Further Reading and research

Below are a set of resources that can inform how and why farmer-ownership and alternative 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 -- Nicholas Porchet
• Reshaping Value Distribution in the Coffee Supply Chain -- Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)
• How to Make a Sustainability a Shared Practice -- SCA
• Rethinking the “necessary” trade-offs to distributing value to suppliers: An analysis of the profit sharing model -- Harvard Kennedy School
• 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
• Assessing Social Return: Pachamama Coffee Co-op -- London Business School
  
  

Media Articles

• Who Owns the Future of Coffee: Exploring Farmer Ownership Models -- 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