of dual Fairtrade-UTZ certification on smallholder coffee farmers in Kenya over the ... The work is designed to compare changes in the performance of certified ...
Impacts of Certification on Organized Small Coffee Farmers in Kenya Baseline Results April 2016
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Acknowledgements Field researchers: The data collection team for the household survey was led by Josky Gwaka and Gorrety Obuya and included: Jared Amunga, Cyprian Anyim, Vincent Egesa, Mildred Kadesa, Stephen Kemei, Magdalene Kimaru, Esther Masinde, Leah Munala, Julia Nekesa, Henrika Nekoye, Anthony Odada, and Elija Wekesa. Data analysts: Carlos de los Rios and AshirI’af Mawanda We appreciate the invaluable support of the Ford Foundation; the consistent and thoughtful guidance of Kristin Komives, Marta Maireles and Vidya Rangan of ISEAL; the important oversight of Bernard Vanlauwe of IITA; and the invaluable expertise of Howard White and Marcus Olapade of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation. Special thanks go to the participating farmers, the management of the farmer cooperative societies, and the staff of the Coffee Research Institute, in particular Stephen Wabwile who provided critical operational information. Equally, thanks go to Kate Kilpatrick, Lee Byers, and Frank Olok of Fairtrade; Julius Nganga and Tessa Laan of UTZ; and Steven Kithuka of Solidaridad all of whom generously provided information about the workings of standards systems. This report would not have been possible without the support provided by CMS staff, especially David Nyamu, Joseck Barasa, Ambrose Kirobi and Catherine Ng’ang’a in both background information and field activities. We also thank Louise Salinas and Patrick Kerr of COSA, as well as Hilde Koper-Limbourg, Linda Wangila and Silas Obara of IITA for able administration. Authors: Mica Bennett, Carlos de los Rios, Matthew Himmel, Lydia Wairegi Contributors: Herbert Ainembabazi, Eddidah Ampaire, Laurence Jassogne, David Mukasa, Pamela Pali, Gayatri Ramnath Supervision: For IITA, Generose Nziguheba and Piet van Asten provided insight and guidance. For COSA, Daniele Giovannucci and Saurin Nanavati provided vision and coordination oversight. Design: Audra Wilson-Max Editing: Francesca Martonffy Proofreading: Hannah Ekberg Statistical significance used in the analysis and presentation of findings, except where noted, uses one to three asterisks as follows: * p
