Why organizations matter: certification experiences of coffee producer groups in Guatemala
| dc.contributor.author | Heller, Andrew, author | |
| dc.contributor.author | Murray, Douglas, advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stevis, Dimitris, committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | Browne, Katherine, committee member | |
| dc.contributor.author | Raynolds, Laura, committee member | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-01T00:51:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-01T00:51:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Coffee producers are just emerging from a long decade of low prices and oversupply. In response to these problems, many producers organized into groups and sought certifications based on social or environmental standards. This dissertation presents three case studies of producer groups in Guatemala and their experiences with certification in the coffee sector. Using a combination of ethnographic research methods, it argues that both certification systems and producer groups need to adapt so that producers can benefit from the potential gains of certification. Organizations are the focus of the analysis, emphasizing the capabilities necessary for producers to be able to access the benefits of certification. Certification within the coffee sector is a field of research that has implications for development studies, economic sociology, agrofood studies, and globalization. This dissertation concludes that the voices of the producers themselves are a forgotten key to providing organizations, whether of the producers themselves or the organizations that regulate certification, with the tools necessary to meet their goals. This study provides valuable information about the attitudes and interests of small producers in the context of organization and certification. | |
| dc.format.medium | doctoral dissertations | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10217/235414 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation | Catalog record number (MMS ID): 991014243529703361 | |
| dc.relation | HD9199.H455 2010 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 2000-2019 | |
| dc.rights | Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. | |
| dc.subject | Coffee industry -- Guatemala | |
| dc.subject | Coffee industry -- Certification -- Guatemala | |
| dc.title | Why organizations matter: certification experiences of coffee producer groups in Guatemala | |
| dc.type | Text | |
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| thesis.degree.discipline | Sociology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) |
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