| Peter Robbins | |
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| Born | 1946 London, England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | British |
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Peter Robbins (born 1946) is a British author whose published works include Filthy Rich (book), Stolen Fruit [1] and a range of specialist books on related topics including precious metals markets, tropical commodity markets, trade sanctions, access to market information, and on support for rural communities.
He was a commodities trader in the City of London for 30 years. He was able to retire from the business early and became a consultant to the United Nations on trade relations between African countries and multinational companies. He worked also as an advisor to the African National Congress on trade sanctions against apartheid.[2]
Since then he has worked for many development agencies on issues relating to agricultural trade policy and its impact on small scale farmers.