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„Speaker Ranjit de Silva representing Gami Seva Sevanna tea plantation in Sri Lanka which sells tea to the European Fairtrade market expressed his delight at witnessing the momentum created by the commitment of all sections of the UK Fairtrade movement. The evening ended by cutting a huge Fairtrade chocolate cake,iced with the new FAIRTRADE Mark, made up of 12 Fairtrade chocolate cakes kindly donated by the Co-op. The cake is the newest addition to their range of Fairtrade foods and will be available on supermarket shelves in two weeks time. George Alagiah added'the new Mark is bold and it is visible - it says that we are not going to be shy about pushing the virtues of quantity and equity that we stand for.'“
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TransFair Canada: Fair Trade Tea Tour in March 2005
„Fair Trade Certified tea has been available in Canada since 2001. Primarily from India and Sri Lanka, this high-quality tea comes from plantations and organizations with good environmental and work practices. The fair trade sale of this tea provides workers with a bonus that is reinvested in the community (schools, healthcare, small animal husbandry). To promote fair trade tea and publicize the working conditions found throughout the tea industry, TransFair Canada and Équiterre have invited a member of SOFA (Small Organic Farmers Association) from Sri Lanka to tour Canada in March 2005.“
http://www.transfair.ca/en/equitable/2005/winter/teatour/
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Tips on Coffee - The history of coffee
„By the 18th century, the beverage had become popular in Europe, and European colonists had introduced coffee to tropical countries worldwide as a plantation crop to supply domestic demand. During the 19th century, European demand for coffee was so strong that when genuine coffee beans were scarce, people developed similar-tasting substitutes from various roasted vegetable substances, such as chicory root, dandelion root, acorns, or figs. For example, the British used acorns as a coffee substitute during World War II while German U-boats blockaded Britain. Today, the major coffee-producing regions are tropical South America (Colombia is famous for its coffee), Vietnam, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, and others.“
http://www.tips-on-coffee.com/ print_version.php?s=27
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gepa Fair Trade Company – Chronicle (2002-2003)
„the joint organic tea project of gepa and the trading partner STASSEN of Sri Lanka celebrated its jubilee!“
http://www.gepa3.de/htdocs_en/fair_trade/ chronik02_03.html
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Coffee @ nationalgeographic.com
„The Dutch unwittingly gave coffee a nickname in the late 17th century, when they began the first successful European coffee plantation on their island colony of Java (now part of Indonesia). Top-grade arabicas are still produced on Java as well as on Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Flores, but the Indonesian archipelago is most notable as the world’s largest producer of robusta beans. Notable Beans: Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi (Celebes)“
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/coffee/ map.html
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„Fair Trade Success Story Sivapackiam, a mother of four, works on a Fair Trade Certified tea garden in Sri Lanka and says, "A year ago, we didn't have any electricity in our houses. All the members of the Joint Body got together and discussed how we could pay to install it. Some money came from the Fair Trade premium and we each took out a loan.“
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/shop/ tea.php
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