1st Edition
Sustainability in Coffee Production Creating Shared Value Chains in Colombia
228 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
13 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Coffee, as a commodity and through its global value chains, is the focus of much interest to achieve fair trade and equitable outcomes for producers, processors and consumers. It has iconic cultural and economic significance for Colombia, which is one of the world's major coffee producers for the global market. This book examines sustainable coffee production in Colombia, specifically the... Read more
Foreword: Shared Value from Coffee Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia 1. Introduction: Why Create Shared Value? 2. The World's Beverage of Choice 3. The Shared C in Coffee and Colombia: Complexity 4. Nestlé in Colombia 5. From Farm to Cup: The Nescafé Plan 6. Quality, Productivity and Sustainability: The AAA Sustainable QualityTM Program 7. Lessons Learned: Future Challenges and Opportunities 8. Further Thoughts
Biography
Andrea Biswas-Tortajada is a Research Fellow at the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico. She has also worked for the Water Supply Department in Gujarat, India and for the United Nations Development Programme in Geneva.
Asit K. Biswas is Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. A recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize and named by Reuters as one of the top 10 water trailblazers of the world, his work has been translated into 37 languages.
