Biodiverse coffee plantations provide co‐benefits without compromising yield

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(3)

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Abstract Introduction Coffee is a ubiquitous global commodity that cultivated with wide range of practices, each different, yet poorly understood trade‐offs between management intensity, yield, and biodiversity. For example, monocultures prioritise coffee production, but do not necessarily deliver the highest yields, nor greatest profits. Understanding these key to informing sustainable production. Methods We synthesized literature on relationships, finding agroforestry farming systems support greater biodiversity while often producing yields are comparable monoculture systems. Results Over half studies (57%) failed detect trade‐off yield in Of 16 cases investigated pollinators 85% showed positive relationship. Farm proximity natural forests also improved both outcomes yields. Conclusion Studies our data set revealed can additional ecosystem services including carbon sequestration pest control, economic benefits accrued through income diversification improvements bean quality. Our results illustrate how within sector return socio‐ecological outcomes.

Language: Английский

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Fairtrade in Peru: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable and Equitable Agricultural Development

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 486 - 486

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Fairtrade, present in Peru since 1990, has been widely studied for its impact on agri-food production. This research, based convenience surveys conducted with leaders and members of cooperatives agri-exporting companies during the 2024 Peruvian Expoalimentaria fair, examines benefits challenges faced by producers their pursuit sustainable equitable development. The results were statistically analysed using Cronbach’s alpha, factor analysis, ordinal logistic regression model. These methods revealed that not all dimensions evaluated reached statistical significance. However, agricultural sustainability social justice emerged as most significant, driven adoption technologies democratic participation cooperatives. Nonetheless, these require additional external conditions to ensure well-being, such market incentives, which did achieve significance, suggesting influence contextual factors accounted study. research only enriches existing literature but also provides recommendations implementing Fairtrade initiatives promote more development improves socio-economic socio-political disadvantaged producers. Furthermore, this study highlights need expand theoretical unexplored variables, association models, practices, economic growth rural communities. In way, it serves an exploratory foundation future public policies strategies sector.

Language: Английский

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Beyond aroma: A sustainability performance analysis of Italian coffee roasting companies

Business Strategy & Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(4)

Published: Oct. 31, 2024

Abstract Coffee consumption is becoming increasingly prevalent among a growing number of consumers worldwide. Despite ranking seventh in coffee consumption, Italy the global export leader, with almost 1000 roasting companies across country. As product subject to increasing interest sustainability, numerous studies address economic, social and environmental challenges affecting production. However, only few evaluate sustainability performance consuming countries. This study examines integration corporate responsibility (CSR) business strategy provide an overview Italian companies. The analysis encompasses 78 practices 49 businesses assesses their communication stakeholders. Furthermore, factors such as company size specialty sale were investigated for influence on performance. findings reveal low commitment within sector, 83.7% first two stages five‐stage CSR assessment model. Although there addressing safety, quality, consumer relations, responsible sourcing often relegated suppliers or voluntary standards. Communication not effective, more than half did information websites. In this sample, was directly related business, same relationship observed roasters selling coffees.

Language: Английский

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Mitigating excessive heat in Arabica coffee using nanosilicon and seaweed extract to enhance element homeostasis and photosynthetic recovery

BMC Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Nov. 12, 2024

Global warming-related temperature increases have a substantial effect on plant and human health. The Arabica coffee is susceptible to growing in many places across the world where temperatures are rising. This study examines how nanosilicon seaweed extracts can improve resilience during heat stress treatment (49.0 ± 0.3 °C) by maintaining mineral homeostasis photosynthetic ability upon recovery.

Language: Английский

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