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Did we finally make it?

{ Posted on May 06 2007 by ethiorussian }
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Categories : coffee export, coffee farmer, coffee trademark, ethiopian coffee
That is the question for now, at least until the official agreement is signed this May. After several attempts to control the price of its coffee, Ethiopia's government seems to be in promising discussions to sign a licensing agreement with ...Read More »

Relationship Coffee: A transparent approach

{ Posted on Mar 12 2007 by ethiorussian }
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Categories : Fair Trade, coffee export, coffee trademark, ethiopian coffee
"Relationship Coffee" is a term coined by Sustainable Harvest, an importer of specialty coffee from the top organic and Fair Trade coffee farms from around the world. Sustainable Harvest uses this Relationship Coffee model to essentially bridge the gap between ...Read More »

Ethiopian Coffee and the Fair Trade struggle… a video depiction

{ Posted on Mar 12 2007 by ethiorussian }
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Categories : Fair Trade, coffee export, coffee trademark, ethiopian coffee
The following short videos document the recent struggles that Ethiopian coffee farmers and their representatives are going through to enact a Fair Trade environment for the country's biggest export. Starbucks day of action December 16th 2006, posted by Oxfam America [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N5wzr5xeWI] Starbucks talks about ...Read More »

Name your fair price for a cup of coffee…

{ Posted on Dec 09 2006 by ethiorussian }
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Categories : black gold, coffee export, coffee trademark, ethiopian coffee
Here's the Story... "Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil. But while we continue to pay for our lattes ...Read More »