PR Fair Trade Pioneers 9/00 (#)
„However, there are over 300 fair trade registered co-ops around the world with 550,000 farmer members. With little or no participation by other US coffee companies these farmers can only sell a fraction of their crop on fair trade terms. For example, one Equal Exchange partner in Peru, COCLA, produces over 18,000,000 pounds of coffee annually, but can export just 15 percent of its harvest on fair trade terms. They must sell the rest at much lower prices and on worse terms.“
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„In 1986 Equal Exchange introduced fair trade to the U.S. coffee industry as a way to create better living conditions and more opportunities for struggling coffee farmers in poor countries. After years of slowly building the fair trade market Equal Exchange has recently been joined by over 100 companies who now offer at least one fair trade certified coffee. The company hopes to duplicate this success within the cocoa trade.“
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„Equal Exchange’s partners are small farmer co-ops that are governed by the farmers themselves. They are dedicated to the equitable distribution of income and the provision of other services, such as healthcare and education.“
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„Equal Exchange was selected to receive the award for its “path-breaking approach to fair trade, defining stakeholder welfare as part of business success.” Equal Exchange purchases directly from 17 farmer cooperatives in 10 countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa. They guarantee a minimum price to producers, provide pre-harvest financing, and promote sustainable production methods — all fair trade practices that are unheard of in the conventional market.“
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„According to published reports, Starbucks’ commitment to fair trade is for one year pending consumer reaction. Furthermore, its fair trade coffee will only be available in packages, a small percentage of the company’s overall coffee sales. It will not be available by the cup in their 2,300 stores.“
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Tea & Coffee 12/00 - COFFEE'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH KONA
„While many coffee farmers agree that the kind of soil and climate that are found in the Hawaiian islands are ideal for coffee, the idea that the market is willing to pay nearly the same price for twice as much Hawaiian coffee as was produced 10 years ago has already been soundly disproved. Yet, conversely, it has also been demonstrated that the allure of Kona coffee is not yet transferable to the other coffees of Hawaii, either from the perspective of the cupping room or the marketer’s office. If Kona could double what it produces, at the same average quality, it might have been a different story, price-wise. And this is not to say the new coffees of the other islands are not as good.“
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