farmers is richly described. The authors draw lessons from both the success stories and farmers' frustrated attempts to benefit from market opportunities. They point the way to the changes in policies and markets that are needed, and to practical interventions where development professionals can have a real impact. This book compliments existing texts on the macro level of globalization to provide an accessible southern perspective on the debate.
Published: 2003
Pages: 256
eBook: 9781780441481
Paperback: 9781853395604
The debate about the pros and cons of globalization has become increasingly polarized and yet the voices of the rural poor are seldom heard. This book rises above the fray to examine what is happening at the interface between globalization and producers in the South. Based on extensive fieldwork from the sweeping grasslands of Patagonia to the coffee farms of Ecuador, the authors illustrate the practical obstacles that farmers face in accessing markets, above all, the difficulties of meeting market demands for large quantities of high quality produce in continuous supply. By focusing on eight different products: bananas, coffee, potatoes, coca, wine, sheep, forestry and the Andean grain quinoa. The impact of global market developments upon smallholder farmers is richly described. The authors draw lessons from both the success stories and farmers' frustrated attempts to benefit from market opportunities. They point the way to the changes in policies and markets that are needed, and to practical interventions where development professionals can have a real impact. This book compliments existing texts on the macro level of globalization to provide an accessible southern perspective on the debate.
| Prelims (Contents, Foreword by John Snow, Preface, Acknowledgements, Acronyms, Map of South America) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Introduction | |||
| 2. Green gold: Ecuador's banana producers | |||
| 3. Niche markets: a solution to the coffee crisis? | |||
| 4. Potatoes and Andean tubers: losing diversity? | |||
| 5. Quinua and food security | |||
| 6. Coca eradication and alternative development | |||
| 7. Wine and Pisco: success or sour grapes? | |||
| 8. Sheep in Patagonia: blown by the winds of change | |||
| 9. Forestry and farmers’ livelihoods: making trees pay | |||
| 10. Conclusions: the need for trade and aid | |||
| Back Matter (Notes, Select Bibliography and Reading List, Index) |
Jon Hellin
Jon Hellin was recently an International Team Leader of ITDG's programme on markets and livelihoods, and an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford Brookes University.
Sophie Higman
Sophie Higman works for ProForest Ltd and specializes in sustainable forest management and certification. She has worked as a forester in Honduras and Guyana and travelled extensively throughout Latin America.
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