Linking Globalization to Local Land Uses: How Eco-Consumers and Gourmands are Changing the Colombian Coffee Landscapes

Rueda, Ximena; Lambin, Éric F.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.018

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“…Contrary to the organic certification, there is no restriction to the use of synthetic http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol18/iss3/art21/ fertilizers, and most low-toxicity pesticides are permitted if used under an integrated management strategy. Coffee bearing the RFA-certified seal has historically commanded the largest premiums among certification programs (Rueda and Lambin 2013).…”

Section: Study Area and Early History Of Certificationmentioning

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“…By 2010, more than 25% of farmers and over 30% of Colombian coffee were under certification and verification programs. The exports of value added coffee had reached 1 MM bags, about half of all FNC exports (Rueda and Lambin 2013).…”

Section: Study Area and Early History Of Certificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They consist of a code to which farmers must adhere, a third-party, i.e., independent, audit to verify compliance, and the right to use a seal on the packaged product sold to consumers. We discuss elsewhere verification programs and two-party, i.e., industry-led, codes (Rueda and Lambin 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These benefits, however, are often subject to price variability (Rueda and Lambin 2013) offering only a partial explanation of why farmers join and stay in certification programs. Beyond the direct payments, certification may provide other socioeconomic benefits, not intended in their design, which remain poorly understood (Giovannucci andPonte 2005, Ha andShively 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Responding to Globalization: Impacts of Certification on Colombian Small-Scale Coffee Growers

Rueda¹,

Lambin²

2013

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ABSTRACT. Eco-certification of food and other agricultural products has been promoted as a way of making markets work for sustainability. Certification programs offer a price premium to producers who invest in more sustainable practices. The literature on the impacts of certification has focused primarily on the economic benefits farmers perceive from participating in these schemes. These benefits, however, are often subject to price variability, offering only a partial explanation of why farmers join and stay in certification programs. We evaluated the potential of the Rainforest Alliance certification program to foster more resilient social-ecological systems in the face of globalization. Using the case of Santander, Colombia, and a pair-based comparison of 86 households to effectively produce a robust counterfactual, we showed that certification provides important environmental benefits, while improving the well-being of farmers and their communities. Furthermore, the study showed that price premiums are only one of many elements defining the success of certification, particularly important for motivating farmers to join, but less so to explain retention and upgrading. The case of Colombian coffee growers illustrates how the connections between local social-ecological systems and larger global forces can produce more sustainable livelihoods and land uses.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Malan (2013) studied cocoa and coffee price volatility in Côte d'Ivoire with a partial stabilization model to reduce volatility risk with the intervention of storage agencies that stock coffee in low price periods. Rueda & Lambin (2013) analyzed the effect of volatility in Colombian coffee growers' decision with a global chain value (converting from conventional to ecological and sustainable coffee systems). Lukanima & Swaray (2014) used a GARCH model to evaluate the volatility of coffee prices in five different East African Countries after domestic market reforms (loosening government control and market liberalization).…”

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A Real Option Analysis applied to the production of Arabica and Robusta Coffee in Ecuador

Jácome

Garrido

2017

Span. j. agric. res.

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The coffee market is distinguished for being volatile and uncertain in terms of domestic and international prices. Arabica and Robusta coffee are produced in 23 provinces of Ecuador. A decade-long decline of coffee production prompted the Ecuadorian government to launch a public program for replanting coffee trees towards the end of 2011. A grower's decision to enter, remain in or exit the coffee sector is based on fluctuating profits from each year's harvest sale. We analyzed the hypothesis whereby the coffee grower's decision to leave the sector is explained by volatile and uncertain prices. This paper aimed to evaluate the coffee sector with an application of Real Option Analysis for the period 2002-2012. We also defined entry (H) and exit (L) prices for Arabica and Robusta coffee for the analyzed period. Our findings revealed high H and L prices encourage growers to leave the sector for the most part of the analyzed period. High H and L prices resulted from high variable cost due to increasing wages for farm workers. The Ecuadorian government is developing a policy to help growers make production more efficient, encouraging them to remain in the sector in the long run.

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Improving smallholder livelihoods and ecosystems through direct trade relations: High‐quality cocoa producers in Ecuador

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Global trade in niche commodities has increased the influence of consumers' choices on land use change and livelihoods in developing rural areas. New niche commodity markets for fine cocoa—produced by old tree varieties frequently grown in shaded agroforestry systems—create more direct linkages between producers and buyers. We explored the socioeconomic and environmental outcomes for cocoa smallholders that participated in direct trade relations compared with smallholders that sold through mainstream markets. Household interviews were conducted with cocoa smallholders in northern Ecuador. Biodiversity conditions at farm level were monitored for 75% of surveyed households. Using a counterfactual based on genetic matching, we found that smallholders engaged in direct trade (a) captured superior prices for cocoa sales; (b) had greater access to agricultural training, technical assistance, and improved social networks; and (b) applied more nature‐friendly management practices, compared with smallholders selling through mainstream markets. However, a strong overlap between direct trading practices and organic certification made attribution of environmental benefits difficult. This overlap likely explained why farmers engaged in direct trade used more organic fertilizers and less herbicide. Shade level and plant species richness and abundance in plantations were unrelated to market participation. Additional qualitative analyses suggest that certification facilitates engagement in direct trade and that some direct buyers request certification. This study provides insights on the potential of developing value chain innovations for high‐quality commodity trade. The success of value chain innovations hinges on the competitiveness of farmers' cooperatives and involvement of governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private actors.

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Linking Globalization to Local Land Uses: How Eco-Consumers and Gourmands are Changing the Colombian Coffee Landscapes

Cited by 94 publications

References 38 publications

Responding to Globalization: Impacts of Certification on Colombian Small-Scale Coffee Growers

Responding to Globalization: Impacts of Certification on Colombian Small-Scale Coffee Growers

A Real Option Analysis applied to the production of Arabica and Robusta Coffee in Ecuador

Improving smallholder livelihoods and ecosystems through direct trade relations: High‐quality cocoa producers in Ecuador

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