Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America
Arabica coffee production provides the principal source of monetary income for many smallholder households throughout the mountainous regions of Central America. Coffee agroecosystems serve several functions, which can include supporting livelihoods, and providing ecosystem services (e.g. carb...
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| author | Morris KS Méndez, V.E. Zonneveld, M. van Gerlicz A Caswell, M. |
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| description | Arabica coffee production provides the principal
source of monetary income for many smallholder
households throughout the mountainous regions
of Central America. Coffee agroecosystems serve
several functions, which can include supporting
livelihoods, and providing ecosystem services (e.g.
carbon sequestration), and conserving biodiversity
(De Beenhouwer et al., 2013; Valencia et al., 2014).
For these reasons, coffee farming plays a key
synergistic role in socioeconomic and ecological
resilience. Despite these synergies, the livelihoods
of Central American smallholder coffee farmers
are in a precarious state due to their exposure and
sensitivity to common stressors and shocks, including
the seasonality of incomes, volatile commodity
prices and natural disasters (Jha et al., 2014). This
vulnerability makes it extremely difficult for growers to
maintain (let alone build) their assets and capabilities,
and to embark on pathways out of poverty. |
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| spelling | CGSpace784102025-11-05T07:12:39Z Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America Morris KS Méndez, V.E. Zonneveld, M. van Gerlicz A Caswell, M. climate change agriculture food security Arabica coffee production provides the principal source of monetary income for many smallholder households throughout the mountainous regions of Central America. Coffee agroecosystems serve several functions, which can include supporting livelihoods, and providing ecosystem services (e.g. carbon sequestration), and conserving biodiversity (De Beenhouwer et al., 2013; Valencia et al., 2014). For these reasons, coffee farming plays a key synergistic role in socioeconomic and ecological resilience. Despite these synergies, the livelihoods of Central American smallholder coffee farmers are in a precarious state due to their exposure and sensitivity to common stressors and shocks, including the seasonality of incomes, volatile commodity prices and natural disasters (Jha et al., 2014). This vulnerability makes it extremely difficult for growers to maintain (let alone build) their assets and capabilities, and to embark on pathways out of poverty. 2016-12-19 2016-12-19T17:07:43Z 2016-12-19T17:07:43Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78410 en Open Access application/pdf Bioversity International Morris KS, Méndez VE, van Zonneveld M, Gerlicz A, Caswell M. 2016. Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America. Rome, Italy: Bioversity International. |
| spellingShingle | climate change agriculture food security Morris KS Méndez, V.E. Zonneveld, M. van Gerlicz A Caswell, M. Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America |
| title | Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America |
| title_full | Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America |
| title_fullStr | Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America |
| title_short | Agroecology and Climate Change Resilience: In Smallholder Coffee Agroecosystems of Central America |
| title_sort | agroecology and climate change resilience in smallholder coffee agroecosystems of central america |
| topic | climate change agriculture food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78410 |
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