Coffee and community : Maya farmers and fair-trade markets /

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We are told that simply by sipping our morning cup of organic, fair-trade coffee we are encouraging environmentally friendly agricultural methods, community development, fair prices, and shortened commodity chains. But what is the reality for producers, intermediaries, and consumers? This ethnograph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lyon, Sarah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2011.
Temas:
Coffee industry > Guatemala.
Coffee > Social aspects > Guatemala.
Competition, Unfair > Guatemala.
Café > Commerce > Guatemala.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Coffee industry.
Coffee > Social aspects.
Competition, Unfair.
Kaffeeproduktion
Bauer
Kaffeehandel
Fairer Handel
Maya
Guatemala.
Guatemala
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:We are told that simply by sipping our morning cup of organic, fair-trade coffee we are encouraging environmentally friendly agricultural methods, community development, fair prices, and shortened commodity chains. But what is the reality for producers, intermediaries, and consumers? This ethnographic analysis of fair-trade coffee analyzes the collective action and combined efforts of fair-trade network participants to construct a new economic reality.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 266 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781607320586
1607320584
9781457110597
1457110598
9781457109515
1457109514

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