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Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda
In order for Rwanda to improve the quality of life for its people, government has prioritized coffee as a key sector to spur the economy. For the past years, while coffee has been an important commodity that brought revenues to the country, its production is still low and the value is not of high qu...
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| author | Izere, Ines |
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| description | In order for Rwanda to improve the quality of life for its people, government has prioritized coffee as a key sector to spur the economy. For the past years, while coffee has been an important commodity that brought revenues to the country, its production is still low and the value is not of high quality. The purpose of this study was to assess the possibility of increasing the value of coffee in order to increase the value of exports for the country. The coffee sector is constrained by production of ordinary coffee and the exportation of low quantities of fully washed coffee, specialty and roasted coffee. In addition, some coffee plantations are old, fertilizers are not enough and the coffee farmer is paid little money. In order to increase the value of coffee to subsequently boost exports, it would be very important to increase the price paid to the farmer, finance the coffee sector, organizational capacities of farmers, efficiency of coffee washing stations, quantity of fully washed, specialty and roasted coffee as new international clients are targeted. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25029 Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda Izere, Ines Hirsch, Alan Economic Development In order for Rwanda to improve the quality of life for its people, government has prioritized coffee as a key sector to spur the economy. For the past years, while coffee has been an important commodity that brought revenues to the country, its production is still low and the value is not of high quality. The purpose of this study was to assess the possibility of increasing the value of coffee in order to increase the value of exports for the country. The coffee sector is constrained by production of ordinary coffee and the exportation of low quantities of fully washed coffee, specialty and roasted coffee. In addition, some coffee plantations are old, fertilizers are not enough and the coffee farmer is paid little money. In order to increase the value of coffee to subsequently boost exports, it would be very important to increase the price paid to the farmer, finance the coffee sector, organizational capacities of farmers, efficiency of coffee washing stations, quantity of fully washed, specialty and roasted coffee as new international clients are targeted. 2017-09-01T14:22:06Z 2017-09-01T14:22:06Z 2017 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25029 eng application/pdf Graduate School of Development Policy and Practice Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Economic Development Izere, Ines Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda |
| title_full | Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda |
| title_fullStr | Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda |
| title_short | Improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports: A case of Rwanda |
| title_sort | improving the value of coffee exports in order to improve the value of exports a case of rwanda |
| topic | Economic Development |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25029 |
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