Many of the world's poor still directly or indirectly depend upon agricultural commodities for their income, most of them as small-scale producers. Price volatility and agro-climatic risks over the past several decades, however, have threatened the efforts of most producers to secure sustainable livelihoods. This is particularly true for small-scale coffee producers who constitute 70\% of the world's coffee production. Recently, there has been renewed focus on producer organizations as important means of linking producers to markets and ultimately reducing poverty. Yet strategies for producer organizations to make better use of what is already produced, such as improving post-harvest marketing and inventory management have not received mu...
Every year more than 6 million tons of coffee is produced in different parts of the world, mainly i...
Coffee is one of the most important commodities in the world, and Ethiopia is among the largest prod...
This paper is focus on the impact of Fair trade-certified coffee and the impact of the broader socia...
The repercussions of reforming an agricultural market are mainly observed at the most vulnerable seg...
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsJason BergtoldCoffee is grown by many countr...
Low prices in the international coffee markets have worsened the economic well-being among coffee fa...
For many small producers in developing countries coffee is a major income source. However, the coffe...
Responding to the looming question: what is the future of small-scale crop production in a changing ...
For producers motivated by their new status as self-employed, landowning, capitalist coffee growers,...
The global trade of agricultural commodities has increased in the last decades, creating economic gr...
In this paper, we look at the coffee sector in Ethiopia and analyze changes and their drivers upstre...
Coffee offers a unique opportunity to promote sustainability as this production system integrates ec...
The purpose of this qualitative research is to investigate the value distribution along the Rwandan ...
Comparing smallholder farmers and the coffee value chains between the open market systems of Uganda,...
One of the main challenges facing small-scale coffee producers who are willing to utilize more susta...
Every year more than 6 million tons of coffee is produced in different parts of the world, mainly i...
Coffee is one of the most important commodities in the world, and Ethiopia is among the largest prod...
This paper is focus on the impact of Fair trade-certified coffee and the impact of the broader socia...
The repercussions of reforming an agricultural market are mainly observed at the most vulnerable seg...
Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Agricultural EconomicsJason BergtoldCoffee is grown by many countr...
Low prices in the international coffee markets have worsened the economic well-being among coffee fa...
For many small producers in developing countries coffee is a major income source. However, the coffe...
Responding to the looming question: what is the future of small-scale crop production in a changing ...
For producers motivated by their new status as self-employed, landowning, capitalist coffee growers,...
The global trade of agricultural commodities has increased in the last decades, creating economic gr...
In this paper, we look at the coffee sector in Ethiopia and analyze changes and their drivers upstre...
Coffee offers a unique opportunity to promote sustainability as this production system integrates ec...
The purpose of this qualitative research is to investigate the value distribution along the Rwandan ...
Comparing smallholder farmers and the coffee value chains between the open market systems of Uganda,...
One of the main challenges facing small-scale coffee producers who are willing to utilize more susta...
Every year more than 6 million tons of coffee is produced in different parts of the world, mainly i...
Coffee is one of the most important commodities in the world, and Ethiopia is among the largest prod...
This paper is focus on the impact of Fair trade-certified coffee and the impact of the broader socia...