We know our worth: Lessons from a fair trade coffee cooperative in honduras

Human Organization

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-98

  Smith, Erin ^a   Loker, William M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coffee; Cooperatives; Fair trade; Honduras

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; COFFEE; COMMODITY MARKET; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

HONDURAS;

EID: 84860009086     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.71.1.u80732m27115x967     Document Type: Review

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