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Agrarian change, agroecological transformation and the coffee crisis in Costa Rica. PhD.

Empirical study
Other

Published 2012 by University of California. Authored by Babin, N.L.

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Sustainability Approaches:

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Sustainability Tools:

Fairtrade International

Sustainability Issues:

Livelihoods
Participant costs and benefits

Outcomes of Interest:

Market access
Price premiums

Specific Themes:

Smallholders

Sectors:

Agriculture

Products:

Coffee
Region/Country:

Geographies:

Central America and Caribbean

Countries:

Costa Rica

Summary

This thesis researches two resistance strategies of peasant coffee farmers in Costa Rica to the coffee crisis. The two strategies were participation in Fair Trade and the adoption of agroecological farming practices. The study finds that Fair Trade premiums did not offer sufficient support for the smallholders during the crisis.

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Agrarian change, agroecological transformation and the coffee crisis in Costa Rica. PhD.

Empirical study
Other

Published 2012 by University of California. Authored by Babin, N.L.

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