Abstract

PEREZ AKAKI, Pablo. Los espacios de producción de café sustentable en México en los inicios del siglo XXI. Rev. pueblos front. digit. [online]. 2009, vol.4, n.7, pp.116-156. ISSN 1870-4115.  https://doi.org/10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2009.7.186.

This document analyzes the different coffee production systems that have gained importance in the international sphere which are commonly referred to as alternative and sustainable, without sufficient questioning of the concept itself of sustainability. Upon reviewing the evolution of these systems at the world scale, it is clear that numerous contradictions are presented in them that generate various questions on the virtues they extol. The document also analyzes how they have acquired importance in Mexico and an effort is made to quantify the same. Finally, a case is presented that demonstrates that the alternative systems are significant but limited in their procurement of at least the economic sufficiency demanded by producers.

Keywords : Alternative systems; sustainable management; cooperatives; coffee production.