Castro, FelipeMontes, EduardoRaine, Martin2012-08-132012-08-132005-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10320This brief includes the following headlines: structural changes in the global coffee market: the impact on Central America; economic effects of the coffee crisis; yields and production costs; effects of the crisis on employment in the coffee sector; responses to the crisis; strategies for promoting competitiveness and diversification; an analysis of sustainable coffee production in Central America; environmental considerations; recommendations; and about the authors.CC BY 3.0 IGOALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODSANNUAL CROPSAVERAGE PRICEAVERAGE YIELDSBANANASBRANDBRANDSCAPITAL INVESTMENTCARIBBEAN REGIONCOFFEECOFFEE CRISISCOFFEE EXPORTSCOFFEE FARMERSCOFFEE GROWERSCOFFEE GROWINGCOFFEE MARKETCOFFEE MARKETSCOFFEE PLANTATIONSCOFFEE PRODUCERCOFFEE PRODUCERSCOFFEE PRODUCTIONCOFFEE SECTORCOMMERCIAL BANKSCOMMODITYCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSCOMPETITIVENESSCONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITYCROPDEFORESTATIONDIVERSIFICATIONECONOMIC EFFECTSECONOMIC GROWTHEXPORT MARKETFAIRFAIR TRADEFARMFARMINGFARMSFEEDFLORAHOUSINGINCOMEINCOMESINNOVATIONINTERNATIONAL TRADELABOR STATISTICSMARKET DEMANDMARKETINGNGOSORGANIC COFFEEPRODUCER ORGANIZATIONSPRODUCER PRICEPRODUCTION COSTSPRODUCTION VOLUMESPRODUCTIVITYPRUNINGQUALITY OF LIFEREGIONAL EARNINGSREGIONAL PRODUCERSRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL GROWTHSHADE-GROWN COFFEESMALL FARMERSSOCIAL CAPITALSUPPLY CHAINSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURESUSTAINABLE COFFEESUSTAINABLE COFFEE PRODUCTIONSUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENTUNEMPLOYMENTUNSKILLED LABORYIELDSWorld Bank10.1596/10320