EP 1332 Paul Stewart - Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward

Join our Mailing List - https://www.mapitforward.coffee/mailinglist "Introduction to Regenerative Coffee Farming" is now available On-Demand for as little as $10 - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "Biochar for Coffee" is open for pre-registration - https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops "It's Time to Become a Coffee Consultant" is available now with additional new bonus material, including the coffee consultant career map. Get more details on how you can create an alternative revenue stream today at https://mapitforward.coffee/workshops Looking for business advisors or consultants for your business? Get in touch with us here: support @ mapitforward.org •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is the 2nd conversation in a 5-part series on the Daily Coffee Pro Podcast by Map It Forward between host Lee Safar and guest, Paul Stewart - the Global Coffee Director at NGO, TechnoServe. This series focuses on poverty amongst coffee farmers, particularly smallholder coffee farmers. The 5 episodes in this series are: 1. Tariffs and the Role of NGO's in Coffee - https://youtu.be/1vURyMyi2BA 2. Smallholder Coffee Farmers Are Getting Poorer - https://youtu.be/uMVR5nMDM6Q 3. Why is Poverty Such a Hard Problem to Solve in Coffee? - https://youtu.be/WvLIGQY2CRo 4. Are There More Places For Farmers To Sell Coffee? - https://youtu.be/haAonaxIPIk 5. Solutions To Get Coffee Farmers Out of Poverty. - https://youtu.be/TC7XIoeGfc8 In this episode of The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward, host Lee Safar and guest Paul Stewart, Global Coffee Director of TechnoServe, discuss the increasing poverty among smallholder coffee farmers, comparing today's conditions to those of 50 years ago. They explore various factors impacting profitability, including land size, yield, costs, and coffee prices. They highlight that while the costs and land sizes have changed drastically, yields have remained relatively steady, contributing to today’s economic challenges for these farmers. The discussion concludes by addressing the urgent question of whether smallholder coffee farms can sustain their families and workers given these financial strains. 00:00 Introduction: The Decline of Coffee Farming Livelihoods 00:39 Support the Podcast 01:01 Series Overview and Guest Introduction 01:33 Defining Small Holder Farmers 02:21 Challenges of Sustaining Small Coffee Farms 04:13 Exploring the Scale of Poverty Among Coffee Farmers 06:13 Components of Profitability in Coffee Farming 09:04 Impact of Coffee Prices Over Time 10:59 The Rising Costs of Coffee Farming 14:30 Stagnant Yields and Land Size Reduction 20:47 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview Connect with TechnoServe and Paul Stewart here: • https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stewart-1165826/ • https://www.technoserve.org/ •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Daily Coffee Pro by Map It Forward Podcast Host: Lee Safar https://www.mapitforward.coffee https://www.instagram.com/mapitforward.coffee https://www.instagram.com/leesafar