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Smallholder coffee farmers in Latin America are already being impacted by and adapting
to climate change. Our client, Counter Culture Coffee, a coffee roaster that sources
from coffee cooperatives throughout Latin America and around the world, has a commitment
to sustainability and ethical sourcing. As such, CCC seeks to better understand the
viability of potential adaptation strategies in order to support their partners in
developing resilient livelihood strategies and ensuring sustained, high-quality coffee
production. We conducted participatory action research with two partner coffee cooperatives
in Guatemala and Peru to determine which adaptation strategies were most desirable
and feasible. Methods included key actor and cooperative leader interviews, focus
groups with cooperative members, and transect walks. Based on analysis of this data,
we identified five potential climate change adaptation strategies and the financial,
human, natural, physical, and social capitals required to implement them. We provided
recommendations on the viability of each strategy.
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