food commodity - coffee Flashcards
where are the world’s coffee producers loacated
bean belt along equator - warm, wet countries
3 biggest producers of coffee
brazil, vietnam, colombia
3 largest CoNsUmeRs of coffee
US, Europe, Brazil - anomaly
who is the largest importer of coffee worldwide
USA
how much do ethopian coffee farmers get paid
$0.25 per kilogram of coffee
how have the coffee union helped farmers
cut 60% of chain, goes from
growers -> roasters
how have fluctuating coffee prices affected ethopia
unstable jobs and income, famine risk, 7 million dependent on emergency food aid each yr
what stablised coffee prices pre 1990
International Coffee Agreement set minimum price for exports
why did the coffee market collapse post 1990
ending of International Coffee Agreement and price regulation
aim of fair-trade and when was it set up
1992
to ensure producers receive better trading conditions
what does fairtrade offer
a Fairtrade Minimum Price
what do the IPCC predict by 2050
climate change will reduce worldwide yields and reduce amount of coffee-suitable land
what do the WTO do?
determine price coffee should be bought at
