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Can the Private Sector be Competitive and Contribute to Development through Sustainable Agricultural Business? A Case Study of Coffee in Latin America
Provedor de dados: Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
Autores: Kilian,   Bernard; Pratt,   Lawrence; Jones,   Connie; Villalobos,   Andres.
Latin America's coffee market continues in economic crisis. Sustainable coffee production and certification is one option for economic recuperation and social and environmental sustainability for the region's coffee producers. This paper explores four viable certification processes (Organic, Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, and Utz Kapeh) by first defining their requirements. Then, an assessment of microeconomic impacts is given, where the production processes of sustainable and conventional coffee are evaluated and compared. Finally, the paper presents their future relevance and entrepreneurial potential by considering long-term market perspectives. Information about sustainable production in Latin America was gathered through primary sources in...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Sustainable coffee; Certification; Economics; Central America; Agribusiness.
Ano: 2004
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8149