CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Omare, Benedict David Aboki |
|---|---|
| Title | Sustainability Assessment of Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Nyeri and Kisii Counties, Kenya |
| Summary | Some estimates put the daily consumption of coffee to be over 1.4 billion cups. 25 million farmers in 51 coffee producing countries are said to depend on the cultivation of Arabica and Robusta coffee. In Kenya, approximately 52,000 MT of coffee valued at US$160 million were sold at the national coffee auction in 2008/2009. In 1989, the global coffee market faced a price drop that affected the coffee value chain. Smallholder farmers were particularly affected by this. The 1987/1988 production levels of coffee prior to the price decline are often quoted to show Kenya’s unutilised potential. For example, in 2010/2011 Kenya produced only 50,000 MT. Smallholder farmers account for 60% of Kenya’s coffee production. It is for this reason that they have been singled out as the potential drivers toward the realisation and surpassing of the 1987/1988 coffee production levels. Smallholder farmers are important because they directly contribute to the rural and national economies and by so doing to national stability. Their direct interactions with the environment and nature of coffee farms have negative impacts to the environment and society but also positive contributions that should be reinforced. This potential and its barriers will be explored by applying the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture (SAFA) Framework which have been developed by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (UN) through a consultative, multi-stakeholder process aimed at address growing needs for a standardised framework and a common language covering all aspects of sustainability. |
| Supervisor | Pinter, Laszlo |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/omare_benedict.pdf |
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