Farms

Brazil crop packed and ready to ship

Exportação Café Ecologico–Inglaterra This was the title of the email I received last week. Simple translation/meaning – the export of eco/organic/biodiverse coffee to England. Just had confirmation from Athos at the Gerezim Farm in Brazil that our coffee is packed and ready to ship – as many of you know this

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New research on Fairtrade

‘Ethical Objections to Fairtrade’ by Peter Griffiths has just been published in the Journal of Business Ethics   It quotes a wide range of academic field research and information provided by Fairtrade itself. Its conclusions are: The Fairtrade movement is a group of businesses claiming to trade ethically. The claims are

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Farms

Orera Village buy new land for pulpery

With the help of farm management from Machare and gifts from EA, the Orera Village were able to buy new land for the village nursery and for the central pulpery – further allowing them to develop their coffee production and coffee quality. EA remain committed to working with smallholders like

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New research on fairtrade

An interesting research article on fairtrade from the Institute of Economic Affiairs. Fairtrade Without the Froth is available in summary or in full on the IEA here Summary Fair Trade is part of the market economy and is not, in any way, in opposition to free trade. Fair Trade sales have grown

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