Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief

Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief ()

  „Coffee is big business—it’s one of the most heavily traded commodities in the world. But for the majority of small-scale coffee farmers, the benefits are few.“

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  „The world’s small-scale coffee farmers are in crisis. Coffee prices have dropped to historic lows. Farmers are trapped at the end of a lengthy and expensive chain of middlemen and little money is left for the people who actually grew the coffee crop. Some farmers are pulling up their coffee crops, unable to survive as small players in an unstable global commodities market.“

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  „"As parishioners learn about fair trade, they can also expand their knowledge to other trade issues and learn how they can make a positive impact for farmers and producers around the world, including right here in the United States," Meier said.“

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  „Fair trade is a new link to people with whom LWR works overseas. By buying directly, paying a fair price and providing advance credit, fair trade organizations help small farmers in the developing world build a sustainable future for themselves and their families.“

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  „Farmers are guaranteed a fair price, which includes a guaranteed minimum price of $1.26 per pound, $1.41 for organic coffee. For reference, the current world market price for arabica coffee is just 61 cents - well below the estimated cost of production for small-scale coffee farmers. Much of this is paid in advance as credit. In 2000 we paid more than $450,000 in above market premiums to small-scale farmers.“

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  „Coffee is big business, but for the majority of coffee farmers the benefits are small. The chain of events from the coffee farm to your cup is long and expensive, often leaving the farmer with very little to live on. Most coffee farmers live in isolated communities, in some of the poorest countries in the world. They usually sell their coffee to middlemen, known to the farmers as "coyotes."“

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