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Small farmer market knowledge and specialty coffee commodity chains in western highlands Guatemala

Empirical study
Other

Published 2013 by Florida State University, USA. Authored by Dowdall, C. M.

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Sustainability Approaches:

Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Sustainability Tools:

Fairtrade International

Sustainability Issues:

Participant costs and benefits

Outcomes of Interest:

Cost of inputs
Household Income (net)
Price premiums

Specific Themes:

Living income
Pro-poor development
Smallholders

Sectors:

Agriculture

Products:

Coffee

Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption
Region/Country:

Geographies:

Central America and Caribbean

Countries:

Guatemala

Summary

This dissertation presents three case studies of Guatemalan coffee cooperatives engaged with the Fair Trade system, drawing on interviews with coffee prodcuers and fair trade roasters, surveys of coffee growers, and participant observation.

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Small farmer market knowledge and specialty coffee commodity chains in western highlands Guatemala

Empirical study
Other

Published 2013 by Florida State University, USA. Authored by Dowdall, C. M.

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