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Community health in contexts affected by floods, fires or frost, coffee marketing proves to be an example to follow to observe the local entrepreneurship. In this sense, the objective of this study was to perform a non - experimental, transversal and exploratory study with a nonrandom selection of 300 trader's coffee. From a structural model ??2 = 1.335 (5GL) p = 0.935; GFI = 0.982; AGFI = 0.947; RMSEA = 0,000?se established reliability (perception scale enterprise with alpha 0.724) and valid for five allusive to perceptions of economic opportunity (32% of the total variance explained), financial (22% of the variance), sales dimensions (16% of the variance), social (10% of the variance) and environmental (3% of the variance). the fourth factor reflected the construct (? = 0.47), followed by the first (? = 0.30) and the fifth factor (? = 0.16). Based on theoretical and conceptual frameworks the study of entrepreneurial perception vulnerable groups dedicated to the sale of coffee as a way of subsistence is proposed. The findings allow to establish a link between the rational choice theory and human capital theory regarding the theory of the commons and the theory of social entrepreneurship as conceptual frameworks to highlight the intervention of Social Work.

AbstractThis article explores the political and cultural dimensions of risk and uncertainty as coffee farmers and other industry professionals emerge from crisis and traverse complex economic, environmental, and political landscapes in post‐Đổi Mới (Economic Reform) Vietnam. Based on ethnographic research across the coffee industry and the everyday lives of farmers, this article conceptualizes risk, on the one hand, as a technique of market expansion and, on the other hand, as an experience. It discusses a contrast between emergent market‐based discourses of risk management and experiential knowledge of risk in the Vietnamese coffee industry. In educational and training spaces, coffee industry experts interpret risk within a narrow framework of profitability and long‐term production. Vietnamese coffee farmers, in contrast, experience risk as part of the everyday coffee production landscape, which is shaped by environmental instability, crop failure, and economic volatility. This article argues that this experiential risk catalyzes farmers to employ novel mitigation strategies and to confront contentious state agricultural policies and international development programs. [Vietnam, risk, uncertainty, coffee, commodities]

"The monograph considers influence over time of Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance in 10 Costa Rican coffee farming communities. In-country perspectives and relevant historic and contemporary literature inform findings. Misaligned intentions to outcomes; different sustainability approaches; and variable influence is observed. There is opportunity to: consider when certifications are most useful; develop locally relevant standards; vertically integrate sourcing chains; consider how complementary mechanisms can be used alongside, or to improve certification approach. Sustainability of coffee as a cash crop, considering influence on biodiversity, and the possible implication of reduced coffee crop density for consumers, the market and farming landscapes, is considered."