Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review
In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Over the last 20 years, coffee farms and landscapes across the region have undergone rapid and profound biophysical changes in resp...
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| author | Harvey, Celia A. Pritts, Alyssa A. Zwetsloot, Marie J. Jansen, Kees Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet Armbrecht, Inge Avelino, Jacques Barrera, Juan F. Bunn, Christian García, Javier Hoyos Isaza, Carlos Munoz Ucros, Juana Pérez Alemán, Carlos J. Rahn, Eric Robiglio, Valentina Somarriba, Eduardo Valencia, Vivian |
| author_browse | Armbrecht, Inge Avelino, Jacques Barrera, Juan F. Bunn, Christian García, Javier Hoyos Harvey, Celia A. Isaza, Carlos Jansen, Kees Munoz Ucros, Juana Pritts, Alyssa A. Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet Pérez Alemán, Carlos J. Rahn, Eric Robiglio, Valentina Somarriba, Eduardo Valencia, Vivian Zwetsloot, Marie J. |
| author_facet | Harvey, Celia A. Pritts, Alyssa A. Zwetsloot, Marie J. Jansen, Kees Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet Armbrecht, Inge Avelino, Jacques Barrera, Juan F. Bunn, Christian García, Javier Hoyos Isaza, Carlos Munoz Ucros, Juana Pérez Alemán, Carlos J. Rahn, Eric Robiglio, Valentina Somarriba, Eduardo Valencia, Vivian |
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| description | In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Over the last 20 years, coffee farms and landscapes across the region have undergone rapid and profound biophysical changes in response to low coffee prices, changing climatic conditions, severe plant pathogen outbreaks, and other drivers. Although these biophysical transformations are pervasive and affect millions of rural livelihoods, there is limited information on the types, location, and extent of landscape changes and their socioeconomic and ecological consequences. Here we review the state of knowledge on the ongoing biophysical changes in coffee-growing regions, explore the potential socioeconomic and ecological impacts of these changes, and highlight key research gaps. We identify seven major land-use trends which are affecting the sustainability of coffee-growing regions across Latin America in different ways. These trends include (1) the widespread shift to disease-resistant cultivars, (2) the conventional intensification of coffee management with greater planting densities, greater use of agrochemicals and less shade, (3) the conversion of coffee to other agricultural land uses, (4) the introduction of Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) into areas not previously cultivated with coffee, (5) the expansion of coffee into forested areas, (6) the urbanization of coffee landscapes, and (7) the increase in the area of coffee produced under voluntary sustainability standards. Our review highlights the incomplete and scattered information on the drivers, patterns, and outcomes of biophysical changes in coffee landscapes, and lays out a detailed research agenda to address these research gaps and elucidate the effects of different landscape trajectories on rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and other aspects of sustainable development. A better understanding of the drivers, patterns, and consequences of changes in coffee landscapes is vital for informing the design of policies, programs, and incentives for sustainable coffee production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1149352025-12-08T09:54:28Z Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review Harvey, Celia A. Pritts, Alyssa A. Zwetsloot, Marie J. Jansen, Kees Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet Armbrecht, Inge Avelino, Jacques Barrera, Juan F. Bunn, Christian García, Javier Hoyos Isaza, Carlos Munoz Ucros, Juana Pérez Alemán, Carlos J. Rahn, Eric Robiglio, Valentina Somarriba, Eduardo Valencia, Vivian agroforestry systems certification deforestation land use change intensification coffea canephora coffea arabica sistemas agroforestales certificación deforestación In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Over the last 20 years, coffee farms and landscapes across the region have undergone rapid and profound biophysical changes in response to low coffee prices, changing climatic conditions, severe plant pathogen outbreaks, and other drivers. Although these biophysical transformations are pervasive and affect millions of rural livelihoods, there is limited information on the types, location, and extent of landscape changes and their socioeconomic and ecological consequences. Here we review the state of knowledge on the ongoing biophysical changes in coffee-growing regions, explore the potential socioeconomic and ecological impacts of these changes, and highlight key research gaps. We identify seven major land-use trends which are affecting the sustainability of coffee-growing regions across Latin America in different ways. These trends include (1) the widespread shift to disease-resistant cultivars, (2) the conventional intensification of coffee management with greater planting densities, greater use of agrochemicals and less shade, (3) the conversion of coffee to other agricultural land uses, (4) the introduction of Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) into areas not previously cultivated with coffee, (5) the expansion of coffee into forested areas, (6) the urbanization of coffee landscapes, and (7) the increase in the area of coffee produced under voluntary sustainability standards. Our review highlights the incomplete and scattered information on the drivers, patterns, and outcomes of biophysical changes in coffee landscapes, and lays out a detailed research agenda to address these research gaps and elucidate the effects of different landscape trajectories on rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and other aspects of sustainable development. A better understanding of the drivers, patterns, and consequences of changes in coffee landscapes is vital for informing the design of policies, programs, and incentives for sustainable coffee production. 2021-10 2021-09-09T10:24:18Z 2021-09-09T10:24:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114935 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Harvey, C.A.; Pritts, A.A.; Zwetsloot, M.J.; Jansen, K.; Pulleman, M.M.; Armbrecht, I.; Avelino, J.; Barrera, J.F.; Bunn, C.; García, J.H.; Isaza, C.; Munoz-Ucros, J.; Pérez-Alemán, C.J.; Rahn, E.; Robiglio, V.; Somarriba, E.; Valencia, V. (2021) Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 41: 62 19 p. ISSN: 1774-0746 |
| spellingShingle | agroforestry systems certification deforestation land use change intensification coffea canephora coffea arabica sistemas agroforestales certificación deforestación Harvey, Celia A. Pritts, Alyssa A. Zwetsloot, Marie J. Jansen, Kees Pulleman, Mirjam Margreet Armbrecht, Inge Avelino, Jacques Barrera, Juan F. Bunn, Christian García, Javier Hoyos Isaza, Carlos Munoz Ucros, Juana Pérez Alemán, Carlos J. Rahn, Eric Robiglio, Valentina Somarriba, Eduardo Valencia, Vivian Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review |
| title | Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review |
| title_full | Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review |
| title_fullStr | Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review |
| title_short | Transformation of coffee-growing landscapes across Latin America. A review |
| title_sort | transformation of coffee growing landscapes across latin america a review |
| topic | agroforestry systems certification deforestation land use change intensification coffea canephora coffea arabica sistemas agroforestales certificación deforestación |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/114935 |
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