Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)
„I mentioned the truth about poverty among coffee farmers because of middlemen and high profit plantations owners. I also mentioned the reasons why I support Fair Trade coffee, and then concluded with the invitation for our school business to become a part of Fair Trade. I finished the presentation with the Santiago's Story video, and then opened up for questions and answers. We planed for Fair Trade coffee to be served as promotion during the whole meeting, and the packets for the members included: the retailers of Fair Trade coffee in CA, Factual information, 10 things to do to help, and many newspaper articles about how Fair Trade has changed people's lives.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/activists/ 133.html - Cached
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Earth Day and Coffee (INeedCoffee.com)
„This keeps the good small farmer from being squeezed out by the large plantations, and allows small farmers to provide for their families. Look for the Fair Trade Certification on coffees in your local shop, or visit Fair Trade USA at www.fairtradeusa.org to learn more about their organization.“
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/01/06/earth/
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Meet the Farmers - Coffee Farmers in Crisis - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief
„The world’s small-scale coffee farmers are in crisis. Coffee prices have dropped to historic lows. Farmers are trapped at the end of a lengthy and expensive chain of middlemen and little money is left for the people who actually grew the coffee crop. Some farmers are pulling up their coffee crops, unable to survive as small players in an unstable global commodities market.“
http://www.lwr.org/coffee/kcnu/index.asp
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„I think about the conditions among many of the farmers, the people who are lucky enough to maintain their own land and the more fortunate that are linked into organic and Fair Trade markets. Last year our research showed that farmers linked to alternative markets (Organic and Fair Trade) were four times less likely to feel there was a risk they would loose their farms because of the low coffee prices and bank foreclosures. We just finished a survey of 105 farmers that will reveal some of the differences. I think about the coffee crisis and the 17 women and children who died in these mountains last year.“
http://www.equalexchange.com/partners/ nicaragua2.htm
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„Fair-trade organizations and wholesalers, such as Equal Exchange, deal directly with farmers, cutting out the middlemen, and guarantee a minimum price that ensures a living wage even if the world price for coffee drops. Equal Exchange buys from 15 farm cooperatives and sells to retailers such as Louisville's Just Creations.“
http://www.cooperativecoffees.com/about/news/ courierjournal.html
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Transfair USA | Press Releases
„"Fair Trade is needed because with little or no income, farmers can be forced to sell their next crop in advance to local middlemen, who often pay far below the harvest's value," added Rice. "Currently, world coffee prices are in a prolonged slump." Starbucks Fair Trade certified coffee will be sold in 16-ounce FlavorLock™ bags for $11.45 in retail stores in the United States and on Starbucks.com. The coffee, part of the Lively Impressions family, is a balanced light-to-medium blend of Latin American coffees with complementary acidity and body. It is the second offering of Starbucks "Commitment to Origins" coffees, which includes shade grown, organic and/or Fair Trade selections.“
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/ pr_000925.php
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