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Partnerships and smallholder producer organizations in the coffee chain: evidence from Peru Verena Bitzer Pieter Glasb

Introduction. Considerable growth of partnerships in commodity chainsCoffee as the frontrunner commodityKey actors / donors: NGOs, aid agencies and international business Beneficiaries: agricultural producer organizations (POs)Encouraging sustainable production by means of certification schemes

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Partnerships and smallholder producer organizations in the coffee chain: evidence from Peru Verena Bitzer Pieter Glasb

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    2. Introduction Considerable growth of partnerships in commodity chains Coffee as the frontrunner commodity Key actors / donors: NGOs, aid agencies and international business Beneficiaries: agricultural producer organizations (POs) Encouraging sustainable production by means of certification schemes Strengthening smallholder farmers

    3. Research aim Unclear what exactly partnerships do in producing countries, and what their effects on producer organizations and their members are… Research question: In what way do partnerships make the coffee chain more sustainable by supporting smallholder farmers and their organizations?

    4. Conceptual framework

    5. Methodology 6 partnerships 3 with public participation 3 without public participation Affecting: 10 producer organizations More than 14 500 smallholder farmers 2 months of field work 32 interviews (with producer organizations, partnership associates, coffee experts and development cooperation) Literature and document analysis Participant observation Attribution difficulty: partnerships only one of many factors

    6. Coffee in Peru 6th largest producer worldwide 150,000 coffee growing families 95% are smallholders 27% of production is categorized as specialty and “sustainable coffee” Leading producer worldwide for Fair Trade coffee Only 30% of producers belong to a producer organization

    7. Effects on asset base

    8. Sustainability outcomes Improved environmental management BUT: Around 90% of Peruvian coffee is de facto organic & shade-grown Enhanced market access (certification and market linkages) BUT: No stable situation guaranteed Increased revenues for producers BUT: Partnerships as one of many influences Strengthening producer organizations BECAUSE: Focus largely on certification requirements BECAUSE: Difficult situations at producer organizations

    9. Conclusion Although… 1. Sustainability of achievements not guaranteed (helping producers for 3-4 years seems a risky undertaking) 2. Partnerships: unable to upscale activities and benefit the whole coffee sector We can conclude that… Partnerships can play a small albeit important role in making the global coffee chain more sustainable

    10. End of presentation – Questions?

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