"This SOMO report analyses the contribution that primary and full processing of food can make to poverty reduction and sustainable development within the current international
context. First, the report provides insights into the level of production, sales and international trade of processed food. Next, it discusses the structural, market, private and government obstacles to exports and the development of a domestic processed food industry in developing
countries. The report identifies the many problems which are still not sufficiently addressed in order to make food processing beneficial to all stakeholders and to sustainable development. However, the report does not focus on the critical issues of farmers and other suppliers to the
processed food and drink industry."