Module 3: Coffee

Question 1

How much coffee do as exported and imported in 2007

Answer 1

-export $20 million
-imports $17million

Question 2

What countries grow coffee

Answer 2

-mostly NEEs

Question 3

Stats on coffee

Answer 3

-56% of all US adults drink coffee
-2007 exports of $20m and imports of $17m
-25 million small producers rely on coffee living
-49 countries grow coffee
-revenue on coffee is $495m
-expected to grow by 4.47% from 2023-2025

Question 4

How is coffee grown

Answer 4

-coffee beans come from the coffee plant
-bunches of cherries grow and insider are 2 coffee beans
-the conditions need to be protected from direct sunlight and in ample rainfall with warm tropic climate, rich soils

Question 5

What problems do coffee growers face

Answer 5

-low pay
-high competition as there are millions of small coffee growers
-dangerous work
-seasonal work
-poor health
-mass bombing of herbicides are potential cocaine plants which kill coffee plants

Question 6

Why do coffee growers remain poor despite the huge value of coffee

Answer 6

-actual coffee beans aren’t worth much
-any company can move from trade with small coffee farmers
-mass amounts of competition and suppliers
-climates make it harder to grow other food
-oversupply causes price drop
-governed by supply and demand

Question 7

How has fair trade helped

Answer 7

-coffee farmers under fair trade get £1.40 per pound of coffee. Farmers not under fair trade £1 per pound and most doesn’t go to the workers
-helped create unions of coffee farmers that can demand more
-helped build up the community, new schools new play areas of the communities choice.
-sets a minimum price that is higher then average and can’t be brought under it
-secured them a living
-give them machinery
-producers have seen €138m in fair trade premium 2017
-helped 1.66 million farmers

Question 8

How has fair trade not helped

Answer 8

-price of coffee increases so consumers don’t buy it especially if the economy is low
-once fair trade leave the community it’s not guaranteed that they will received the same treatment and money
-only a few people get fair trade and you have to qualify
-doesn’t stop the poor conditions (like chemicals)
-only 1.66/25 million have been helped