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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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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.

Tag: Regional_Cooperation GlobalCatastrophicRisks Climate_Risks
Country: Costa Rica Nicaragua
Sector: Coffee and coffee products Business organization and management
Area: Associativity Territorial Management
Instrument: Fostering of associativity Catastrophe insurance
Beneficiary: Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)

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.

Tag: Value_chains Regional_Cooperation
Country: Costa Rica Nicaragua
Sector: Coffee and coffee products Business organization and management
Area: Science, Technology, and Innovation Associativity
Instrument: Support to technological research and development Creation and Development of Standards, Certifications, Labeling, and Seals Fostering of associativity
Beneficiary: Producer organizations (cooperatives, etc.)
Result: Improved commercial competitiveness Institutional capacity building

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.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity AgroecologicalSystems
Country: Costa Rica
Sector: Coffee and coffee products Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Territorial Management
Instrument: Land use planning or agricultural zoning PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Value Chains Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

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.

Tag: FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Costa Rica Nicaragua
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Coffee and coffee products
Area: Family Farming Territorial Management
Instrument: Technical assistance to producers Land titling
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Value Chains Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Production inclusion Improved land tenure security

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.

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Costa Rica Guatemala Mexico Nicaragua
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Coffee and coffee products
Area: Family Farming Territorial Management
Beneficiary: Value Chains Agricultural producers Agricultural workers