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    The Small Farmer Can: Buyer-Led Approach Rescues Rural Bolivian Families from Poverty
    The Small Farmer Can: Buyer-Led Approach Rescues Rural Bolivian Families from Poverty
    The Small Farmer Can: Buyer-Led Approach Rescues Rural Bolivian Families from Poverty
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    The Small Farmer Can: Buyer-Led Approach Rescues Rural Bolivian Families from Poverty

    By Preston S. Pattie

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    An elusive dream of donors is to show that their international development projects lift thousands of families out of poverty. International aid does an enormous amount of good for the world's poor, but when the projects end the beneficiaries remain poor. There is no clear evidence to show that international aid has actually been responsible for

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStratton Press
    Release dateMay 8, 2023
    ISBN9798887643113
    The Small Farmer Can: Buyer-Led Approach Rescues Rural Bolivian Families from Poverty
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    Preston S. Pattie

    Preston S. Pattie is a senior agricultural economist with 35 years of experience directing multidisciplinary teams on development projects, linking economic policy analysis to practical field programs. Despite a successful career, he felt "re-born" as a development specialist when he saw the power of the buyer-led approach that transformed subsistence farmers into suppliers in formal value chains, substantially increasing family incomes. He maintains close relationships with many rural families in Bolivia, where he resides.

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