Health and Coffee

Americans consume one-fifth of the world supply of coffee to the United States the largest consumer in the world. But some peoplerealize how and where their coffee is grown. Most thecoffee consumed in the United States from Asia, Africa, Latin America andthe Caribbean, where conditions are harsh, and wages are minimal.Farmers in the coffee industry is often said to work "sweatshops in the fields" to receive less money per pound of coffee, it enn cost to produce it. These cycles cause extreme povertyand debt for farmers in this industry. This is why som many organizations feel is fair trade coffee moreimportant than ever.
Fair trade partner organizations with small farmer cooperatives which are democratically organized farmers sodecisions terms. They create a partnership with farmers andfair fair that the gap between producers consumersand. They focus on improving conditions and wages offarmers, eliminating intermediaries and consumers, more money goes to theproducer and maintaining a healthy environment for agriculture. Fair Trade coffee is drunk Coffeemeans it was grown, processed and purchasedunder strict rules fair for the producer, the environment consumerand. Coffee Fair Trade, importers are required topay a minimum of $ 1.26 per pound, regardless of world market price. When the world price of coffee at a historic low, thisensures that farmers have enough money to get a good livingwage.
Fair trade organizations to make a net profit of thatprovide certification support for farmers and importers communicateand effectively build lasting alliances. Through these organizations, farmers importersprovide with education so they can learn better agricultural performance methodsto increases, the transition to organic farming, and increase workersafety. They also help build local farming communities, and help provide technical support to health. Tradeimporters often promise to make credit available at an affordable price farmerco-operative and agrees to pay the costs associated with certification. Due to global demand for this product, the estimated global ExchangeOrganization all coffee must be certified fair trade, organic certification and sustainable.
Asidefrom reasonable price and other terms, many organizations in trade ofFair favorable because of its environmental benefits. Small farmers can subscribe don'thave woods or raking theircrops plots of ground. They grow small plots of mixed crops, which often shade grownand organic. All these methods are greener and more arebetter the ground. As modern consumers tend to demand more information about the products they buy fair trade tends isbooming. The more people know, the more cohesive and more sjlva demand for fair trade. Many major coffee retailers have alsotaken note that this new trend in coffee and most likely, if not all Fairtrade coffee in their stores. Starbucks is a leader in FairTrade over 85% of their certified coffee.
Whilecoffee is the first product in the United States, which does not control anindependent that ensures producers are paid a fair wagesfor their products and who act in good condition, trendtoward balanced distribution to many new markets as well. An organization like Global Exchange, hopefully sometime varietyof see fair trade products on the market, but now I'm happy tosupport coffee.
Unfortunately, even when world coffee prices fall, consumers many large coffeecompanies still paying the same price and pocket thedifference only. Because of this, many farmers can not maintain that income theirlivelihood and end up living in poverty and debt.


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