NegotiatingContractFarmingintheDominicanRepublic.pptVIP

Negotiating Contract Farming in the Dominican Republic By Laura T. Raynolds Contract farming In Latin America and the Caribbean peasant producers are growing fruits and vegetables such as grapes, tomatoes, broccoli, okra, green beans, and peas under contract for processing and export firms Contract farming is likely to expand because of the global increase in luxury and processed-food markets and the widespread adoption of export promotion policies Contract farming is unique because it commits household land and labor resources to the production of a commodity that is ultimately controll