Coffee micro-mills in Costa Rica: A non-cooperative path to regenerative agriculture?
dc.contributor.author | Ratna, Nazmun N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rosin, Christopher | |
dc.contributor.author | Nunez-Solis, Maria | |
dc.contributor.editor | Duncan, J. | en |
dc.contributor.editor | Carolan, M. | en |
dc.contributor.editor | Wiskerke, J. S. C. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-23T23:19:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-14 | en |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.description.abstract | The sustainability of coffee production in Costa Rica follows a distinctive trajectory beginning with the almost universal adoption of high-intensity production systems and associated environmental costs in the 1970s. Since that time, coffee producers have responded to market-driven initiatives such as environmental certification schemes largely through the mediation of coffee cooperatives. More recently some farming families have been able to take advantage of a growing interest among specialized coffee roasters in wealthier markets to establish direct buying relationships with producers in regions recognized for high-quality beans. In Costa Rica, this has resulted in a proliferation of micro-mills. The emerging importance of micro-mills challenges our vision of sustainable and regenerative food systems, which inherently comprise collaborative social relations – as opposed to the competitive and individualistic relations associated with market-led production. Our analysis of the social impacts of micro-mills is informed by Gibson-Graham’s concept of community economies that attributes value to non-market and non-financial social relations as well as traditional market values. Using data from focus group and qualitative interviews with households that own micro-mills, we interrogate the extent to which relationships with specific buyers impact on: inter-household and gender relations, involvement in the community, and environmental practices in coffee plantations. | en |
dc.format.extent | pp. 248-261, chapter 18 of 30 | en |
dc.identifier.eisbn | 978-0-429-46682-3 | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-1-138-60804-7 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10182/13628 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Routledge | |
dc.publisher.place | Abingdon, UK | en |
dc.relation | The original publication is available from - Routledge - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/coffee-micro-mills-costa-rica-maria-del-milagro-nu%C3%B1ez-solis-christopher-rosin-nazmun-ratna/e/10.4324/9780429466823-18 | en |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Routledge Handbook of Sustainable and Regenerative Food Systems | en |
dc.rights | © 2021 selection and editorial matter, Jessica Duncan, Michael Carolan, and Johannes S.C. Wiskerke; individual chapters, the contributors. | |
dc.subject | coffee production | en |
dc.subject | Costa Rica | en |
dc.subject | cooperatives | en |
dc.subject | certifications | en |
dc.subject | farming practices | en |
dc.subject | environment | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::070108 Sustainable Agricultural Development | en |
dc.subject.anzsrc | ANZSRC::160804 Rural Sociology | en |
dc.title | Coffee micro-mills in Costa Rica: A non-cooperative path to regenerative agriculture? | en |
dc.type | Book Chapter | |
lu.contributor.unit | Lincoln University | |
lu.contributor.unit | Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce | |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Global Value Chains and Trade | |
lu.contributor.unit | Faculty of Environment, Society and Design | |
lu.contributor.unit | Department of Tourism, Sport and Society | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-7565-2834 | |
lu.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-6607-9637 | |
pubs.edition | First | en |
pubs.publication-status | Published | en |
pubs.publisher-url | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/coffee-micro-mills-costa-rica-maria-del-milagro-nu%C3%B1ez-solis-christopher-rosin-nazmun-ratna/e/10.4324/9780429466823-18 | en |