Organic coffee [electronic resource] : sustainable development by Mayan farmers / Maria Elena Martinez-Torres.

By: Martinez-Torres, Maria ElenaContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextSeries: Research in international studiesLatin America series ; no. 45.Publication details: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Center for International Studies, 2006Description: 176 pSubject(s): Coffee industry -- Mexico -- Chiapas | Coffee growers -- Mexico -- Chiapas | Organic farming -- Mexico -- ChiapasGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 338.1/7373097275 LOC classification: HD9199.M63 | C475 2006Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction : understanding the organic coffee boom in Chiapas -- 1. The spread of coffee -- 2. How coffee is produced -- 3. The international coffee market -- 4. The geography and history of coffee in Chiapas -- 5. State, society, and rural development in Mexico and Chiapas -- 6. Sustainable development : building social and natural capital -- 7. A study of coffee cooperatives in Chiapas -- 8. The economic benefits of organic farming -- 9. The ecological benefits of organic farming -- 10. Conclusions : sustainable development by Mayan farmers.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : understanding the organic coffee boom in Chiapas -- 1. The spread of coffee -- 2. How coffee is produced -- 3. The international coffee market -- 4. The geography and history of coffee in Chiapas -- 5. State, society, and rural development in Mexico and Chiapas -- 6. Sustainable development : building social and natural capital -- 7. A study of coffee cooperatives in Chiapas -- 8. The economic benefits of organic farming -- 9. The ecological benefits of organic farming -- 10. Conclusions : sustainable development by Mayan farmers.

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