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Bibliothèque Poverty and Gender Effects of Smallholder Organic Contract Farming in Uganda

Poverty and Gender Effects of Smallholder Organic Contract Farming in Uganda

Poverty and Gender Effects of Smallholder Organic Contract Farming in Uganda

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Date of publication
Décembre 2011
ISBN / Resource ID
126998
Pages
26 pages

Rising demand both for organic tropical products and for year-round supply of some organic temperate products has encouraged organic activists and some donors to promote certified organic export production in a number of tropical African countries, including Uganda. Agricultural produce importers in developed countries have recognized these new market opportunities. As a result, the last decade has seen the emergence and rapid growth of certified organic food and beverage exports from the region (Willer and Yussefi 2007). But organic export growth does not necessarily translate into improved welfare for producers and workers, whether measured in terms of income, health, food security, or other variables. Recent debates have centered on how the rapid conversion of farmland into organic management systems affects food availability and access in poor regions of the world (Sciallaba and Hattam 2002; WWI 2006; FAO 2007).

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