Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„"With a global coffee crisis upon us and coffee prices at 100-year lows, we believe that, as a food company, it is our responsibility to do our part to make a difference in coffee producing communities," said Perry Odak, President and CEO of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. "By helping to educate consumers about the extremely serious issues facing coffee growers, and by making a commitment to selling only organic Fair Trade coffee in our bulk and foodservice departments, we are not only bolstering the socioeconomic stature of these farmers, but we are helping to preserve the environment by supporting sustainable organic agricultural practices. We hope other companies will take our lead to create more demand for coffees that not only taste great, but are procured at a fair price."When consumers see the Fair Trade Certified label, it provides assurance that the farmers received a fair minimum floor price for their harvest that covers the cost of sustainable production. The Fair Trade minimum price for organic coffee is $1.41 per pound, resulting in more income and improved health care, education and housing for coffee farming families.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Grounds for Agreement: The Political Economy of the Coffee Commodity Chain (#)

„In this rigorous analysis of the global trade in coffee, Talbot identifies structural forces limiting the effectiveness and scope of social justice movements on the market such as organic and fair trade certification programs. While the first few chapters will bore the non-economist, the last two detail specific and realistic trade policy objectives that would more effectively safeguard the livelihoods of small growers and the environment - these chapters will appeal to anyone with an activist streak who has ever seriously considered whether or not purchasing fair trade, shade grown or organic coffee is worthwhile. The preceding commodity chain analysis is dry but lucid, explaining the organization and history of coffee markets and detailing how the consumer price of coffee is divided among profits for transnational corporations, export and processing costs and the growers' costs of production. The most important contribution this book makes is to show in hard numbers that historically, international trade regulations (production quotas, in particular) have had a significant positive impact on the livelihoods of small producers worldwide.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„Press Releases 5/7/03 National Wildlife Federation Partners with Green Mountain Coffee to Support Biodiversity and Fair Trade Two New Certified Organic Fair Trade Coffees Launched to Celebrate Partnership Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. and the National Wildlife Federation® today launched a joint effort to promote the benefits of shade-grown certified organic Fair Trade coffee to U.S. consumers. This partnership, announced to coincide with International Migratory Bird Day (May 10), will draw attention to the important link between shaded coffee habitat and the health and welfare of migratory birds of the Americas. To inaugurate this effort, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters® and the National Wildlife Federation have unveiled two co-branded shade-grown certified organic Fair Trade coffees that will be marketed by both organizations: Cafe Verde™ and Cafe Verde™ Decaf SWISS WATER® Process.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Compiled in cooperation with the Organization and with the assistance of almost 100 organizations, companies and individuals, the 330-page guide emphasizes trade practices of relevance to exporters in coffee producing countries. As well as statistics and comments on the trade in coffee for both producing and consuming countries, the guide covers new trends in the coffee trade: electronic commerce, niche markets, organic and fair trade labelling, codes of conduct and environmental issues, and comes with a bookmark listing useful Website addresses for the coffee sector.“

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Fairtrade | Food and drink | Coffee | Buy (#)

„Organic Sumatran Roast & Ground, Organic Dark Roast Beans, Organic Decaffeinated Beans, Organic Espresso Roast & Ground, Organic Gumutindo Beans, Organic Gumutindo Roast & Ground, Essential Trading Organic Fairtrade Guatemalan Coffee, Essential Trading Organic Fairtrade Mexican Coffee, It's Our Coffee range - Italian Beans, Mocca Beans, Mountain Beans, Italian Roast & Ground, Mocca Roast & Ground, Mountain Roast & Ground“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„We at Equal Exchange have been offering Fair Trade Tanzanian since 1996 and Fair Trade Sumatran since 1997. I believe others have also been importing some of these Fair Trade non-LA origins before 2002."She concludes with a plug for Fair Trade: "I would also like to point out to your readers the great success Fair Trade producers had at the recent Nicaraguan Cup of Excellence competition where Fair Trade cooperatives took 5 of the top 10 spots, including the best organic, Fair Trade coffee in the competition."“

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Tea & Coffee 08/02 - Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Certified Tea in the U.S. (#)

„“Interest in Fair Trade teas is very high. Especially in the market segments where Fair Trade coffee has prospered, support has been tremendous, and we have found that certified organics and Fair Trade certification represent marketing positions with great appeal. For us, Fair Trade is a perfect way to give back to tea-growing communities, and provides our company with a greater sense of workday fulfillment.” Granum has certified all of its black and green teas (bulk and bag) that are eligible for certification.“

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India Coffee- Indian Coffee, monthly magazine-Cover Story (#)

„The world of coffee offers a smorgasbord of choice in terms of themes and concepts that could be used to market coffees - shade-grown, organic, fair-trade, bird-friendly - the list goes on. Used imaginatively, 'origin' and 'single-origin' are concepts that could be used as identity markers and developed into distinctive trademarks. If the search for the new, new flavour is an instinctive drive for specialty coffee roasters and retailers, then theoretically 'origins' are in constant evolution.“

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PR Distribution through United Natural Foods (#)

„This arrangement stands in contrast to the situation of millions of other coffee farming families who have struggled during the last two years as world coffee prices have reached 100 year lows. Under fair trade farmer cooperatives are paid at least $1.26 per pound of coffee, and $1.41 for organic coffee. In contrast the current world market price is 65 cents per pound, and has reached as low as 42 cents in the last year. Individual farmers are often paid as little as 30 cents per pound.“

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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! (#)

„" Crisis can tear people apart or it can bring them together," says Bacon, noting that the current crisis is forcing farmers to reevaluate how they cultivate coffee. For instance, "Many Nicaraguan farmers are finding that by being part of a cooperative and producing certified-organic and fair-trade coffees, they can survive this crisis," he says.“

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Virtual Coffee - The Hottest Online Coffee Zine! (#)

„The difference to the American consumer is mere pennies per cup of coffee, a worthwhile trade to support family farms and to maintain a stable coffee market. It's worth noting that organically grown, fair trade coffee is free of petrochemicals and is tastier than regular coffee. It's a healthy bonus for those few extra pennies and a difference one can actually taste.“

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Global Exchange : Stark wants government to serve fair trade coffee (#)

„Perhaps the Bay Area's best-known fair trade coffee initiative appeared last year in Berkeley, when voters overwhelmingly rejected a local ballot measure that would have mandated that every cup of coffee served in the city be from beans that are fair trade, shade-grown or organic. Fair trade coffee is available at many coffee sellers and on several University of California campuses, among other places.“

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TransFair Canada: The Impact of Fair Trade in Guatémala (#)

„ASOBAGRI is one of the rare cooperatives that sell 100% of its coffee on the fair trade market. In addition to being certified by FLO (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations), the coffee from ASOBAGRI members is also certified organic. At various conferences and public meetings, Rafael delivered a stirring testimony about the impact that fair trade has had on the members of ASOBAGRI, their families and the entire community.“

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Tea & Coffee 10/02 - Trade News (#)

„The Sierra Club and Sacred Grounds Organic Coffee Roasters have signed a partnership to sell certified organic, shade-grown, fair-trade coffees and fair-trade, organic teas under the Sierra Club's name. This partnership reflects the Sierra Club's belief that consumers should have better choices and Sacred Grounds' belief that fine coffee should not come at the expense of small farmers and the environment.“

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World Bank Group | Agricultural Trade | Coffee (#)

„Summary of Findings on Coffee ResearchTrade policies for coffee are liberalSupply controls have not workedThere is slow demand growth with competition from soft drinksDemand expansion in the top (organic, fair trade, gourmet) and bottom endThere are new entrants (Brazil, Vietnam), and limited exitStrong poverty links in low income countries (but in the absence of higher world prices it would be a challenge to generate income)“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„If the coffee is centrally milled, administrative systems are good, and quality control systems are in place, a cupper can identify the coffee as coming from a single group of villagers. For that reason, many cooperatives provide organic, shade-grown or fair-trade coffees. Examples of village cooperatives are the Aztec Harvest cooperatives based in Mexico.“

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CoffeeGeek - Sustainable Harvest Coffee Prepares Latin American Growers for Worst (#)

„  Its supply-focused operation, Sustainable Origins, is based in Oaxaca, Mexico.  Sustainable Harvest imports organic, sustainable and fair-trade specialty coffees from nine countries. David Griswold is founder and President of Sustainable Harvest and is the current President of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world's largest coffee industry trade group.  “

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Global Exchange : News Updates (#)

„Duncan Coffee to begin offering Fair Trade variety -- A&M expressed its support for Fair Trade coffee March 7 in a University resolution that stated support for Duncan Coffee Company to purchase and sell certified, organic Fair Trade and shade-grown coffee from a Fair Trade cooperative.“

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Café Forum | Coffee Roasters Page 3 (#)

„Premier online coffee shop featuring a large selection of hot air roasted gourmet coffee and espresso including world regionals, blends, flavored, decaf, organic, fair trade, swiss water process decaf, gourmet tea, candies and gift baskets - P.O. Box 989, Tualatin, OR 97062 - Toll Free: 888-381-1265 - Tel: 503-691-1265 - Fax: 208-485-4972 - Email: service@flyingbean.com - Url: www.flyingbean.com “

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India coffee - News - Coffee growing areas given the brand burnish (#)

„Thirteen regions have been carved out so far, based on agro-climatic conditions and the traditional ways of growing coffee," said Ms Venkatachalam. Explaining that coffee is grown across 0.34 million hectares in India, Ms Venkatachalam said there is a growing market for 'differentiated coffee' - organic, fair-trade, eco-friendly and gourmet coffee.“

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Coffee Association of Canada (#)

„Lindsey Bolger, coffee manager at Green Mountain, says organic and Fair Trade coffees are leading the company's growth, and that they will likely make up about 25 percent of the 20 million lbs. of green coffee it expects to roast this year.“

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Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief (#)

„Instead, the ongoing business of fair trade consistently contributes to the living conditions of farmers, their families and their communities. Cooperatives use profits from fair trade coffee sales in establishing community improvement programs such as training in organic farming, leadership development, schools and health clinics.“

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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Green Coffee Beans: Fair Trade Organic Ethiopian Washed Sidamo, 2 Lbs. (#)

„This is a certified organic Fair Trade green coffee from the Sidamo region of Ethiopia. The growers of this coffee are members of the Oromia Coffee Farmers Co-op, a large cooperative with 22,734 farmer members. Ethiopian Sidamo is a rich earthy coffee with pungent fruity notes and a hint of spiciness.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„However, one way the fair trade concept affected the submitted coffees is through encouraging small, in some cases new, roasters to specialize in them. About half of the thirty coffees submitted were roasted by smaller companies that make a particular point of offering organic and fair-trade origins.“

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gepa Fair Trade Company – Chronicle (The eighties) (#)

„gepa did real pioneer work, launching the first fairly traded organic coffee worldwide in 1986, the Café Orgánico from the Mexican small producers' cooperative society UCIRI.“

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Presbyterian Coffee Project (#)

„The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to fair trade standards as defined by TransFair USA . Voting delegates at the 213th General Assembly (2001) passed a resolution concerning fairly trade coffee and tea as well as organic sugar.“

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Earth Day and Coffee (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The specialty coffee industry has many participants eager to help. There are three major eco-friendly movements within the specialty coffee industry: the Fair Trade organization, the shade grown coffees practice, and the organic farming method.“

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April Q&A - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„None of this is good. If you want to really take care of your body, go to a coffee house, buy fair trade and organic. A garage or service station will take care of your carbs. I just received mine (really, had to pay 41.00 customs), completely rebuilt with new seals.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade Overview (#)

„Most Fair Trade Certified coffee, tea and chocolate in the US is certified organic and shade grown. This means that the products you buy maintain biodiversity, provide shelter for migratory birds and help reduce global warming.“

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Tea & Coffee 05/03 - Diary of a Trip to Origin (#)

„We were touched by the pride and generosity of the poverty stricken country of Nicaragua. Even in this tough times, they provide us with such wonderful coffee at all levels (conventional, organic and fair trade).“

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„A load of fair-trade organic Guatemalan Dark roast cools in after coming out of the roaster at Peace Coffee in Minneapolis.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„At Raging Sage Coffee Roasters, 2458 N. Campbell Ave., organic fair trade coffee can run between 50 cents and $1 more per pound, said owner Shelby Sliker.“

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Fair Trade Coffee Klatching (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Organic coffee is the fastest growing niche within Fair Trade, representing 28% of 1999 actual sales, up from 19% the previous year.“

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Green Coffee from Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting (#)

„Mexican Organic / Fair Trade WP Decaf “

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