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A multi-criteria evaluation methodology for an economically and environmentally sustainable coffee industry.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A multi-criteria evaluation methodology for an economically and environmentally sustainable coffee industry./
Author:	Adams, Michelle A.
Description:	349 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-12, Section: B, page: 7189.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-12B.
Subject:	Economics, Agricultural. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=NR20557
ISBN:	9780494205570

A multi-criteria evaluation methodology for an economically and environmentally sustainable coffee industry.
Adams, Michelle A.

A multi-criteria evaluation methodology for an economically and environmentally sustainable coffee industry. - 349 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-12, Section: B, page: 7189.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University (Canada), 2006.

This study examined the current coffee production and processing system in Costa Rica in order to maximize its sustainability through cost and risk reductions and identification of new opportunities. A two-year field investigation was carried out, assessing resource, energy and water uses, characterizing by-products, and evaluating training, management and industry structure, with the aim of identifying opportunities for the implementation of cleaner production and industrial ecology strategies. It was observed that the application of industrial ecology and cleaner production strategies have been implemented in piecemeal and have not been widely accepted by the industry at large. The coffee production system in Costa Rica does not encourage the practice of environmentally sustainable methods within production or processing, and does not encourage the exploration of niche markets that rewards higher-valued coffee in terms of quality or socio-environmental consciousness. Changes in industry throughput, operational design, and management attitudes are needed to ensure sustainability within the industry. A number of opportunities for maximizing the sustainability of the coffee industry exist through: (a) strategic application of cleaner production, (b) effective use of resources, (c) alternative use of by-products, (d) efficient operational design, (e) training, (f) application of environmental management systems, (g) changes to industry structure, (h) a thorough understanding of stakeholder concerns, and (i) understanding the perceived barriers to sustainability.

ISBN: 9780494205570Subjects--Topical Terms:

626648
Economics, Agricultural.

A multi-criteria evaluation methodology for an economically and environmentally sustainable coffee industry.
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