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„APECAFE has been working to improve the quality of their coffee by contracting extension workers to provide trainings and technical assistance to the farmers. In 2003, its coffee was rated one of the best coffees in El Salvador by the Specialty Coffee Association’s Cup of Excellence competition. Extension workers are also providing assistance to the farmers in organic production, enabling them to protect the environment and earn higher prices for their coffee. They plan to begin selling certified organic coffee to the international market within two years.“
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„Equal Exchange’s fair trade practices help build pride, independence and community empowerment for small farmers and their families. A coffee processing plant in El Salvador, community stores in Colombia, the training of doctors and nurses in Mexico, reforestation programs in Costa Rica, new schools in Peru — these are all examples of the initiatives that co-ops have taken in their own communities with the income from fair trade.“
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„“We used to live in houses made of corn husks,” says Don Miguel Sifontes, president of a coffee cooperative in El Salvador that sells to Equal Exchange. “Now we have better work, better schools, homes of adobe, and a greater brotherhood of decision-makers.”“
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Fair Trade: A Taste of Justice - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief
„"We used to live in houses made of corn husks," says Don Miguel Sifontes, president of a coffee cooperative that sells to Equal Exchange in El Salvador. "Now we have better work, better schools, homes of adobe, and a greater brotherhood of decision-makers."“
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El Salvador- Coffee and Biodiversity
„A core group of experts meeting in Washington arrived at this conclusion during a recent evaluation of the outcomes achieved by " The Coffee an Biodiversity" project in El Salvador. The 3 year-project that will close in December is being implemented by the Coffee Research Foundation (PROCAFE) and Salva Natura, a local NGO, associated with the Rain Forest Alliance, an institution that certifies the production of environmentally friendly. It is sponsoredby the World Bank and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), In the present scenario of record decline in coffee prices, shade grown coffee represents a new option for coffee growers. According to project coordinator, Inés Maria Ortiz, "We have been able to create a platform for differentiating El Salvador's coffee, in such a way that we hope that the success achieved by the producers will encourage the development of a national policy in this area".“
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„Previously held in Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, the Cup of Excellence® is a country-wide tasting event that is designed to identify and promote the host country's best coffees through a series of blind tastings (called "cuppings") that are conducted by national and international coffee experts and evaluate every detail, from body and acidity to flavor and balance. Nicaraguan coffee growers of all sizes and from all regions were invited to submit samples for the 2004 Cup of Excellence®.“
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