We tout – a lot! – that Ubean Coffee is organic, fair trade coffee. It’s something of which we’re extremely proud because offering fair trade coffee means the farmers who grow and distribute the beans we use are paid a fair wage. The growers also are structured into democratically run cooperatives, allowing them to sell their beans directly to buyers in the countries that consume their beans. Purchasing fair trade coffee means you’re helping to improve the lives of the growers’ communities.
Very little coffee is grown here in the U.S. because it grows best in the equatorial belt of the world, generally from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. Coffee needs a tropical climate, a high altitude and rich soil into order grow well, so while some coffee is grown in Hawaii and Puerto Rico, most coffee commercially grown on the planet today comes from Brazil, followed by Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, India, Honduras, Uganda, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Most Coffee is Grown in Developing Countries
Taking a look at the top ten coffee producing countries mentioned above, you can see growers live in predominately poorer, developing countries. The concept of fair trade got its start in the 1940s when countries in Europe and North America extended a hand to poorer communities to help them sell crafts and wares to better-off markets.
Fair trade since then has become a global effort, helping countless families around the globe improve their prospects and build better futures for their children.
Buying Fair Trade Products Benefits You, Too
Purchasing fair trade products (such as Ubean Coffee) benefits you in several ways. Those who grow or produce fair trade crops and products and want to sell them in the U.S. have to follow strict standards in order to claim they are fair trade. These requirements include standards that farmers must follow environmentally sustainable growing methods, thus protecting their own health but also helping to preserve valuable farmland and ecosystems for future generations.
Eating fair trade foods, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat means you and your own family won’t be ingesting GMOs, agrochemicals and other man-made toxins used to grow produce and raise beef and dairy.
If you’d like to keep up with the news regarding fair traded crops and products, check out Fairtrade International, Fair Trade USA and Global Exchange.
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