Coffee in Rwanda
[green LA girl] The NYT reports: “Co-op members are able to sell directly to the roaster, cutting out brokers and wholesalers, and learn about buying, selling and bookkeeping in the process.” “When these prices are paid to cooperatives, instead of to private dealers, the profits go directly to farmers, 20 percent of whom are widows and orphans because of the genocide.” The financial benefit’s clear, despite the fact that the farmer gets “only” 70% of the profits ”” the rest of it get reinvested into the co-op “for management, marketing, equipment, training and other expenses.” I point this 70% figure out because companies like Starbucks...
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Posted at August 9, 2006 01:04 AM
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