The Perspectives of Coffee Farmers in Northern Nicaragua
La Virgen Estate, El Tuma-La Dalia (certified farm)
Master Thesis Cand.merc.int (Business and Development Studies) Copenhagen Business School Authors: María Virginia Dundas Hvidesten & Marta Maireles González Supervisor: Peter Lund-Thomsen Number of taps: 271,042
February 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ....................................................................................................................5 LIST OF ABREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ...............................................................................................6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................................8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................9 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................10 CHAPTER I: METHODOLOGY .....................................................................................................................15 1. RESEARCH FOCUS AND APPROACH ....................................................................................................15 1.1 Research Focus .......................................................................................................................................15 1.2 Research Approach and Purpose ............................................................................................................16 2. RESEARCH STRATEGY: CASE STUDY .................................................................................................17 2.1 Choice of Country ..................................................................................................................................18
References: November 15, 2009, http://www.colostate.edu/dept/Sociology/FairTradeResearchGroup/doc/victor.pdf from