Offers a view of what happens when the modernisation of food supply chains comes face to face with the livelihoods of rural and poor people. This book is useful to academics, practitioners in developing countries, civil servants, policy-makers and NGOs. The Authors make recommendations for different stakeholders for supporting smallholders to anticipate and adjust to dynamic retail changes. These include more government and donor attention to upgrading quality and services in traditional "wet" markets and building the capacity of farmer organizations to consolidate volumes of produce supplied and improve their quality, logistics and managerial expertise. The Journal of Pesticide Action Network UK. 'An important and thorough look at what happens when supermarkets meet small-scale producers in low- and middle-income countries. The editors' top recommendations for governments in countries experiencing rapid supermarket expansion are to invest in traditional markets, control supermarket power and support producer organisations.' - Tom Macmillan, Food Ethics, The Magazine of the Food Ethics Council