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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Global Exchange : P&G to give boost to small coffee growers

  „P&G expects to displace Starbucks to become the world's largest seller of fair trade coffee within three years. "We'll support anything that helps the plight of the coffee grower," says Dub Hay, senior vice president of coffee at Starbucks.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release

  „For coffee sold with the FAIRTRADE Mark, coffee growers get a fair price, currently double the global market price for arabica beans and triple for robusta beans. Under conventional agreements, they get just over half what it actually costs to grow the beans, meaning that they are effectively subsidising our coffee drinking.“

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Fairtrade | News | Press Release

  „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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Fairtrade | Suppliers | Growers | Alejandro, Fairtrade coffee farmer

  „Alejandro believes that co-operativism is one of the best ways to organise to sell your products and that fair trade has helped him to better his standard of living. Alejandro works his coffee with enthusiasm and love because he knows that by producing a high quality coffee there will be people who drink it and be more willing to support them. He believes that all farmers should look after the environment and have organic, sustainable production methods.“

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