ABSTRACT
In recent years, there has been much discussion of development in developing countries (DCs) and least developing countries (LDCs), and that such development needs to be sustainable. Technology is important to the farming, labelling, packaging, and distribution of FT projects, from access to the land and the tools needed for harvesting coffee, tea, wine, and cut flowers to access to reliable seed technology and fertilizer to help grow crops, and access to adequate systems of storage whether freeze-dried, irradiated, or refrigerated to hold those crops once harvested. Central too are the technologies used to distribute produce to buyers and to finding and securing contracts with them in the first place, whether by fax, telephone, or the Internet.
