The Central American Coffee Crisis : Effects and Strategies Forward

This brief includes the following headlines: structural changes in the global coffee market: the impact on Central America; economic effects of the coffee crisis; yields and production costs; effects of the crisis on employment in the coffee sector; responses to the crisis; strategies for promoting competitiveness and diversification; an analysis of sustainable coffee production in Central America; environmental considerations; recommendations; and about the authors.

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Main Authors: Castro, Felipe, Montes, Eduardo, Raine, Martin
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-10
Subjects:ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, ANNUAL CROPS, AVERAGE PRICE, AVERAGE YIELDS, BANANAS, BRAND, BRANDS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CARIBBEAN REGION, COFFEE, COFFEE CRISIS, COFFEE EXPORTS, COFFEE FARMERS, COFFEE GROWERS, COFFEE GROWING, COFFEE MARKET, COFFEE MARKETS, COFFEE PLANTATIONS, COFFEE PRODUCER, COFFEE PRODUCERS, COFFEE PRODUCTION, COFFEE SECTOR, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMODITY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY, CROP, DEFORESTATION, DIVERSIFICATION, ECONOMIC EFFECTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EXPORT MARKET, FAIR, FAIR TRADE, FARM, FARMING, FARMS, FEED, FLORA, HOUSING, INCOME, INCOMES, INNOVATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR STATISTICS, MARKET DEMAND, MARKETING, NGOS, ORGANIC COFFEE, PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS, PRODUCER PRICE, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION VOLUMES, PRODUCTIVITY, PRUNING, QUALITY OF LIFE, REGIONAL EARNINGS, REGIONAL PRODUCERS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL GROWTH, SHADE-GROWN COFFEE, SMALL FARMERS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE COFFEE, SUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTION, SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNSKILLED LABOR, YIELDS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/10/12050557/central-american-coffee-crisis-effects-strategies-forward
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10320
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