Transfair USA | Coffee (#)
„Fair Trade Certified coffee: brimming with benefits Through Fair Trade, more than half a million farmers and their families are earning a better income for their hard work—allowing them to hold on to their land, keep their kids in school, and invest in the quality of their harvest—so they can continue to grow excellent quality coffee for your morning brew. Direct Trade: another perk of Fair Trade 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 Overview
„The Fair Trade Certified label guarantees that farmers and workers received a fair price for their product. The Fair Trade price means that farmers can feed their families and that their children can go to school instead of working in the fields.“
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Transfair USA | Press Releases
„Fair Trade Certified coffee Offering Fair Trade Certified coffee is one of the ways Starbucks seeks to improve the lives of coffee farmers by ensuring they receive a Fair Trade price for their harvest. Starbucks Fair Trade coffee has been certified by TransFair USA, a member of the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International. According to TransFair USA, the Fair Trade certification improves farmers' economic stability by encouraging buyers to extend financial credit to farmer cooperatives and to develop long-term relationships. Starbucks Fair Trade Certified coffee is a dynamic blend of washed Arabica coffees with a flavor profile similar to Latin American coffees — a light to medium coffee with a soft acidity.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News
„The Fair Trade movement took root in Europe in the 1990's as a way of bolstering coffee farmers as prices were collapsing. When coffee bean prices hit a 30-year low in 2001, farmers could expect a price of 47 cents per pound for their product; in 1997, the price was $3.18. Coffee beans are the world's second-largest traded commodity (second only to oil), with millions of livelihoods dependent on its sale.“
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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
„Events planned for Fair Trade Month include high-profile tasting events in several U.S. cities; Fair Trade farmers touring supermarkets in several regions to meet with store customers and employees, as well as with church and community groups. More than 20,000 food retailers and restaurants already offer fair trade-certified products, and sold $208 million of them in 2003.“
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