Organic coffee [electronic resource] : sustainable development by Mayan farmers / Maria Elena Martínez-Torres.
Series: Research in international studies. Latin America series ; ; no. 45.Publication details: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Center for International Studies, 2006.Description: 176 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 338.1/7373097275 22
- HD9199.M63 C475 2006eb
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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