Lutherans Pursue Good Coffee, Fairly - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief (#)
„By choosing fairly traded coffee over conventionally traded coffee, Lutherans ensure that the farmers, who grew those beans, are "guaranteed a fair price for their crop which will cover the cost of production as well as provide income necessary for their most basic human needs -- food, shelter, education and health care," Meier said. "It maintains the dignity of the farmer by giving them the means by which to earn a living rather than rely on charity and aid which is not a sustainable way to live."“
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Brewing Faith and Coffee - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief
„The coyotes offer farmers much needed cash—today—for beans later. It is only later that the farmers realize that they really did sell their coffee "for beans." Now they will not have enough money to make it to the next harvest, leaving them at the mercy of the coyote once again. The cycle, once in place, is very difficult to break. “
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Thank You Procter and Gamble - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief
„LWR and Lutherans have made a commitment to 100% fair trade and to our partnership with Equal Exchange -- a 100% coffee company that upholds the highest standards of fair trade. Equal Exchange, the pioneer and U.S. market leader in fair trade coffee since 1986, partners with LWR to offer Fair Trade Certified coffee, tea, and hot cocoa. Recently, Equal Exchange launched a nationally distributed organic, Fair Trade Certified cocoa baking powder.“
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„Participants saw first hand the roots of the LWR Coffee Project, a program that educates Lutherans about the social justice issues around the coffee industry and encourages people to purchase coffee that has been fairly traded. Participants took part in discussions with local economists, historians, Lutheran church leaders, and LWR staff and partners. They also participated in the harvest and stay in the homes of coffee farmers for an up-close experience.“
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Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief
„Conventionally traded coffee involves a lengthy, and expensive, cast of middlemen between the coffee farmer and the consumer, each taking their share—or more—of the coffee price. What’s left for the farmers may not even cover their production costs or basic living expenses. Many farmers now are earning less for their crops than their great-grandparents did 100 years ago.“
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Coffee: A Bitter Cup? - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief
„Coffee is big business, but for the majority of coffee farmers the benefits are small. The chain of events from the coffee farm to your cup is long and expensive, often leaving the farmer with very little to live on. Most coffee farmers live in isolated communities, in some of the poorest countries in the world. They usually sell their coffee to middlemen, known to the farmers as "coyotes."“
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