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Mart�inez-Torres, Maria Elena.

Organic coffee sustainable development by Mayan farmers / [electronic resource] : Maria Elena Mart�inez-Torres. - Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Center for International Studies, 2006. - 176 p. - Ohio University research in international studies. Latin America series ; no. 45 . - Research in international studies. Latin America series ; no. 45. .

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






Coffee industry--Mexico--Chiapas.
Coffee growers--Mexico--Chiapas.
Organic farming--Mexico--Chiapas.


Electronic books.

HD9199.M63 / C475 2006eb

338.1/7373097275
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