Poverty is about more than monetary income. In Oxfam’s experience it is a ‘state of relative powerlessness in which people are denied the ability to control crucial aspects of their lives’. Poverty has a range of different socio-economic dimensions, including the ability to access services and social networks, and to express opinions and choice; the power to negotiate; and social status, income, and opportunities. People experience poverty when they are denied the right to livelihoods, water, education and health, protection and security, a voice in public life, or freedom from discrimination... [This report examines] how UK retailer purchases of produce affect workers, small-scale producers and communities in Kenya; highlight[s] areas where, as IPL enters Kenya, there are positive social impact opportunities in the context of its commercial objectives; [and looks] at the IPL business, business model and a classic retail value chain.