Gaps in expectations of a cotton producer: the case of Rwenzori cotton farmers in Uganda

The plight of the smallholder cotton farmer in Rwenzori region western Uganda starts with unfair terms hiring land for cultivation. next hurdle is loss ownership at earliest stage value chain after delivering produce to ginner. Even Fairtrade standards base minimum price on delivery seed ginnery, implying that not expected participate and share accruing additions further up chain. However, members Farmers' marketing Co-operative Society decided move a step by ginning services and, hence, retained both lint seed, which improved their income least 30 per cent. strategy find investors enable them spin manufacture final products.