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Supermarkets and Standards

23 November 2005 14:00-15:00 (GMT+00) - Public event, London

  • This event discussed the opportunities the supermarket retail market provides for the poor, connecting producers to value-added markets, exploiting comparative advantage of small farmers, and allowing them to escape the volatility and low prices of commodity markets.

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    Speakers:
    David Gregory, Head of Food Technology, Marks and Spencer plc.
    Dr William Vorley, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
    Chair:
    John Battle MP

     

  • An ODI and All Party Parliamentary Group on Overseas Development public event in the Agriculture in Africa: An Effective Route out of Poverty? series.

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