gepa FairTrade Company (#)
„150 cooperatives, export organizations and committed private enterprises in 40 countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Long-term business contracts under fair conditions, long-standing and trustful cooperation as well as transparency at any level of our commercial chains are typical of our trading relationships. As a matter of principle, profits are re-invested in Fair Trade and not distributed among the share holders!“
http://www.gepa3.de/htdocs_en/profil/ - Cached
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„Fair Trade means an equitable and fair partnership between consumers in North America and producers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The chief concern of the Fair Trade movement has been to ensure that the vast majority of the world's coffee farmers (who are small holders) get a fair price for their harvests in order to achieve a decent living wage. Fair Trade guarantees to poor farmers organized in cooperatives around the world: a living wage (minimum price of $1.26/pound regardless of the volatile market); much needed credit at fair prices; and long term relationships. These fair payments are invested in health care, education, environmental stewardship, and economic independence.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ background.html
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Coffee Origin - From South America, Africa, Asia Pacific, Coffee Pictures and Attributes.
„This section details the origin and estates of coffee producing countries. Topics includethe type of coffee grown, the famous coffee names or brands. It also explains the natureof the coffee beans and its characteristics.“
http://www.koffeekorner.com/koffeesources.htm
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The crisis brewing in the coffee world. - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada
„This means a great crisis for small producers, especially in Central America and other areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, east and west Africa and South-East Asia. International Monetary Fund and World Bank policies that fix market prices for basic products and prevent governments from regulating those prices or protecting their farmers have resulted in calamity for coffee growers. Ever since the International Coffee Agreement's economic clauses were broken at the end of the '80s, the region's coffee producers have been left without any serious means of coordination or organising policy. Before this rupture, policy was clear-cut: neither banks, nor multilateral institutions, nor governments were authorised to promote expansion in coffee producing areas.“
http://www.coffeecrew.com/articles/.../ the-crisis-brewing-in-the-coffee-world..html
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„WHAT YOU PAY at your local Starbucks for a double latte is more than a typical coffee picker earns in a day. Most of the world’s coffee is grown in Third World nations in Latin America, Asia and Africa. On small plantations, most pickers earn under $2 a day.“
http://www.aboutcoffee.net/ 2002_09_01_bcearc.html
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„We offer our gourmet arabica coffees in a full range of Organic, Conventional Flavored and Decaffeinated varieties, including blends and single source coffees, from Latin America, Africa and Asia.“
http://www.equalexchange.com/products/ products.html
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