Fairtrade
coffee
A Guide to Ethical Coffee Consumption.
The Bean
70% Arabica
30% Robusta
Harvested seeds of the cherry from the Coffea plant.
The Coffee Belt
812,500 farmers across 30 countries.
Latin America
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Mexico
Colombia
Peru
Mexico
Colombia
Peru
Brazil
Africa
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzan
Kenya
Tanzan
Burundl
Rwanda
Rwanda
Asia
India
Vietnam
Papua New Guinea
Vietnam
Papua New Guinea
What is Fairtrade?
This initiative ensures farmers in the coffee industry receive fair pay and safe working conditions.
Premium
Organizations receive a Fairtrade Premium of $0.20 per pound of coffee they sell to use for the betterment of the community, business and the environment.
Rising Popularity
Fairtrade coffee accounts for 25% of all
retail coffee sales.
retail coffee sales.
Fair Price
The Fairtrade minimum price helps farmers cover the sustainable cost of production and provides a financial safety net when prices dip below a sustainable level.
Farm Size
Fairtrade Farms
The average Fairtrade farm plot is 3.46 acres...
(About one soccer field)
US Farms
While the average size of a family farm in the US is 231 acres.
(Equivalent to about 85 soccer fields)