Supermarket buying power: global supply chains and smallholder farmers (IISD, 2007)
Supermarket buying power: global supply chains and smallholder farmers (IISD, 2007)
Supermarkets now dominate food sales in developed countries and are rapidly expanding their global presence. At the same time, international consolidation and aggressive pricing strategies have concentrated market power in the hands of a few major retailers and strengthened their control over their suppliers. This paper is about the impact of the supermarkets’ increased market power on global supply chains and what this means for smallholder farmers in the developing world.
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