Further Reading and research
towards a more equitable industry
Below are a set of resources that can inform how and why farmer-ownership and cooperative business models create a more sustainable, profitable future for farmers.
Try out the links below or contact us directly - info@pachamamacoffee.com
Industry and Academia
- FRIIDOM - Farmer-Owned Enterprises and the Governance of Value in Global Value Chains (English/Español) -- Nicholas Porchet (LinkedIn)
- Rethinking the “necessary” trade-offs to distributing value to suppliers: An analysis of the profit sharing model -- Harvard Kennedy School
- Alternative Ownership: Moving Beyond Shareholder Primacy to Reward All Stakeholders -- Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Coffee Development Report 2019 – Growing for prosperity: Economic viability as the catalyst for a sustainable coffee sector -- International Coffee Organization (ICO)
- The Real Price of Coffee and Steps Towards a Sustainable Future -- Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
- Ensuring Economic Viability and Sustainability of Coffee Consumption -- CCSI
- Responsible Coffee Sourcing: Towards a living income for producers -- CCSI
- Cooperation for the Transition to a Green Economy: Global Thematic Research Report -- International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
- The Grounds for Sharing: A study of value distribution in the coffee industry -- IDH
- More from the cup: Better returns for East African Coffee Producers -- International Trade Centre
- Reshaping Value Distribution in the Coffee Supply Chain -- Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)
- How to Make a Sustainability a Shared Practice -- SCA
- Assessing Social Return: Pachamama Coffee Co-op -- London Business School
Media Articles
- Who Owns the Future of Coffee: Exploring Farmer Ownership Models -- Roast Magazine
- Coffee's Economics Rewritten by Farmers -- New York Times
- Thinking out of the Box -- The Economist
- Equity for Coffee Farmers -- Fortune
- Vertical Integration in the Coffee Supply Chain -- SCA
- Whom does Transparency Serve? -- Roast Magazine
- The Mother of Direct Trade Coffee -- Wine Spectator
- A Cooperative Cup -- Comstock Magazine
- A cooperative take on farm-to-cup: Pachamama Coffee Cooperative Continues to Grow -- Sacramento Business Journal