Fairtrade | About Fairtrade | Frequently asked questions (#)

  „Oversupply is usually a result of coffee growers increasing production in the brief periods when prices are high. However, it is clear that the recent surge in global coffee production, and consequent low prices, is largely a result of government agricultural export policies in Vietnam and large-scale farm expansion in Brazil. Paradoxically, in an attempt to compensate for lower prices, many small-scale farmers dependent on coffee will increase output at the expense of quality.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release

  „Coffee producers desperately need more companies to respond to consumer demand for Fairtrade. Successive years of low prices on the world coffee market mean that growers and their families in countries like Nicaragua and Tanzania are not able to cover their costs of production and afford the basic necessities of life. It is clearly imperative that the major coffee companies engage with Fairtrade to address the increasing poverty and hardship that is the direct result of low world coffee prices, as proposed by organisations like Oxfam (Mugged: Poverty in Your Coffee Cup, 2002).“

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BBC NEWS | Business | Why cheap beans don't make cheap coffee

  „World coffee prices are low because there is an oversupply of coffee, the world's second most valuable commodity after oil. Many coffee growers across the developing world have produced too much coffee which they have simultaneously released into the world market. The global supply is estimated to be about 8% above demand, according to Oxfam. This has depressed world prices.“

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Fairtrade | Suppliers | Growers | Alberto, Fairtrade sugar grower

  „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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Fairtrade | Suppliers | Growers | Sivapackiam, Fairtrade tea picker

  „"Before we were very afraid to talk to the manager - especially we women. We'd run into the fields when a manager was coming." Now she discusses issues such as training of the tea pickers with the management. She believes that workers need the opportunity for self-development, and an improved salary. "I think we are making a difference."“

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BBC - Leicester - Environment - Globeshare - International Trade and Fairtrade

  „Fairtrade food, drinks, clothing and gifts are already available. Fairtrade marked products mean producers, growers and workers get fair prices, decent working conditions and good terms of trade. Paying a premium above market prices means communities can build schools, wells and improve the life of the community.“

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