Global Exchange : Coffee Cooperatives (#)
„In October of 1998, Hurricane Mitch ripped through northern Nicaragua,damaging homes, farms and roads. With the organizational strength theyhad gained over the years, PRODECOOP was able to provide assistanceand channel outside aid, rebuilding homes and roads, and repairingcoffee processing equipment so that farmers would have incomes thenext year. Merling Preza Ramos, PRODECOOP's Director, told GlobalExchange that "the producer is offering coffee of very high quality,and in return, asks that they are paid a fair price, the real price,the real value of their product. Therefore, it's not a charity.“
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„PRODECOOP (the Promoter of Cooperative Development in the Segovias), an association of 71 farmer co-ops and collectives in northern Nicaragua, sold its very first container of organic coffee to Equal Exchange back in 1991. In the years leading up to this momentous occasion, Equal Exchange played a key role in helping the co-op get off the ground, counseling the group in money management, helping develop credit capacity, and even extending small loans to its members. Our partnership has been strong ever since.“
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Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade
„Promotora de Desarollo Cooperativo de Las Segovias (PRODECOOP), Esteli, Nicaragua — Fair Trade revenue has assisted in the construction of schools and healthcare centers; training in administration; legal matters and organizational issues. From sales to the fair trade market, PRODECOOP will generate over $600,000 in premiums for the membership this year alone. This is used to pay bank debt, invest in farm improvements, improve nutrition and avoid the loss of land due to crushing debt service. Café Campesino has recently added PRODECOOP to our producers and look forward to working with them this year.“
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„In Nicaragua , Equal Exchange helped small farmers to organize their own cooperative federation, PRODECOOP. By participating in the Coffee Project, your congregation can help communities invest in farm improvements, reduce debt, improve nutrition, and provide leadership training for women. "It is very important for you to know that fair trade leads to better roads, better health and better lives for farmers not just in Nicaragua, but around the world," says Rosario Castellón, former director of PRODECOOP.“
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„Many communities were cut off from assistance. But with the organizational strength they've gained over the years, PRODECOOP was able to provide its own assistance and channel outside aid, rebuilding homes and roads, and repairing coffee processing equipment so that farmers would have incomes the next year.“
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Global Exchange : News Updates
„Area activist wakes up and picks the coffee -- In an effort to bring "fair trade" prices to private coffee farmers in Nicaragua, a college biology professor from Allentown, recently traveled to the South American country to lend a hand in this year's harvest.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ update.html
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