Analysis of the marketing of food crops and food, and support programmes of this subsector, have focused more on the cost-efficiency and structure of the operations than upon considerations of employment and income of those involved. In recent years the subsector has experienced increased labour absorption, but still comparatively little is known of the employment and income generating potential and dynamic of this subsector. The non-integration of these considerations in a period when employment generation is of increasing importance, is a weakness that needs to be addressed. This article begins to address the consideration of employment and the marketing of food corps and food in ?developing? countries, and pinpoints some specific deficiencies that need further attention.