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When you purchase coffee from a CRS Fair Trade coffee partner, you are not only ensuring that the farmers who made your product are receiving a fair price, you are also supporting an alternative business model upholding a value-based system of trade.
Del Cultivo a la TazaEl comercio convencional del café favorece la producción a gran escala y a las empresas multinacionales que tienen acceso a los mercados de información, tecnología y capital. Los pequeños agricultores tienen pocas oportunidades de participación equitativa del “libre comercio” de la economía cafetalera.
Estudio de un caso concreto de Nicaragua Fair Trade Coffee House ScriptHave you ever been to a coffee house event on your campus? You know…music, poetry, bad comedy, etc… Why not hold a similar event, plus help educate your community about Fair Trade at the same time? Well here it is, the CRS Fair Trade Coffee House. It’s one of the few places where you can both hear your favorite Bon Jovi covers, and serve small-scale farmers around the world!
From Crop to CupCRS works at every step in the fair trade coffee value chain to make the coffee trade fair for disadvantaged farmers, and to help Catholics bring their values to bear in the fair trade marketplace. This value chain explains the differences between the fair trade value chain and the conventional one.
Life as a Coffee FarmerParticipants will play a life-sized game and will be faced with situations and decisions coffee producers deal with every day. Players will experience states of poverty and oppression, and learn about fair trade standards.
Nicaraguan Coffee Farmers: A Case StudyLearn more about the impact of CRS Fair Trade Fund grants on Nicaraguan coffee farmers.
Solving the Brewing Questions of Global PovertyHow can a simple mug of fair trade coffee make such a difference? Explore how fair trade helps promoting equitable development for all peoples.
The Coffee Trader SimulationThis activity is designed to help participants identify the challenges faced by small-scale producers around the world by inviting them to act out a series of trading simulations.
Why What’s In Your Mug MattersCRS perspectives on the role of coffee in the lives of Latin American farmers.
