The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture in the Context of Global Trade Negotiations

Peter Rosset
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Peter Rosset: Oakland CA, USA

Development, 2000, vol. 43, issue 2, 77-82

Abstract: Peter Rosset challenges the conventional wisdom that small farms are backward and unproductive. Using evidence from southern and northern countries he demonstrates that small farms are ‘multi-functional’ – more productive, more efficient, and able to contribute more to economic development than large farms. He analyses the threats posed to small farmers by today's trade liberalization and concludes with a call to unite against an Agreement on Agriculture that might make their continued existence impossible. Development (2000) 43, 77–82. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1110149

Date: 2000
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