It was in response to a question from a Rainforest Alliance
certified coffee farmer who attended the conference.
Quote from UTZ
certified coffee farmer K.C. Achaiah from India about the impact of UTZ certification.
Quote from UTZ
certified coffee farmer Nguyen Thu Truc from Vietnam talking about the impact of the Coffee Climate Care Project (Italian).
Quote from UTZ
certified coffee farmer Daniel Bruxel from Brazil talking about the impact of UTZ certification.
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certified coffee farmer Amaro Chasquero from Peru talking about better conditions fro workers.
Several years ago, the Rainforest Alliance partnered with the local coffee cooperative UNECAFE (Unidad Ecológica para el Sector Café Oaxaqueño) to pilot a reforestation program with
certified coffee farmers to restore degraded areas within and around coffee parcels.
These awards recognizes Rainforest Alliance (RA)
certified coffee farmers dedicated to growing top...
These awards recognize Rainforest Alliance (RA)
certified coffee farmers dedicated to growing top quality beans, while protecting the environment and the rights of workers.
These awards recognizes Rainforest Alliance (RA)
certified coffee farmers dedicated to growing top quality beans, while protecting the environment and the rights of workers.
Not exact matches
Kraft has committed to buying more and more
certified coffee... there's not enough on the market so they can sell 100 %
certified in Yuban... but with the company's help we are working hard with
farmers to get more and more farms
certified.
Caribou
coffee should get special recognition for this, they have been amazingly proactive in pushing
farmers to get
certified and supporting them in this goal.
Kraft is buying so much
coffee from Rainforest Alliance
Certified farms to blend into Yuban that the result is HUGE benefits for
farmers, their families, communities, waterways and wildlife.
In my post «McDonald's makes a substantial commitment to
coffee sustainability» I provided an overview of 2013 levels of
certified coffee and
farmer capacity - building partnerships.
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).
Davids discusses what inexpensive
coffees mean to
farmers, even the theoretically beneficial types like the Rainforest Alliance
certified Yuban blend (which I discussed in depth here).
The notion that certification of existing farms with a conventional farming past takes 3 years of transition whereas if a
farmer clears virgin forest for
coffee the land can be
certified from day one is particularly bothersome.
While RA certification includes fair labor practices, and RA
certified coffee usually commands some premium, the criteria does not set a minimum price paid to
farmers.
Farmers typically receive a price premium of 5 to 10 cents per pound of Bird - Friendly -
certified coffee on top of the premium they receive from their organic certification (a requirement for Bird - Friendly certification).
That is still a large purchase of
certified coffee, which will have a big impact on
farmers, wildlife and ecosystems on the ground.
In the Fair Trade system,
certified organic
coffee receives a per - pound premium, a strong incentive for
farmers to go organic.
As I noted in the previous post, the investment in technical assistance to
farmers builds on the commitment to purchase increasing amounts of
certified coffee, primarily from farms
certified by Rainforest Alliance.
By drinking shade - grown and bird friendly
certified coffee every morning, you are supporting these
coffee farmers, the efforts of the ABA and BirdNote, and the countless birds they are protecting through community outreach and conservation.
We favor third - party -
certified coffees in order to help guarantee a living wage for historically impoverished
farmers.
We are also proud to offer many
Certified Organic and Fair Trade
coffees that have been sustainably nurtured by caring
farmers.
Streamlining the certification process will help the 1.9 million
farmers we work with — especially the 182,000 cocoa,
coffee and tea
farmers currently
certified under both standards — and new
farmers alike.
For a commodity, such as
coffee, the process of selecting the beans has a massive impact on both the environment and the
farmers, which is why their
coffee is Rainforest Alliance
Certified ™.