VACANCY FOR MASTER or BACHELOR THESIS
FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION IN RWANDA
How Sustainable are Sustainability Standards? Voluntary sustainability standards – such as Organic, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade- are getting more and more relevant for cash crops, such as coffee and cacao, in developing countries. These standards aim to improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers and protect the environment, but little is known about how effective they really are in achieving both of these goals. With continuous increases in deforestation rates due to agriculture in tropical Africa, it is urgent to evaluate whether implementation of standards favors farmers and biodiversity. Our project studies the effects of the Rainforest Alliance certification on various socioeconomic and ecological indicators of coffee agroforestry systems in Rwanda.
FOR ECOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION IN RWANDA
How Sustainable are Sustainability Standards? Voluntary sustainability standards – such as Organic, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade- are getting more and more relevant for cash crops, such as coffee and cacao, in developing countries. These standards aim to improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers and protect the environment, but little is known about how effective they really are in achieving both of these goals. With continuous increases in deforestation rates due to agriculture in tropical Africa, it is urgent to evaluate whether implementation of standards favors farmers and biodiversity. Our project studies the effects of the Rainforest Alliance certification on various socioeconomic and ecological indicators of coffee agroforestry systems in Rwanda.
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