Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
MIT Press
Abstract
This chapter discusses the relationship and interconnections among changing the livelihoods of farmers, initiatives for sustainable coffee, and the production of shade-grown coffee. It examines the advantages and opportunities for farmers and producers engaged in coffee certification and diversification programs. The role of Fair Trade and organic networks in creating awareness of biodiversity conservation, the social and environment costs of coffee systems, and the need for supporting small farmers are also discussed. The methods to increase accountability and improve the efficiency of coffee cooperatives are presented in this chapter, as are the importance of understanding the sustainability initiatives and their implications for the regulators, along with the use of land patterns for coffee cultivation.
Chapter of
Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America
Editor
Christopher M Bacon
V. Ernesto Mendez
Stephen R Gliessman
David Goodman
and Jonathan A Fox
Recommended Citation
Bacon, C.M., V.E. Mendez and J.A. Fox (2008). Cultivating Sustainable Coffee: Persistent Paradoxes. In Bacon, C. M., Méndez, V.E., Gliessman, S., Goodman, D., and J.A. Fox, (Eds.). Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America. MIT Press: MA. http://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/9780262026338.003.0014
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