Transfair USA | Coffee Program (#)
„Fair Trade helps family farmers in developing countries to gain direct access to international markets, as well as to develop the business capacity necessary to compete in the global marketplace. By learning how to market their own harvests, Fair Trade farmers are able to bootstrap their businesses and receive a fair price for their products, including your morning brew.“
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Transfair USA | Press Releases
„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. "We are very excited about Hyatt's support of Commitment to Origins coffees," said John Culver, vice president and general manager of Foodservice for Starbucks. "By offering Starbucks Shade Grown Mexico and Fair Trade Certified coffees we are building upon our commitment to offer high quality products to Hyatt's guests.""The addition of Starbucks Commitment to Origins coffees is an invitation for Hyatt guests to help support the sustainability of coffee farming families around the globe, while enjoying the highest quality coffees," said Sue Mecklenburg, vice president of Business Practices for Starbucks.“
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Transfair USA | Producer Services
„Cupping Panel The SCAA Fair Trade Task Force has created a Cupping Panel to evaluate green coffee samples and provide feedback to Fair Trade farmers. To participate and to read more about other resources available to producers, please log in .“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News
„Fair Trade guarantees economic justice for farmers and workers working with a Fair Trade organization. It also sets safety guidelines for workers, including safe use of pesticides, and promotes environmental sustainability. Guidelines are set by the Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO), which has 17 monitoring groups around the world, including one in the United States -- TransFair USA in Oakland.“
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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News
„There are also economic issues at play. Wood said there is an international coffee crisis. Farmers are getting such a small amount of money because of the huge supply of coffee. A bumper-crop year in Brazil and Colombia and the emergence of Vietnam as a coffee producer have flooded the market with coffee.“
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Transfair USA | Press Releases
„Buying Fair Trade coffee for espresso beverages is another step we can take to strengthen relationships with the farmers who grow our coffee.""Working with Fair Trade cooperatives in Central and South America will give us the opportunity to do what we do best - forge great relationships and deliver great coffee to our customers," said Rob Stephen, Dunkin' Donuts Coffee Product Development Manager. Stephen, who is a board member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, added, "This is important work and we look forward to doing it." "This landmark announcement is a major step forward for efforts to help coffee farmers, and to protect quality coffee supplies for the years to come," says Paul Rice, CEO and President TransFair USA. "It's critical that key industry retailers embrace the Fair Trade model and acknowledge the important role they can play to help solve the current crisis of low prices driving coffee farmers out of business. Dunkin' Donuts is setting an excellent industry example with this move." Oxfam America President Raymond C.“
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