The effect of specialty coffee certification on household livelihood strategies and specialisation

Vellema, Wytse; Casanova, A Buritica; Gonzalez, Carlos Eduardo; D’Haese, Marijke

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2015.07.003

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“…The wet process is the most common in Colombia; it removes the mucilage by adding water. The main disadvantage of this method lies in the disposal of the waste generated by coffee processing, where both wet pulp and water solutions with a high content of organic load are discharged, thus modifying the acidity of the water supply, which in turn increases the turbidity as a consequence of the large amount of suspended solids (Vellema et al, 2015).…”

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Effect of the Postharvest Processing Method on the Biochemical Composition and Sensory Analysis of Arabica Coffee

2020

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The objective of this work was to study the influence of two postharvest processing methods on the biochemical composition and sensory analysis of a Colombian specialty coffee. For this purpose, coffee beans (Coffea arabica) of the Castillo variety were collected and processed using the wet and semi-dry methods, and the drying process was conducted in a sun drier prototype with a plastic parabolic cover, with a maximum drying air temperature of 50 °C; green coffee beans were managed according to the official Specialty Coffee Association cupping protocol and roasted to a medium and dark degree. Physicochemical determinations (pH, color, titratable acidity, caffeine content, and chlorogenic acid quantification) in green coffee and roasted coffee beans were performed; the sensory analysis was performed by a panel of trained tasters. The wet and semi-dry processing methods resulted in differences in color parameters, pH values, and caffeine content. However, the titratable acidity, chlorogenic acid, and sensory evaluation did not have any difference; therefore, the type of coffee processing method used is not relevant to the final chemical properties of the roasted coffee (i.e., the Castillo variety) evaluated in this study; the coffee cup score is also not affected, and the post-fermentation washing process can be dispensed with.

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Effect of the Postharvest Processing Method on the Biochemical Composition and Sensory Analysis of Arabica Coffee

2020

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“…VSS has the potential to provide greater access to information and technology, via training, to help farmers improve the sustainability of production (Bray and Neilson, ). While some evidence indicates capacity building can improve livelihoods more effectively than price mechanisms (Ortiz‐Miranda and Moragues‐Faus, ), VSS tend to encourage farmers to specialise in coffee production (Vellema et al, ), which is problematic if it occurs at the expense of food production, diversified (and resilient) livelihoods or agro‐diversity (Barham and Weber, ; Stoian et al, ). Another recent systematic review of the effectiveness of certification schemes for improving socio‐economic outcomes (Oya et al, ) found that, although there was evidence for improvements in intermediate outcomes (producer prices and agricultural income), there was less evidence of impacts on endpoint outcomes (wages, household income and assets).…”

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Examining the interface of sustainability programmes and livelihoods in the Semendo highlands of Indonesia

Bray

Neilson

2018

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

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Voluntary sustainability standards are used as both a means of securing coffee supply by large coffee firms and a development intervention to address rural poverty and environmental management in the Global South. Using a case‐study approach, we have examined the interface between a value‐chain sustainability programme and the livelihood trajectories of smallholder producers in upland Sumatra. Our research found the programme has had minimal impacts for coffee producers to date. The level of commitment required of producers appears incompatible with the particular way that coffee is currently embedded within local landscapes, livelihoods and poverty alleviation pathways. Various sustainability standards articulate a narrative of rural development underpinned by an assumption that agricultural modernisation is the preferred pathway out of poverty for rural households. As a result, there is some risk that sustainability programmes may be inadvertently attempting to encourage household investment in a particular kind of agriculture, which is intended to assist sustainability of supply, but is poorly aligned with prevailing processes of poverty alleviation. These observations are based on a detailed study of agrarian change among the Semendo people of South Sumatra province, where processes of rural development are far more complex than assumptions presented by mainstream sustainability standards.

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“…A broadly supportive institutional environment is crucial in assisting smallholders to meet VSS standards (Challies & Murray, ). Scoones (: 35) places institutions and organizations at the centre of his sustainable livelihood framework, suggesting that, ‘they put in place the processes and structures for mediating the assets deployed, the strategies pursued and the outcomes achieved for different people.’ However, there is a high degree of variation in the institutional support for farmers globally, from the extensive support available in Colombia, (Rueda and Lambin, ; Vellema et al ., ; Ibanez and Blackman, ) and Uganda (Chiputwa et al ., ), to highly inconsistent support levels in Central America and Mexico, which may reflect broader political systems (Méndez et al ., ). Institutional support commonly manifests in practice as government agencies, while cooperatives or NGOs may fill gaps in particularly under‐resourced areas.…”

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“…As explained by Vellema et al . (: 15), ‘Although participation into certification schemes is voluntary in principle, in practice it is often the buyers who select farmers’, and this selection in Sumatra may be dependent on company policy concerning land titles, accessibility to the road network, the extent of prior training support for farmers, and the apparent strength of producer organizations. Coffee exporters frequently utilize pre‐existing farmer groups to roll‐out VSS like 4C and, occasionally, Rainforest Alliance (RA).…”

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Institutional environments and the livelihood impacts of voluntary sustainability standards: A Village‐based analysis from southern Sumatra's coffee sector

Bray

2018

Singap J Trop Geogr

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Lead roasting firms are operating through Indonesia's coffee exporters to introduce voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) in an attempt to secure supply, and to simultaneously meet corporate social responsibility requirements, even as empirical studies continue to show uncertain benefits for producer livelihoods. Value chain interventions like VSS, however, are not rolled out over a blank canvas, and many contributing factors determine their overall impact on livelihoods, particularly the local institutional environment. This study assesses the extent to which variability of empirical outcomes is determined by the institutional environment, by identifying specific processes through which VSS interact with pre‐existing social, political and economic institutions to influence livelihood outcomes. These include: firm‐specific corporate strategies (including producer training); livelihood strategies of households (including access to assets); government programs; and local political economy, as manifest particularly through patronage between traders and suppliers. VSS have thereby become an additional institutional layer shaping livelihood strategies and regional development outcomes, best viewed as providing access to a new social network that may be exploited by producers. The interaction between VSS programs, livelihood strategies and pre‐existing institutional environments in a particular place often dictates the variable outcomes for producers, making attribution of impact causation to VSS enrolment problematic.

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The effect of specialty coffee certification on household livelihood strategies and specialisation

Cited by 101 publications

References 53 publications

Effect of the Postharvest Processing Method on the Biochemical Composition and Sensory Analysis of Arabica Coffee

Effect of the Postharvest Processing Method on the Biochemical Composition and Sensory Analysis of Arabica Coffee

Examining the interface of sustainability programmes and livelihoods in the Semendo highlands of Indonesia

Institutional environments and the livelihood impacts of voluntary sustainability standards: A Village‐based analysis from southern Sumatra's coffee sector

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