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Rozsnyói, Réka (2020)

Can We Drink our Way to Sustainability?: The Impacts of Fair Trade on Coffee Farmers' Sustainable Livelihoods in Uganda

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Uganda is one of the most important coffee producing countries in Africa with coffee making up the highest percentage of its export revenues. However, coffee producers in the country often have relatively low living standards and face various challenges including low income, dependence on the volatility of international coffee prices, gender inequality and environmental degradation. Fair trade was founded with the aspiration to mitigate these challenges and to enhance producers living standards. While it has had some success with counterbalancing coffee price fluctuation and increasing farmers’ income, it has not achieved significant results in terms of reducing gender inequality or protecting the environment.

Uganda

Coffee

Sustainability

Fair Trade

Author

Rozsnyói, Réka

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Africa

Supervisors

Wilson Janssens, Catherina

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en