La Selva and the magnetic pull of markets: organic coffee-growing in Mexico

A confederation of 10 coffee producers from southern Mexico seeks to improve the lives and incomes of participants by taking advantage of the lucrative organic coffee market. A farmer-to-farmer extension approach teaches over 200 participants to improve the quality and production of coffee in a mann...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Grassroots development 1995, Vol.19 (1), p.27-34
1. Verfasser:	Murphy, Ellen Contreras
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adoption (Ideas) Adult Farmer Education agricultura organica Agricultural Change Agricultural market Agricultural production Agricultural sector Agriculture agriculture biologique coffea arabica Coffee Coffee industry commercialisation communaute rurale comunidades rurales Cooperatives durabilite educacion education extension extension activities Foreign Countries marketing mercadeo Mexico Mexico (Chiapas) mexique Organic Farming Rural Areas rural communities Rural Development Rural Extension sostenibilidad sustainability Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Development vulgarisation
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Zusammenfassung:	A confederation of 10 coffee producers from southern Mexico seeks to improve the lives and incomes of participants by taking advantage of the lucrative organic coffee market. A farmer-to-farmer extension approach teaches over 200 participants to improve the quality and production of coffee in a manner that conserves natural resources and strengthens farmers' organizational base. (TD)
ISSN:	0733-6608