Because the market can sell all the local produce it can get, it can guarantee purchases from farmers and even sometimes extend payments in advance.
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FITs are long-term, guaranteed purchase agreements for green electricity at a price that can provide project developers a reasonable return on investment.
His 1903 statute, by applying British government funds to Irish land transfers, made the sale of smallholdings and even whole estates profitable to landlords while guaranteeing purchase terms that peasant tenants could meet.
Through a guaranteed purchase system similar to the one it uses with the small farmers, PepsiCo enticed big agribusinesses to invest in the development of potato varieties better suited to Mexico's tropical climate and also mitigated its impact on potato prices, which swung wildly because its demand was so large.
The Burt Award for Caribbean Literature is given annually for excellent literary works for young adults (aged 12-18) written by Caribbean authors, and it includes a guaranteed purchase of 2,500 copies by CODE, who will distribute the books to libraries, schools and other literary organizations throughout the Caribbean.
In the past 15 years, guaranteed purchase of renewable electricity has been as common support measure in many countries.
Without the economic security of guaranteed purchase contracts, companies will keep relocating overseas.
In a sign of hope, the state of Vermont and city of Gainesville, Florida, legislated guaranteed purchase contracts last year.
Rather than using hops imported from Australia, they will use locally grown cassava, produced by 2000 small local farmers -- with a guaranteed purchase price.
Another proven policy tool used by our competitors in Europe, Japan and China -- long-term, guaranteed purchase contracts -- would provide an enormous boost and could be implemented quickly by states and cities.
