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World Service,01 Jun 1998,13 mins

The Middle Men and their Power over Farmers

The Farming World

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The length of food chains from farmer to table is increasing and so, too, is the power of the traders in the middle. Plus, Ugandan farmers have difficulties proving their produce is organic and so have trouble entering the UK market.

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