Not exact matches
This
coffee is grown at an altitude
between 3,200 and 3,900 feet, under shade trees, with orange and tangerine trees planted People: Arabica
coffee farmers in Kintamani are organized into traditional groups called Subak Abian.
All I can say is that from reading this news article, there seems to be a lot of conspiring and manipulation
between big bucks companies and the so called ethical / environmental certification agencies at the expense of small
coffee farmers and mother nature.
Farmers receive a premium
between 5 and 10 cents a pound, on top of the premium for the organic certification (Bird - Friendly
coffee must also be certified organic).
• In a sample of 51 Mexican
coffee farmers (26 Fairtrade and 25 non-Fairtrade), there is a proven connection
between Fairtrade certification and environmentally - friendly farming practices (Jaffe, 2012).
«But Ethiopian
coffee farmers only earn
between 30 and 59 pence for their crop, barely enough to cover the cost of production,» Maskela said in a statement.
The title, «To Burundi and Beyond for
Coffee's Holy Grail,» sort of misses the point, but it is a worthwhile read and makes the connection, again,
between quality in the cup and quality of life for
farmers and the environment.