The Evolution of Coffee Markets for Sustainable Development: A Honduran Cooperative's Experience with Fair Trade
Year: 2010
Type: dissertation
Abstract: ABSTRACT \nTHE EVOLUTION OF COFFEE MARKETS FOR SUSTAINABLE \nDEVELOPMENT: A HONDURAN COOPERATIVE???S \nEXPERIENCE WITH FAIR TRADE \nby \nErin Sue Smith \nMaster of Arts in Anthropology \nCalifornia State University, Chico \nSpring 2010 \nThis thesis explores the barriers coffee farmers of Cooperativa Copan in \nWestern Honduras face in effectively participating in the Fair Trade market, as well as \nthe opportunities Fair Trade offers in improving the conditions of these farmers and the \nenvironment. It also highlights the political and economic relationships that constitute \nthe global coffee industry and the many links between points of production and consumption \nalong the coffee value chain. Fair Trade has become an important alternative \ntrade strategy in the world economy as it confronts the power inequalities and exploitations \nwithin the North-South trade relations. Despite the limitations of Fair Trade as \nboth a movement and an alternative market for Cooperativa Copan, this research suggests \nthat Fair Trade has proven to be a key contributor to sustainable \nincome- generating strategies and socio-economic stability among rural, small-scale \nfarmers in Copan. In the case of Cooperativa Copan, access to Fair Trade and organic \nmarkets was made possible by the development support from NGOs and Fair Trade \nnetworks in the region.
Author: Erin Sue Smith
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2103098592