Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers
Smallholder coffee farmers in Mesoamerica face formidable challenges, including highly variable coffee prices, increasing climate change impacts, and worsening outbreaks of pests and diseases, which contribute to chronic debt and food insecurity. Despite these difficulties, the results of a recent f...
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| author | Caswell, M. Méndez, V.E. Baca, María Läderach, Peter R.D. Liebig, Theresa Ines Castro Tanzi, S. Fernández, M. |
| author_browse | Baca, María Castro Tanzi, S. Caswell, M. Fernández, M. Liebig, Theresa Ines Läderach, Peter R.D. Méndez, V.E. |
| author_facet | Caswell, M. Méndez, V.E. Baca, María Läderach, Peter R.D. Liebig, Theresa Ines Castro Tanzi, S. Fernández, M. |
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| description | Smallholder coffee farmers in Mesoamerica face formidable challenges, including highly variable coffee prices, increasing climate change impacts, and worsening outbreaks of pests and diseases, which contribute to chronic debt and food insecurity. Despite these difficulties, the results of a recent follow-up or longitudinal survey show improvement in key aspects of farmers’ livelihoods, though there is an urgent need to continue working with farmers on these issues. The findings point to promising strategies for enhancing livelihoods, including carefully selected crop diversification practices to improve food security; site-specific instead of blanket recommendations for improved agricultural management and livelihood diversification; access to affordable financing and training in financial literacy; and other education and training programs for farmers. |
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| spelling | CGSpace459962025-11-05T16:23:35Z Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers Caswell, M. Méndez, V.E. Baca, María Läderach, Peter R.D. Liebig, Theresa Ines Castro Tanzi, S. Fernández, M. Smallholder coffee farmers in Mesoamerica face formidable challenges, including highly variable coffee prices, increasing climate change impacts, and worsening outbreaks of pests and diseases, which contribute to chronic debt and food insecurity. Despite these difficulties, the results of a recent follow-up or longitudinal survey show improvement in key aspects of farmers’ livelihoods, though there is an urgent need to continue working with farmers on these issues. The findings point to promising strategies for enhancing livelihoods, including carefully selected crop diversification practices to improve food security; site-specific instead of blanket recommendations for improved agricultural management and livelihood diversification; access to affordable financing and training in financial literacy; and other education and training programs for farmers. 2014-09 2014-10-15T17:26:37Z 2014-10-15T17:26:37Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45996 en Open Access application/pdf Caswell, Martha; Méndez, V. Ernesto; Baca, Maria; Läderach, Peter; Liebig, Theresa; Castro-Tanzi, Sebastián; Fernández, Margarita. 2014. Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers. CIAT Policy Brief No. 19. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia. 6 p. |
| spellingShingle | Caswell, M. Méndez, V.E. Baca, María Läderach, Peter R.D. Liebig, Theresa Ines Castro Tanzi, S. Fernández, M. Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers |
| title | Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers |
| title_full | Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers |
| title_fullStr | Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers |
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| title_short | Revisiting the “thin months” – a follow-up study on the livelihoods of Mesoamerican coffee farmers |
| title_sort | revisiting the thin months a follow up study on the livelihoods of mesoamerican coffee farmers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45996 |
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