The historical trajectory of a coffee agri-food system: A case study in Oaxaca, Mexico

• Published in: Ambio Vol. 53; no. 12; pp. 1847 - 1863
• Main Authors: Ramírez-León, Alejandra, Avila-Foucat, Veronique Sophie, Ezzine de Blas, Driss
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Adaptive systems; Agribusiness; Agricultural production; Agricultural sciences; Agriculture - history; Agriculture, economy and politics; Agronomy; Atmospheric Sciences; Case studies; Coffee; Commercialization; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecosystems; Environment; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental Management; Environmental stress; Food; Food processing; Food production; Food Supply - history; Heuristic methods; Human influences; Life Sciences; Mexico; Physical Geography; Sciences and technics of agriculture; Social-ecological systems; Trajectories of Social-Ecological Systems in the Global South; Watersheds; Mexico; Oaxaca Mexico; Adaptive cycle; Agri-food systems; Adaptive strategies; Coffee; Historical trajectory; Social–ecological systems; gouvernance; systèmes agroalimentaires; Coffea; système socio-écologique; agroforesterie; adaptation; moyens d'existence durables; services écosystémiques; choc économique; impact sur l'environnement; facteur du milieu; déboisement; diversification; Mexique

Agri-food social-ecological systems (AFSES) embrace complex interactions and processes of food production, processing, and commercialization that are subject to constant changes. This study develops a heuristic approach using the adaptive cycle (AC) and a transformation potential measure to identify...