Tanzania is as close as your coffe cup - Coffee Farmers in Crisis - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief

Tanzania is as close as your coffe cup - Coffee Farmers in Crisis - Fair Trade Coffee Project - Lutheran World Relief ()

  „Because Tanzanian coffee farms are very small—average sizes range from ½ to 2 acres, it is important for farmers to use their land wisely. Coffee trees are planted among banana trees, beans and corn. The shade from the banana trees improves the quality of the coffee and the intercropping also enriches the soil.“

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  „In order to qualify for fair trade certification, a co-op must produce only very small amounts of coffee beans. Typically the farm only has one to three acres.“

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  „The team says they discovered three arabica coffee plants that do not produce caffeine in their leaves or beans among a batch of 6,000 wild samples originally collected in the late 1980s, CRIENGLISH.com reported Thursday.“

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  „Today, Heine and Safai are among a number of area coffee-shop owners, health food stores and other retailers selling organic coffee beans. Louisvillians are helping drive the fastest-growing trend in specialty coffee houses, according to coffee roaster Mark Inman, formerly head of the Organic Coffee Roasters Assocation.“

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  „In return the delicate tree yields beans that are an economic mainstay for dozens of countries and about 25 million people—and, among natural commodities, have a monetary value surpassed only by oil. Of the two main coffee trees, arabicas beget the better beans—and about 70 percent of the harvest. The harsher beans of the hardier robusta tree account for about 30 percent.“

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