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| Title: | ORGANIC COFFEE PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (A SOCIO- ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS) A CASE STUDY IN LIMMUU KOSSAA DISTRICT |
| Authors: | TIHUNE, ASFAW |
| Advisors: | Dr. Kassahun Birhanu |
| Copyright: | 2006 |
| Date Added: | 21-Apr-2008 |
| Publisher: | Addis Ababa University |
| Abstract: | Coffee used to be the main agricultural commodity of the country for long period. The last thirty
years have experienced repeated fall in price at the global market. This has affected the country’s
foreign exchange earnings in general and smallholder producers in particular. About 25% of the
populations who directly or indirectly depend on coffee industry need to search for another
alternative means of being competitive. As a value-added crop, organic coffee is capturing higher
premium price on global and fair-trade markets. This case study is conducted at Limmuu Koossaa
District, Jimmaa Zone of Oomiyaa National Regional Government with the objective of assessing the
socio-ecological impact of organic coffee production on the sustainability of agricultural
development in the area. Three coffee producing sites were selected. Each site is sampled with
characteristic attributes relevant o organic coffee production, cooperative membership, non-organic
coffee production and non-cooperative membership.
The study employed a socio-ecological analysis of organic coffee production in contrast to nonorganic
way of coffee production. Socio-ecological analysis comprises ecological, economical, social
and institutional components to be investigated. The impacts of these components on environmental
sustainability, optimal production and equity are measured.
The study disclosed that organic coffee production is ecologically sound and economically rewarding
when compared to non-organic way of coffee production. Social and institutional performances of the
system of production are found to be as poor as in non-organic system of production. The results
show that organic coffee production, as implemented in Baabboo, did not attain social justice and
equity. It ha snot yet attained a ‘break-away’ from similar constrains of non-organic system of
production.
The study concludes that sustainability of organic coffee production at Baabboo is confronted with
potential dangers. It, thus, provides signals of policy implications of the challenges and possible
solutions. |
| Description: | A Thesis submitted to the school of graduate studies of Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Regional and Local Development Studies (RLDS) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/741 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Regional and Local Development
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