Coffee around the World... - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

  „Approximately 2000 tonnes of green coffee are produced in Zambia annually. The Zambia Coffee Growers Association (ZCGA) can rightfully be proud of one spectacular example of coffee production: Kapinga! A very tightly knit organization of farmers keep up to date on the latest techniques and production values through effective communication across the growing region and written journals.The Kapinga cup blew me away with flavor! Imagine a licorice-lavender aroma and the scent of canola blossoms.“

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India coffee - News - Rise in coffee prices not enough, feel growers

  „The debt burden on the coffee industry currently amounts to over Rs 1,300 crore, including an interest component of Rs 300 crore. "There is a need for the Government to repay the interest burden to the Banks, thereby providing relief to the growers," said Mr Anil Bhandari, Chairman, United Planters Association of Southern India said, adding that such relief was not new. It already existed for other agricultural commodities besides a few select industries, including the public sector, he said.“

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  „He also points out the tremendous environmental benefits that result from selling to the organic Fairtrade market. 'It's something that has benefited the village of Jaris directly, and also the whole region.' In the past, farmers burnt petrol-soaked tyres in the furnaces that boil the cane syrup. They also cut down trees for fuel. Now there has been a lot of reforestation in the valley, and farmers have invested in improved organic furnaces that can burn the waste stalks of the cane.“

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Global Exchange : Coffee growers make case

  „That's the choice that members of coffee grower cooperatives want Americans to make. It's the difference, they say, in whether coffee growers continue to struggle financially until they're forced to abandon their farms, or they and their families gain some quality of life.“

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Peet's Coffee & Tea

  „and the only blend I buy now. I only buy Fair Trade Label coffee now since there are so many poverty stricken coffee pickers/growers as world coffee prices have plummetted.“

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