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case reduction for quality is smaller than arabica (US$0.08/pound). Hence another<br />

preliminary conclusion is that prices depend far too much on the various interests of<br />

the many intermediaries involved in this process. In broad terms, ultimately Ecuadorian<br />

farmers are risk takers because there are no measures in place to protect their<br />

income.<br />

2.3 Honduras<br />

Two meetings were carried out and each of them detected different problems, which<br />

are analysed independently.<br />

Agua de Piedra farmers<br />

This group was from the small town of San Luis. They were asked about their main<br />

problems as coffee producers. Table 7 shows their choices.<br />

Table 7. Main problems in coffee production, Agua de<br />

Piedra region.<br />

The main two difficulties were commercialisation and low coffee prices, which confirmed<br />

what local extensionists had told us. Again CBB is not regarded as a main<br />

problem in coffee production. But it was evident that farmers think that poor commercialisation<br />

and low prices are negatively affecting crop management. Hence from<br />

this lack of management we expect increased CBB attacks in the future and in this<br />

way increased losses and poorer quality.<br />

El Tigre coffee farmers<br />

This group of farmers is near to Lake Yojoa, an important coffee zone. Table 8 summarises<br />

the perspectives of this group on coffee production.<br />

Table 8. Main problems in coffee production,<br />

El Tigre region.<br />

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