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Technical briefing

Behind the Barcodes Supermarket Scorecard 2019 Data

03/07/2019

2 documents

Languages: English

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This is the 2019 update to the supermarket scorecard, part of the Behind the Barcodes campaign that Oxfam launched in 2018 to expose the economic exploitation faced by millions of small-scale farmers and workers in food supply chains, and mobilize the power of people around the world to help end it. The campaign is underpinned by […]

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Discussion paper

A Living Income for Small-Scale Farmers: Tackling unequal risks and market power

15/11/2018

1 documents

Languages: English

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The ability of small-scale farmers to earn a living income is critical to ensure their viability and economic success. This paper argues that closing the living income gap for small-scale farmers requires tackling the underlying imbalance in risk and market power that many of them face when engaging in global food value chains. This imbalance […]

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Briefing paper

UK Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food

21/06/2018

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Briefing paper

US Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food

21/06/2018

1 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Briefing paper

Dutch Supermarket Supply Chains: Ending the human suffering behind our food

21/06/2018

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: Dutch, English

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Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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Case study

A Fair Share for Georgia’s Grape Growers

21/06/2018

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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Poverty is widespread among the small-scale farmers and workers who produce and process our food, in an industry worth billions of dollars. Oxfam’s new campaign highlights the systemic inequality and human suffering in food supply chains – and shows how action by supermarkets, governments, small-scale farmers and workers could lead to a decent and dignified […]

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Case study

Taking a Fresh Approach: Enabling local producers to meet rising demand in West Africa’s dairy sector

21/06/2018

2 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Poverty is widespread among the small-scale farmers and workers who produce and process our food, in an industry worth billions of dollars. Oxfam’s new campaign highlights the systemic inequality and human suffering in food supply chains – and shows how action by supermarkets, governments, small-scale farmers and workers could lead to a decent and dignified […]

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Case study

Tuzamurane Pineapple Cooperative, Rwanda: Empowering small-scale farmers to benefit from the global market

21/06/2018

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Overview

Poverty is widespread among the small-scale farmers and workers who produce and process our food, in an industry worth billions of dollars. Oxfam’s new campaign highlights the systemic inequality and human suffering in food supply chains – and shows how action by supermarkets, governments, small-scale farmers and workers could lead to a decent and dignified […]

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Case study

The Plight of Pineapple and Banana Workers in Retail Supply Chains: Continuing evidence of rights violations in Costa Rica and Ecuador

21/06/2018

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Poverty is widespread among the small-scale farmers and workers who produce and process our food, in an industry worth billions of dollars. Oxfam’s new campaign highlights the systemic inequality and human suffering in food supply chains – and shows how action by supermarkets, governments, small-scale farmers and workers could lead to a decent and dignified […]

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Campaign report

Ripe for Change: Ending human suffering in supermarket supply chains

21/06/2018

8 documents

120 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Inequality is rampant across the global economy, and the agro-food sector is no exception. At the top, big supermarkets and other corporate food giants dominate global food markets, allowing them to squeeze value from vast supply chains that span the globe, while at the bottom the bargaining power of small-scale farmers and workers has been […]

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