the impact of fairtrade certification on smallholder coffee farmers
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Welcome!The Impact of Fairtrade
Certification on Smallholder Coffee Farmers
Angela MagnussonFairtrade America
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Let’s start with what we know
Farmer (Who?) Consumer (You!)
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© Didier Gentilhomme
Most valuable and widely traded tropical agricultural commodity
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© Nathalie Bertrams
© Vicky Pauschert
Challenges to Sustainable Production
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© Catherine Guggiari
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La Roya – Coffee Rust Disease
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The Fairtrade Mark• A product that carries the
Fairtrade label has met rigorous Fairtrade Standards
• These standards focus on (1) improving labor and living conditions for farming communities, and (2) promoting farming practices that don’t harm either people or the environment.
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Get Your Community Involved
We are all part of something bigger. Around the world, there are over 900 Fairtrade Towns. Visit the USA Fair Trade Towns
website at www.fairtradetownusa.org to join your town‘s organizing committee or find out how your town can become a Fairtrade Town.
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