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  „"Most people love coffee, but they would be appalled if they knew how bad life is for coffee farmers in many countries, "says Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation. "For example in Nicaragua former coffee workers now beg by the road, thousands took part in a March of the Hungry in July and 14 of them died. This poverty is due to the dramatic fall in world coffee prices, for example the world price for arabica coffee has fallen dramatically to $0.65 cents per pound, in comparison with the Fairtrade price of $1.26.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release

  „"Many families who make their living from coffee are impoverished and desperate," says Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation which awards the Fairtrade Mark to coffees where the retailer has paid the Fairtrade price. "Evidence of low and declining living standards is clear. Many farmers have been struggling for years as they have failed to recover their production costs for several harvests running.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release

  „"People do look for the reassurance that the producers in developing countries get a better deal – and the FAIRTRADE Mark gives them that," says Harriet Lamb, Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation. "Which is why, in line with rising awareness of the Mark, sales of all those delicious Fairtrade foods and drinks are going through the roof with a 90% increase in the past two years alone. It’s great news for Fairtrade farmers".“

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Global Exchange : What Price Virtue? At Some Retailers, 'Fair Trade' Carries A Very High Cost

  „Harriet Lamb, executive director of the Fairtrade Foundation in London, which licenses Sainsbury's, says of the chain's prices, "The concern of the Fairtrade Foundation is about the price paid back to the producer organizations." But Alistair Smith, international coordinator for Banana Link, a nonprofit British group that promotes the rights of banana workers and small farmers, called Sainsbury's fair-trade prices "unjustified," adding, "It would be all right if a much higher price was going to the producer."“

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It's All About Coffee

  „When you reach for your jar of Fairtrade coffee this morning, the makers hope you will spare a thought for the farmers in the developing world. But a row is brewing between two of the organisations that certify ethical coffee over whose fair trade is the fairest.“

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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Spring 1998

  „With organisations to represent their interests, farmers can cut out the middlemen, get a better price, and gain more control over their lives. Coffees with the Fairtrade Mark are bought directly from this type of small farmers' organisation at a guaranteed fair trade price. This covers the cost of production, a basic living wage, and allows for investment, no matter how low the world price drops. Mario Perez, a Nicaraguan farmer who has only recently been able to sell coffee under the fair trade system, says 'Three years ago we practically had to give away our harvest - we were losing money on the deals.“

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