Participatory Market Chain Approach - BeraterInnen News 1/2005

The rapid growth of the urban population presents special challenges for small-scale farmers in developing countries. They are under increasing
pressure to fulfi l the new market requirements of powerful supermarket chains and agroindustry, which demand product quality, volume, and continuity of delivery. Most farmers in rural areas agree: “The worst pest we face nowadays is low prices and researchers so far have not found
adequate measures to help!”