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The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward EPISODE DETAILS
This is the 2nd conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe.
This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers.
The 5 episodes in this series are:
Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA
Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q
Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo
Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk
Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8
In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar and guest Paul Stewart, Global Coffee Director of TechnoServe, discuss the increasing poverty among smallholder coffee farmers, comparing today's conditions to those of 50 years ago.
They explore various factors impacting profitability, including land size, yield, costs, and coffee prices. They highlight that while the costs and land sizes have changed drastically, yields have remained relatively steady, contributing to today’s economic challenges for these farmers.
The discussion concludes by addressing the urgent question of whether smallholder coffee farms can sustain their families and workers given these financial strains.
00:00 Introduction: The Decline of Coffee Farming Livelihoods
00:39 Support the Podcast
01:01 Series Overview and Guest Introduction
01:33 Defining Small Holder Farmers
02:21 Challenges of Sustaining Small Coffee Farms
04:13 Exploring the Scale of Poverty Among Coffee Farmers
06:13 Components of Profitability in Coffee Farming
09:04 Impact of Coffee Prices Over Time
10:59 The Rising Costs of Coffee Farming
14:30 Stagnant Yields and Land Size Reduction
20:47 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview
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