An economic analysis of the the international coffee trade. The paper compares two regulatory regimes, the International Coffee Organization and the Fairtrade Labelling organization. The ICO is an intergovernmental group that has historically regulated the international coffee trade between...

Theoretical and methodological grounds for the analysis -- Material and historical grounds for the analysis -- The coffee commodity chain under U.S. hegemony, 1945-1972 -- Struggles over regulation of the chain, 1973-1989 -- Globalization and coffee crises, 1990-? -- The struggle for control of...

Background: The coffee industry is one of the most important world supply chains, with an estimated consumption of two billion cups daily, making it the most consumed beverage worldwide. Coffee beans are primarily grown in tropical countries, with Brazil accounting for almost 50% of the...

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE ARABICA COFFEE TREE, YEMEN VARIETIES AND SEED PREPARATION -- 3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS -- 4. COFFEE NURSERY METHODS AND SEEDLING PRODUCTION -- 5. FIELD PLANTING -- 6. PRUNING -- 7. WEEDING AND INTERCROPPING --...

In this study we examined the impact on soil C, total soil N and available P of six rotations namely: long season tobacco cultivar ‘KM10’ grown continuously (ContKM10), medium season tobacco cultivar ‘RK8’ grown continuously (ContRK8), grass-grass-grass-KM10 (G-G-G-KM10),...