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„Buy that coffee, if you have an issue with coops. Do not make the broad, sweeping generalization that “'fair trade' is not about the social and economical development of small farmers.", because that is exactly what it is.“
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„The company buys organic coffee for about $1.40 a pound directly from farmers' coops in Mexico, Guatemala, and Ethiopia. Then Peace Coffee turns around and sells it to American consumers at high-end markets and natural food stores in resealable bags that feature the company's logo -- a mandala-like turtle shell based on the mythological symbol for the union between the earth and spirit worlds. The prices the company pays farmers are set according to international Fair Trade standards, which guarantee the farmers a minimum rate of at least $1.26 per pound (www.fairtradeffederation). That's nearly three times as much money as they would ordinarily get from exploitative middlemen known as coyotes, whom many were previously forced to rely upon to get their crops to the big companies that ultimately market coffee to American consumers.“
http://www.cooperativecoffees.com/about/news/ fortune.html
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„Global demand for Fair Trade coffee is still relatively low - Fair Trade coffee accounts for perhaps 5 percent of specialty-coffee sales in the U.S. - but that demand is growing. Rice said Fair Trade farmers have plenty of incentive to strive for top quality. If they do not pay attention to quality, he said, their coffee will not sell.“
http://www.coffeeforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=986
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„So why would you not offer world class coffee that is sustainable? Where the heck will we all get coffee from in the next few years if the farmers are all dying from poison, the trees are all cut down and they can't even make enough profit to eat let alone invest back in to the farm?“
http://www.coffeeforums.com/ viewtopic.php?t=887&start=0
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„To the Editor: The process of commercial coffee roasting releases large amounts of carbon monoxide (CO),1 which sometimes reach life-threatening levels.2 We report a case of a death due to CO poisoning sustained during commercial coffee roasting.“
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/extract/290/3/ 334-c
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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.“
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/ pr_030226.php
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