Jon Hellin

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 a 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.… (mehr)