Effects of Fair Trade and organic certifications on small-scale coffee farmer households in Central America and Mexico

Ernesto Méndez, V.; M. Bacon, Christopher; Olson, Meryl; Petchers, Seth; Herrador, Doribel; Soledad Carranza, Cecilia; Trujillo, Laura; Guadarrama-Zugasti, Carlos; Cordón, Antonio; Dionicio Sagastegui Mendoza, Ángel

doi:10.1017/s1742170510000268

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Effects of Fair Trade and organic certifications on small-scale coffee farmer households in Central America and Mexico

Published in Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems • Jun 4, 2010

Authors:

V. Ernesto Méndez

Christopher M. Bacon

Meryl Olson

Abstract

Abstract We provide a review of sustainable coffee certifications and results from a quantitative analysis of the effects of Fair Trade, organic and combined Fair Trade/organic certifications on the livelihood strategies of 469 households and 18 cooperatives of Central America and Mexico. Certified ...

Subject

Certification

Agricultural economics

Livelihood

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