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A Theoretical and Empirical Study on the Coffee Food System: Prospects of New Links between Producing Countries and Consuming Countries toward Poverty Alleviation for Coffee Producers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 13660219
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Agro-economics
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

NIIYAMA Yoko  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Associate Prof., 農学研究科, 教授 (10172610)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TSUJIMURA Hideyuki  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Associate Prof., 農学研究科, 助教授 (50303251)
Project Period (FY) 2001 – 2002
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
KeywordsFood System / North-South Problem / Coffee / Futures Market / Fairtrade / Tanzania / Brazil / Economic Development / 世界システム論 / コーヒー産業 / ニューヨーク先物市場 / 国際コーヒー協定
Research Abstract

The futures price of Arabica coffee bean, which is determined in the New York Coffee Exchange, is at "the record low level" as a result of oversupply in the global coffee market. This is due firstly to increased modernization and promotion of efficiency in a production-distribution system in the largest coffee producing country Brazil, and secondly due to a sharp increase in production of low quality beans in the new coffee producer Vietnam. In addition co this, the resulting loss of speculators' interest in coffee bean market has contributed to the price reduction.
New York futures price has been used as a benchmark price in the world Arabica coffee trade. Therefore in small coffee producing countries including Tanzania, the lowest price as well as inefficient production-distribution system and blatant gap in bargaining power and information content between sellers/producers (including small-scale farmers and cooperatives) and buyers/exporters (such as multinational companies) has led … More to the producer price at "the record low level" in small coffee producing countries including Tanzania. As a result, 25 million coffee producers around the world have been suffering from poverty.
On the contrary, the coffee industry in the consuming country Japan has enjoyed the benefit from the availability of cheap green coffee beans. However, several factors have boosted the competitiveness in Japan: a protracted recession; the boom in foreign coffee shop chains (this indicates the change of the needs towards coffee shops); the removal of intermediate stages of business such as Import Firm * Wholesaler of Green Beans * Coffee Processing Company * Business Demand/Retailers. Consequently, the market was polarized between those "seeking low price" and "seeking high quality" . In case of the latter, traders are forced to face a matter of life and death where securing high quality beans is extremely difficult due to the slump in producer prices.
How should "ideal links between producing countries and consuming countries" be established, in order to solve the above mentioned issues? Firstly, they are featured in the International Coffee Agreement, which was achieved as a result of the "North-South problems movement" . This, however, has not worked since 1989 due to America' s withdrawal from the Agreement. There have been plans for establishing a fund for supporting producers, which have been much discussed by the International Coffee Organization that manages the above Agreement. This fund is yet to be realized. The only currently practiced "ideal links" can be found in Fairtrade (a trade movement which guarantees to set minimum export prices and return profits to production area). It s not, however, be widespread (Fairtrade only accounts for less than one percent in Japan). Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 2002 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2001 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

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All Publications (13 results)

  • [Publications] 辻村 英之, 山田 早苗: "コーヒー生産者の貧困緩和のための国際協調制度-国際商品協定・生産者支援基金・フェアトレード-"農業と経済. 69巻・6号. 95-105 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 辻村 英之: "価格の決定権を生産者の手に-タンザニア産コーヒーの現場から-"月刊 オルタ. 315号. 18-20 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 辻村 英之: "日本におけるタンザニア産コーヒー豆の輸入と消費の構造分析-価格形成制度と南北問題-"金沢大学経済学部論集. 22巻・2号. 237-261 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 辻村 英之: "タンザニアにおけるコーヒー豆貿易の現状と課題-日本への輸出構造と価格形成制度-"フードシステム研究. 8巻・2号. 57-69 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsujimura, Hideyuki: "International Cooperation Systems toward Poverty Alleviation for Coffee Producers: International Commodity Agreement, Fund for Supporting Producers and Fairtrade"Agriculture and Economy. 69-6. 95-105 (2003)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsujimura, Hideyuki: "For Producers to Ensure Price Determination Rights: Fairtrade for Tanzanian Coffee Beans"Monthly Alternative. 315. 18-20 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsujimura, Hideyuki: "A Structural Analysis on the Import and the Consumption of Tanzanian Coffee Beans in Japan: The Price Formation Mechanism and the North-South Problem"Kanazawa University Economic Review. 22-2. 237-261 (2002)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tsujimura, Hideyuki: "The Present Situation and Problems of the Coffee Trade in Tanzania: The Export Structure to Japan and the Price Formation Mechanism"Journal of Food System. 8-2. 57-69 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2002 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 辻村 英之, 山田 早苗: "コーヒー生産者の貧困緩和のための国際協調制度-国際商品協定・生産者支援基金・フェアトレード-"農業と経済. 69巻・5号(発売予定). (2003)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村 英之: "価格の決定権を生産者の手に-タンザニア産コーヒーの現場から-"月刊 オルタ. 315号. 18-20 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村 英之: "日本におけるタンザニア産コーヒー豆の輸入と消費の構造分析-価格形成制度と南北問題-"金沢大学経済学部論集. 22巻・2号. 237-261 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村 英之: "タンザニアにおけるコーヒー豆貿易の現状と課題-日本への輸出構造と価格形成制度-"フードシステム研究. 8巻・2号. 57-69 (2001)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 辻村英之: "日本におけるタンザニア産コーヒー豆の輸入と消費の構造分析"金沢大学経済学部論集. 22巻2号. 237-261 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2001 Annual Research Report

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