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The Impact of Coffee Certification on the Economic Performance of Indonesian Actors

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  • Esther Sri Astuti

    (ICIS/ Maastricht University)

  • Astrid Offermans

    (International Centre for Integrated Assessment and Sustainable Development (ICIS), Maastricht University, The Netherlands)

  • René Kemp

    (ICIS/ Maastricht University)

  • Ron Cörvers

    (ICIS/ Maastricht University)

Abstract

The prevailing assumption among consumers in the North is that buying certified coffee contributes positively to the economic performance of Southern actors, particularly smallholder farmers. In this paper we examine the impact of coffee certification on the economic performance of Indonesian actors (farmers, traders, exporters, and Indonesian roasters) and analyze how economic rent is distributed among them. Questionnaire results and in-depth interviews revealed that all Indonesian actors benefit financially from certification on a price per kilogram measurement, but the differences between certified and non-certified actors are small. The paper finds that the economic rent from certification is distributed very unequally along the coffee value chain where roasters receive 95.46 percent (Robusta) and 83.66 percent (Arabica) of the total economic rent (retailers excluded). Overall, farmers enjoy a small direct benefit from certification in the form of a higher price per kilogram for their coffee, and possible benefits regarding increased productivity and quality resulting from training and advice in crop management.

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  • Esther Sri Astuti & Astrid Offermans & René Kemp & Ron Cörvers, 2015. "The Impact of Coffee Certification on the Economic Performance of Indonesian Actors," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), vol. 12(2), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sag:seajad:v:12:y:2015:i:2:p:1-15
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    Cited by:

    1. Glasbergen, Pieter, 2018. "Smallholders do not Eat Certificates," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 243-252.
    2. Shujiro Urata (ed.), 2021. "Enhancing SME Participation in Global Value Chains: Determinants, Challenges, and Policy Recommendations," ADBI Books, Asian Development Bank Institute, number 16, September.
    3. Adi Haryono & Mohamad Syamsul Maarif & Arif Imam Suroso & Siti Jahroh, 2023. "The Design of a Contract Farming Model for Coffee Tree Replanting," Economies, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-18, July.
    4. Wijaya, Atika & Glasbergen, Pieter & Mawardi, Surip, 2017. "The mediated partnership model for sustainable coffee production: experiences from Indonesia," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 20(5).

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    JEL classification:

    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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