Fair Trade certification for coffee production in Rwanda

Bc. Anne Anitha Nzamutuma Uwiragiye, BBA

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

Fair Trade's main purpose is to enrich the economic, social and environmental conditions of marginalized farmers in the developing world by using production and trade standards. The most recognized aspect of the movement is Fairtrade International, the biggest Fairtrade certification organization. The system was created to give advantages in international trade to farming cooperatives who decided to join the movement. During the past few decades, standardized coffee production certifications have gradually become popular amongst consumers globally. The certification seals often give the impression that by buying certified coffee, the consumer is contributing to the improvement of socio-economic conditions in the coffee production process. Nevertheless, numerous certifications depend on producer cooperatives to influence the individual farmer. Subsequently, studies exploring how certification standards are implemented at cooperative-farm level in Rwanda are rare, making it is unclear what limitations they face. This thesis will carry out a case study that portrays how Fairtrade certification procedures are implemented in two selected coffee farmers' cooperatives in Rwanda and the respective socio-economic impact of the certification on the livelihood of the coffee farmers in Rwanda.

Keywords

Fair Trade, Fairtrade International, Fairtrade certification, Coffee production, Coffee farmers, Living standards, Social standards, Cooperatives, Agricultural practices, Rwanda

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 6. 4. 2020

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Pavel Kotyza, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Economics and Management / Economics and Management