Environmental and Economic Impacts of Growing Certified Organic Coffee in Colombia

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dc.creatorIbanez, Marcela
dc.creatorBlackman, Allen
dc.date2020-08-25T17:48:45Z
dc.date2020-08-25T17:48:45Z
dc.date2015-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-09T02:17:40Z
dc.descriptionAccording to advocates, eco-certification can improve developing country farmers’ environmental and economic performance. However, these notional benefits can be undercut by self-selection: the tendency of relatively wealthy farmers already meeting eco-certification standards to disproportionately participate. Empirical evidence on this matter is scarce. Using original farm-level survey data along with matching and difference-in-differences matching models, we analyze the producer-level effects of organic coffee certification in southeast Colombia. We find that certification improves coffee growers’ environmental performance. It significantly reduces sewage disposal in the fields and increases the adoption of organic fertilizer. However, we are not able to discern economic benefits. The return on certified production is not significantly different from that on conventional production.
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dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9513
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4334
dc.languageen
dc.relationEnvironment for Development (February 2015)
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subjectIMPACTO AMBIENTAL
dc.subjectCULTIVO
dc.subjectCAFE ORGANICO
dc.subjectIMPACTO ECONOMICO
dc.subjectCERTIFICACION
dc.subjectAGRICULTORES
dc.subjectPRODUCCION AGRICOLA
dc.subjectBENEFICIOS
dc.subjectPRODUCTORES DE CAFÉ
dc.subjectCOLOMBIA
dc.titleEnvironmental and Economic Impacts of Growing Certified Organic Coffee in Colombia
dc.typeArtículo

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