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Is there any way we can help?

Who profits from the trade in coffee?. When we began this project we had many questions. We did some research to find out about the work that goes into making a jar of coffee and what each person is paid for their work. It was quite surprising!.

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Is there any way we can help?

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  1. Who profits from the trade in coffee? When we began this project we had many questions. We did some research to find out about the work that goes into making a jar of coffee and what each person is paid for their work. It was quite surprising! Coffee is so expensive, how come the coffee farmers don’t get a fair share? Why are the coffee farmers poor? I have heard that coffee farmers getless than half of the price they were getting in 1999. Do the people who get the most money do the most work? I wonder where all the money goes! Do you think this system is fair? Is there any way we can help?

  2. These are the coffee farmers. The coffee farmers plant the bushes and care for them. Then they harvest the coffee “cherries” and dry them in the sun.

  3. From this jar of instant coffee costing €4.70, the growers get €0.08* *All figures in this powerpoint were calculated in Nov 2004 based on information from the International Coffee Organisation and other industry sources. Source: Coffee Chain Game, Oxfam 2005.

  4. The growers’ percentage is 2% of the price of the jar.

  5. These are the coffee exporters. The coffee exporters collect the coffee from the farmers, process the cherries to get out the green beans, pack the beans in bags and bring them to a shipping company.

  6. From this jar of instant coffee costing €4.70, the exporters get €0.14

  7. The exporters’ percentage is 3% of the price of the jar.

  8. These are the shippers. The shippers buy the bags of green coffee beans from the exporters and transport them to Europe and America. They then sell the beans to coffee roasters.

  9. From this jar of instant coffee costing €4.70, the shippers get €0.28

  10. The shippers’ percentage is 6% of the price of the jar

  11. These are the roasters. The roasters buy green coffee beans from the shippers, roast the beans, process them and mix different varieties to make a blend. Then they pack the coffee into jars or packets.

  12. From this jar of instant coffee costing €4.70, the roasters get €3.02

  13. The roasters’ percentage is 64% of the price of the jar.

  14. These are the retailers. The retailers buy the coffee from roasters, deliver it to their stores and then sell the coffee directly to the customers.

  15. From this jar of instant coffee costing €4.70, the retailers get €1.18

  16. The retailers’ percentage is 25% of the price of the jar.

  17. Now we know all the answers to our questions! You can help make povertyhistory if you buy fair trade products Buy GOOD AFRICAN COFFEE and the farmers will get 50% of the profit

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