Sustainable Coffee Farming: Improving Income and Social Conditions Protecting Water, Soil and Forests

Synthesis paper
Case study

Published May 2014 by Rainforest Alliance (RA). Authored by Whelan, T. and Newsom, D.

Summary

This report reflects on the literature published on the economic outcomes and impacts of Rainforest Alliance certification on coffee farms, the role of Rainforest Alliance certification on conserving the integrity of standing forests and maintaining and/or restoring forest cover and connectivity and their efforts towards better water conservation, integrated crop management, and soil management and conservation.
Research detail

Sustainable Coffee Farming: Improving Income and Social Conditions Protecting Water, Soil and Forests

Synthesis paper
Case study

Published May 2014 by Rainforest Alliance (RA). Authored by Whelan, T. and Newsom, D.