Agrobiodiversity in poor countries: Price premiums deemed to miss multifaceted targets?

Many developed countries spend a considerable amount of money and other resources on bilateral and multilateral aid to developing countries. At the same time, many goods produced in the developing world have a potentially high commercial value, but the benefits of trade do not necessarily accrue to producer countries. On the contrary, many cash crops, such as coffee, may be produced by exploiting nature in a way that is unsustainable in the long run. Furthermore, most of the value added accrues to processors in the developed world.