Problem
Middleman control of rural marketing
Other Names:
Farm tenant's dependence on middlemen Nature:
Many Third World villagers raise products for urban markets, but because they lack direct access to these markets they receive a lower return on their sales, having to deal through middlemen. In this way, they lose the profits of direct sales, and money that otherwise could be kept in the village is dispersed. To gain immediate cash, some farmers are forced to lease some of their land to outsiders to plant, harvest and sell the produce, which again deprives them of greater income. The distance to markets, and lack of storage facilities, transport, and of communal decision to enter formal cooperatives to buy and sell merchandise and farm produce, ensures such people will continue to be passive participants in the larger economy.
Broader Problems:
Dependence on costly trading intermediaries Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → FarmingAmenities → Housing, tenants
Amenities → Rural
Commerce → Agencies, dealers
Commerce → Market
Cybernetics → Control
Societal Problems → Dependence
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
23.10.2019 – 18:12 CEST