A thorough analysis of the Colombian coffee sector prepared with diverse leading actors in the field. This report includes the history, structure, governance and the considerable impacts on poverty and livelihoods of a coffee sector organized like no other in the world.It is the basis of another...

Colombia is the world's third-largest producer of coffee and by far the largest single producer of washed arabica coffee. This introduction outlines the global situation in brief and sets the context with a synopsis of Colombia's coffee history and its unique coffee culture. Chapters 2 and 3...

We develop a structural econometric model to study the impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Colombian coffee production, exports and price. Our empirical specification is consistent with an economic model of the coffee market that, in the short-run, is characterized by a...

Dependency on natural resources has made economies unstable because of the fluctuation of commodity prices. However, coffee production has not had this effect on the Colombian economy owing to the process of upgrading the value chain, with the Colombian National Federation of Coffee Growers...

We develop a structural econometric model to study the impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Colombian coffee production, exports and price. Our empirical specification is consistent with an economic model of the coffee market that, in the short-run, is characterized by a...