Effects of on-farm diversification strategies on smallholder coffee farmer food security and income sufficiency in Chiapas, Mexico

Effects of on-farm diversification strategies on smallholder coffee farmer food security and income sufficiency in Chiapas, Mexico

[Display omitted] •Smallholder coffee farmers manage diversified livelihood portfolios.•Coffee remains the main livelihood activity.•Farmers that additionally produced honey and staple crops experienced fewer ‘thin’ months.•The coffee, honey and staple crops combination was associated with income su...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of rural studies 2020-07, Vol.77, p.33-46
Hauptverfasser: Anderzén, Janica, Guzmán Luna, Alejandra, Luna-González, Diana V., Merrill, Scott C., Caswell, Martha, Méndez, V. Ernesto, Hernández Jonapá, Rigoberto, Mier y Terán Giménez Cacho, Mateo
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Coffee
Crops
Diversification
Farm management
Farmers
Farms
Food security
Honey
Income
Livelihood
Portfolios
Small farms
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Zusammenfassung:[Display omitted] •Smallholder coffee farmers manage diversified livelihood portfolios.•Coffee remains the main livelihood activity.•Farmers that additionally produced honey and staple crops experienced fewer ‘thin’ months.•The coffee, honey and staple crops combination was associated with income sufficiency.•Context-specific information on diversification is needed to guide interventions.
ISSN:0743-0167
1873-1392
DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.04.001