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Coffee cooperatives

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of cooperatives are not effective when it comes to systemic risks, such as adverse weather and sudden commodity price falls (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las cooperativas no son efectivas cuando se trata de riesgos sistémicos, como condiciones climáticas adversas y caídas repentinas de precios de productos básicos (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Value of coffee

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee is the second most valuable product in the international market after oil (Bosselmann, 2008).

El 100% del café es el segundo producto más valioso en el mercado internacional después del petróleo (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Ecosystem services

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of shaded coffee fields provide connectivity within degraded and fragmented forests, facilitating movement and maintenance of key wildlife populations (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los cafetales bajo sombra proporcionan conectividad dentro de bosques degradados y fragmentados, facilitando el movimiento y mantenimiento de poblaciones clave de vida silvestre (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Coffee price variability

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

38% represents the coefficient of variation around the trend of Costa Rica's export price between 1961 and 1997 (Bosselmann, 2008).

El 38% representa el coeficiente de variación alrededor de la tendencia del precio de exportación de Costa Rica entre 1961 y 1997.

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

PSA Financing

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

5% of the fuel tax in Costa Rica is allocated to financing the Payment for Environmental Services program (Bosselmann, 2008).

5% del impuesto al combustible en Costa Rica se destina al financiamiento del programa de Pagos por Servicios Ambientales (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Coffee cooperatives

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee cooperatives offer economies of scale through joint purchasing, cooperative funds, testing facilities and Fair Trade certification (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las cooperativas de café proporcionan elementos de economías de escala como compra conjunta de material vegetal, fondos cooperativos que pagan servicios de investigación y extensión, instalaciones conjuntas para pruebas de calidad y posibilidades de certificación de Comercio Justo (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Agricultural extension

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of small coffee producers who are organized in cooperatives have access to research and extension services through cooperative funds (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los pequeños productores de café que están organizados en cooperativas tienen acceso a servicios de investigación y extensión a través de fondos cooperativos (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Smallholder coffee plantations

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of Central American coffee areas are dominated by small producers with small holdings, unlike the large coffee estates found in Brazil (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las áreas cafetaleras de Centroamérica están dominadas por pequeños productores con pequeñas propiedades, a diferencia de las grandes fincas cafetaleras encontradas en Brasil (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Environmental services coffee plantations

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of coffee agroforestry systems are found in buffer zones of protected areas and inside the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor in Costa Rica (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los sistemas agroforestales de café se encuentran en zonas de amortiguamiento de áreas protegidas y dentro del Corredor Biológico Mesoamericano en Costa Rica (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Mesoamerica Coffee

06/04/2008 Go to Evidence

600,000 farmers and employees of the coffee industry lost their jobs during the coffee crisis in Mesoamerica (Bosselmann, 2008).

600,000 agricultores y empleados de la industria cafetera perdieron sus empleos durante la crisis del café en Mesoamérica.

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.