introduction to fair trade, equal exchange & the ucc coffee project
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Introduction to Fair Trade, Equal Exchange & the UCC Coffee Project. Coffee producing countries. Small Farmers. The Herrera Briceño Family CECOCAFEN Cooperative, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Volatile Coffee Market. No Direct Market Access. No Access to Affordable Credit. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Introduction to Fair Trade,Equal Exchange
&the UCC Coffee Project
Coffee producing countries
Small Farmers
The Herrera Briceño Family CECOCAFEN Cooperative, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Volatile Coffee Market
No Direct Market Access
No Access to Affordable Credit
What’s theAlternative
to this Exploitative System?
Yes.
Fair Trade!
Fair, Stable Prices
Co-operatives
Annual Meeting: Cepicafe Co-operative, Peru
Pre-harvest Credit
Direct & Long-Term
Buying Relationships
Environmental Sustainability
Fair Trade PrinciplesPay a guaranteed minimum price
Work only with democratically run small farmer cooperatives
Provide pre-shipment financing
Develop long-term, direct buying relationships
Encourage ecologically sustainable farming practices
In 2008, Equal Exchange paid over $1 million Above Market Prices to coffee co-ops
In 2008, Equal Exchange paid $ 644,945 in Fair Trade premiums (coffee only)
In 2008, Equal Exchange fulfilled co-op requests for pre-shipment financing, totaling $2 million
In 2008, Equal Exchange purchased 6.8 million pounds of coffee from small farming co-ops
Benefits of Fair Trade
Equal ExchangeFirst Fair Trade coffee company in U.S., est. 1986
Co-operative Business Model For profit, worker-owned, mission driven and 100% Fair Trade
Unique Interfaith program
Quality products and great customer service
Mission of Equal Exchange
Equal Exchange’s mission is to build long-term partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relations between farmers and consumers, and to demonstrate, through our success, the viability of worker cooperatives and fair trade.
Interfaith ProgramPartnerships with faith-based relief, development and human rights organizations to help communities of faith learn about and promote Fair Trade.
For each purchase made through our partnerships, a portion goes into a Small Farmer Fund that our partner organizations use in their relief and development work. In 2008, Equal Exchange Small Farmer Funds totaled $152,873!
In 2008, Interfaith program participants purchased more than 1 million pounds of products.
In 2008 there were more than 17,900 participants
UCC Coffee Project
Partnership with Justice & Witness Ministries began in 2002Join over 900 congregationsFor every pound of product purchased, Equal Exchange donates 15 cents to the Small Farmer FundIn 2008, this totaled $11,431
Fairly Traded coffee, tea, chocolate, nuts &
berries
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"I want to send my thanks to all of the congregations that purchase our coffee. Thanks to you, we have a seed of hope in our lives."- Jose Luis Castillo Vasquez,
Coffee Farmer, El Salvador