Karki, S.K.Jena, P.R.Grote, U.2026-02-052016Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2016, 45, 3, pp. 436-45810682805https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2016.3https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/26088This study analyzes the participation decision and income impacts of fair-trade coffee certification on small-scale coffee producers in the Araku valley in India using panel data for 183 households and endogenous-switching and quantile regression methods. The results show that fair trade certification has a positive effect on income; the income of certified farmers is 17 percent higher on average than the income of uncertified coffee producers. Furthermore, fair trade certification has a "bottom of the pyramid" effect in that the largest income gains accrue to farmers in the poorer quantiles. © The Author(s) 2016.CoffeeFair trade certificationIncomeIndiaPanel analysis