Java Jive #19 (#)

  „The birth of TransFair in the U.S. is a major step forward for the fair trade movement. The existence of a U.S. seal will improve market access for small-scale cooperative producers. At the same time there will be greater opportunities to educate U.S. consumers about the benefits of fair trade and easier access for independent roasters to offer fairly traded coffee to their customers.“

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Transfair USA | Coffee Program

  „Today's historic lows in world coffee prices have created a crisis for millions of farmers around the world. Most small-scale family farmers live in remote locations, and are dependent on local middlemen (known as "coyotes" in Latin America) to purchase their coffee, often at a fraction of its worth. Fair Trade guarantees farmers a set minimum price for their coffee and links farmer-run cooperatives directly with US importers, cutting out middlemen and creating the conditions for long-term sustainability.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News

  „Coffee used in the church-based program is sold by a Canton, Mass.-based, for-profit worker-owned cooperative called Equal Exchange, which buys from small-scale farmer co-ops in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Parishes that want to purchase the coffee can contact the company or the groups involved in the effort, organizers said.“

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Java Jive #18

  „Madison was chosen to be the launch for the Fair Trade Coffee Initiative because of its strong progressive history, its understanding of small farmer culture manifested by the thousands of struggling dairy farmers in the region, the strong links we had to local cooperative supermarkets and its desire for great tasting, gourmet coffee.“

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It's All About Coffee

  „COFFEE drinkers, get ready for $150 million or more worth of java jive, courtesy of the world's best-known sellers of coffee and coffee makers. The ambitious goals of their advertising and marketing campaigns: persuade millions of consumers who increasingly prefer to leave home for their coffee fixes to stay home - and add another appliance to crowded kitchens.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases

  „The system benefits small-scale farmers and plantation workers. Fair Trade certification ensures that wages meet or exceed the legal minimum wage and that child labor laws are adhered to. These minimum prices vary by country and organic status, and are designed to cover the costs of sustainable production and provide a decent standard of living for farming families. In Fair Trade, small-scale Fair Trade producers are organized into democratically run cooperatives and receive a fair price for their crop, no matter how low the market price falls.“

http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/ pr_040122.php - Cached

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