GMCR Supply Chain Outreach Roya Survey Results Summary Roya_Survey Results Summary 1 of 10 3/14/2013 A. Background A twenty-four question survey about the impacts of the Coffee Leaf Rust fungus, or “la roya,” was developed in Spanish by the Supply Chain Outreach team in the web-based Survey Monkey tool: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BFDLNXK The survey was sent out to three GMCR distribution lists: (1) the Supply Chain Outreach team sent the survey to key contacts of social projects in coffee-growing communities (principally coops and NGOs) and (2) the Coffee Department sent the Spanish survey to key contacts of their suppliers (principally coops and importers), and (3) the Coffee Department sent a condensed, English version to importers. The Spanish version of the survey was sent on Monday, February 8, 2013 and there were 96 responses as of February 28, 2013. There were 15 responses to the English version of the survey. Each question below indicates if the responses represent the complete set of responses (111) or a subset of responses that were in Spanish (96). B. Results Summary 1. Organization Type Organization where you work (out of 111 responses) Count Organization Type 64 Cooperative 14 NGO 11 blank 19 Other Supply Chain Partner (SCP) 3 Finca or large estate Survey details contain names of responding organizations 2. Name Survey details contain names of responders 3. Location Country/ Region/ Community where you work (out of 111 responses)
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Summary of Survey Results on Coffee Leaf Rust (La Roya)
In February 2013, the Sustainability and Coffee Departments at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) teamed up to conduct a survey of our supply chain partners to learn about how rust was affecting producers in their network and to understand the household-level impacts of the rust epidemic.
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A. Background A twenty-four question survey about the impacts of the Coffee Leaf Rust fungus, or “la roya,” was developed in Spanish by the Supply Chain Outreach team in the web-based Survey Monkey tool: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BFDLNXK The survey was sent out to three GMCR distribution lists: (1) the Supply Chain Outreach team sent the survey to key contacts of social projects in coffee-growing communities (principally coops and NGOs) and (2) the Coffee Department sent the Spanish survey to key contacts of their suppliers (principally coops and importers), and (3) the Coffee Department sent a condensed, English version to importers. The Spanish version of the survey was sent on Monday, February 8, 2013 and there were 96 responses as of February 28, 2013. There were 15 responses to the English version of the survey. Each question below indicates if the responses represent the complete set of responses (111) or a subset of responses that were in Spanish (96). B. Results Summary 1. Organization Type
Organization where you work (out of 111 responses)
Count Organization Type
64 Cooperative
14 NGO
11 blank
19 Other Supply Chain Partner (SCP)
3 Finca or large estate
Survey details contain names of responding organizations 2. Name
Survey details contain names of responders 3. Location
Country/ Region/ Community where you work (out of 111 responses)
Question: Percent of coffee that will be lost NEXT year as a result of roya. (out of 111 responses)
Count Answer
13 10% Loss
32 25% Loss
5 35% Loss
26 50% Loss
8 75% Loss
1 unknown
26 blank
10. Lost Income
Question: Lost income as a result of la roya (out of 111 responses)
Mentions Response
16 Can't estimate
52 Estimate of lost income provided*
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* Survey details contain specific responses to this question. Free responses could not be aggregated because they were listed as a percentage of lost income or an estimate of the amount of dollars lost, and ranged from a per farmer estimate to an estimate on national or global losses.
11. Coffee Harvest affected by the roya
Question: Percent of coffee harvest affected by the roya. (out of 96 responses)
Count Answer
13 10% Affected
32 25% Affected
19 50% Affected
5 75% Affected
1 100% Affected
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12. Actions (current)
Question: Please list the actions used to combat la roya. (out of 111 responses)
7 Cut back on expenses, invest less in farm, pull kids from school to work on farm
5 None
3 Go into debt, increase crime
1 Abandon Farm
5 Blank
20. Other Income Sources
Question: What percentage of families has additional income resources besides coffee to compensate for the economic impact of la roya? (out of 111 responses)
Mentions Themes
40 10%-30% have other sources of income
17 Farmers have no other source of income
9 30%-50% have other sources of income
5 Other additional sources such as beans, bananas, etc.
4 Other sources of income available, but still effect felt at household level
3 50%+ have other sources of income
3 Blank
21. Organizational Strategies
Question: What initiatives has your organization taken to combat the effects of la roya, if any? If yes, what initiatives have been taken? (out of 111 responses)
24. Other Comments Question: Do you have any other comments that you would like to share about the impact that roya has or will have on the future of coffee producers? (out of 111 responses)
Mentions Themes
16 Reduced income, need to diversify income, food insecurity, vulnerability, poverty, increased local cost of goods
14 Country/industry support needed
10 Low production/yield, low market price, high production costs
10 Plant resistant varieties, lower quality, lack of diversity due to planting resistant varieties
10 Aging plants, poor management and plant care, renovation needed, technical assistance needed
7 Climate Change
7 More info needed to accurately assess situation
1 Migration/leave coffee/illicit crops
1 Any action taken is dependent on producer/coop budget
1 Will see changes in “C” as result of la roya
C. Word Clouds Using the free-response responses of the survey, we created the word cloud below in Spanish. We also created one in English using text from rough translations of responses from several questions, but it is less representative of the true survey responses. 1. Spanish Word Cloud (based on participant responses)