Monsanto and Smallholder Farmers: a case study in csr.
This paper explores the case of the Monsanto Smallholder Programme (shp), an initiative implemented by the US-based transnational biotechnology, agri-chemicals and seeds company, Monsanto, between 1999 and 2002. The programme was intended to provide a package of agricultural extension support to 'sm...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 851 - 868 |
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