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Tropical farmer still has a lot to learn

Food producers in developing countries still need to make many improvements before they can compete effectively on the world market. This is the conclusion from researchers at Wageningen University after their 4-year study. They studied similar production chains in various tropical areas and recorded their findings in a book: "Tropical food chains, Governance regimes for quality management." This book was presented at Wageningen University on 12 April 2007.

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