The advent of structural adjustment reforms in the early 1990s in the coffee sector
saw the decline of government involvement in Kenya’s Coffee Cooperatives. The
withdrawal of the state in the agricultural cooperative sector witnessed major coffee
cooperatives struggle with the production of premium coffee. The production of coffee
by cooperatives has greatly declined over the years, which has negatively affected the
lives of thousands of small-scale farmers that belong to coffee cooperatives. A decline in
cooperative coffee production has led to a decline in the number of coffee farmers
witnessed attending cooperative meetings.
This situation has further weakened the organizational capacity of the coffee
cooperative as a key institution for small-scale coffee production. This thesis attempts to
unearth those barriers that restrict cooperative members from attending meetings. A
mixed methods approach is used to investigate participation levels at New Gatanga
Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society. Understanding the fundamental issues behind the
boycott by small-scale coffee producers in rural Kenya will provide a platform for
constructing positive policies that will be used to improve the livelihoods of coffee
cooperative members. / An investigation of the New Gatanga
Coffee Farmers Cooperative Society to understand the fundamental issues behind the
boycott by small-scale coffee producers in rural Kenya in order to provide a platform for
constructing positive policies that will be used to improve the livelihoods of coffee
cooperative members.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:OGU.10214/3534 |
| Date | 30 April 2012 |
| Creators | Steven, Gitu |
| Contributors | Filson, Glen |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ca/ |
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