20 Things You Need To Know About Fair Trade Coffee Beans 1kg

Peru Organic Fair Trade Coffee 1kg

Fair trade coffee eliminates middlemen, allowing consumers of green coffee to work directly with coffee farmers. This ensures top-quality coffee beans and a sustainable income for farmers.

Farmers struggle to earn enough money from the volatile global coffee market. Fair trade gives farmers stability through the Fairtrade minimum price plus an additional incentive for organically-grown coffee.

Peru Organic

This Peru Organic coffee has a sweet taste with a pleasant acidity. It is a bit cocoa and orange, with a cinnamon finish. This fair trade coffee was produced by a company that is sustainable and environmentally conscious.

Coffee production in Peru is heavily influenced by small farms of a couple of hectares or less. Farmers typically join together in cooperatives to share the costs of equipment and gain access to markets for their produce. A growing number of farmers are choosing to grow organically in order to enhance the quality of their produce and reduce the use of pesticides.

Cenfrocafe is a farm located in the provinces Jaen and San Ignacio, in northwestern Peru, near the border with Ecuador. The coop consists of 2400 farmers who plant coffee on small plots ranging from 1300 to 2000 m (4300 to 6500 ft) at the highest elevations of the region. Farmers take extra care to ensure the harvest is picked just at the right time so as to get the most value from the beans.

Our Peru organic coffee has been thoroughly cleaned and dried in the sun to give it a unique deep, rich taste. The high altitude of farms in this region produce a complex coffee that has a medium body, mild citric acidity, and a refined finish.

Women in Peru cultivate this coffee as part of a broader movement known as Cafe Femenino, which is changing the role of women in rural coffee communities. Women are the only ones to grow, process and trade the coffee, allowing them to make use of the money they earn from the sale of the product to improve their family's wellbeing. In addition, a portion of every dollar spent on this coffee is donated back to the women who produced the product. This helps them expand their businesses, provide education and healthcare to their children, as well as support their families. This is truly an amazing coffee, which has been grown since the year 1700 using techniques that have been handed down by word of mouth for many generations.

Peru Arabica

Peru is a country with lots of premium coffee. The air is thin and the high altitudes of Peru make it the perfect location to cultivate coffee. The country is the ninth-largest producer of coffee in the world, with a share of 2%. It is also a major producer of organic and Fair Trade Coffee.

Originally originally from Ethiopia, the coffee plant was introduced to Peru by the Spanish in the 16th century. Since then Peru has been an important player in the international coffee market. It is now one of the top five producers of Arabica.

The country is home to small farm families that have mostly joined together to form cooperatives. They can now access fair trade prices and sell their beans directly. Small farms are also encouraged to use sustainable methods that reduce the environmental impact of their coffee production.

Volcafe's cluster program has helped to stabilize the supply chain for roasters by allowing for a complete traceability from field to FOB contract. This lets roasters see the full picture of their purchases and make informed choices on a daily basis. This strategy is a key element in the success of Volcafe's work with farmers in Peru.

In the past, numerous farmers were encouraged to cultivate coffee to replace coca plants. The government is constantly looking for ways to replace illicit crops with coffee, which will increase profits for the coffee industry. This is a positive step, however it can be a challenge for the local population.

It is therefore essential to provide sufficient financial aid to farmers to ensure their livelihoods and to ensure that the well-being and wellbeing of their families aren't compromised. It is also important to encourage the development of innovative products that can increase productivity and improve the quality of the coffee.

Fair trade Peru HB grade 1 is a premium coffee that is grown in Cajamarca, a northern region. This single-origin, medium-roasted coffee is a perfect illustration of the region's distinctive flavour profile. It is scented with citrus, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg, along with a smooth medium body.

Colombian

The emerald lands of Colombia is a place with stunning rainforests, massive mountains and sublime coffee.  Coffeee  produces more washed Arabica beans than any other country in the world. It also has the ability to produce a wide range of exquisite, sought-after and distinctive coffees. Colombian coffees are renowned for their rich, mellow and full-bodied flavor and refreshingly acidic flavor that is always perfectly balanced with an underlying sweetness that never tastes cloying or overwhelming.

Colombian coffee is typically grown between 1,200 and 2,000 metres above the sea level. Here, the top Colombian coffee beans are grown and harvested. The highest quality Colombian beans are typically referred to as Supremo. This refers to the size of the bean (screen sizes 17 or 18).

After harvest, the coffee cherries are carefully selected by hand, ensuring only ripe and healthy beans make it to the remainder of the process. The ripe fruit, separated from the beans at this stage, is then washed in the sun and dried. The washed coffee beans are then graded and sorted by quality control teams in accordance with size color, density, and size. This assures that only consistent, high-quality coffee reaches supermarket shelves worldwide.

Farmers and workers get the Fairtrade premium, which is a portion of the money added to the purchase price. This enables them to invest in community or business projects that they choose. Fair Trade supports small-scale farmers to organize themselves into cooperatives and small producer organizations, enabling them to access larger markets.

This premium is invested in the communities that cultivate coffee. It aids in creating a sustainable development model, and also protects the environment. It also guarantees safe working conditions, controlled hours of work and freedom of association and also zero tolerance for child labor and slavery. The money paid to the farmers helps them protect their families and invest in their futures. It also allows them to keep their traditions of their past and also produce coffee that is both delicious and true.

Indonesian

With its equatorial climate as well as soaring mountains, Indonesia is one of the world's biggest coffee producers. The diverse growing conditions and traditional wet hulling processing techniques create distinct flavour notes that make Indonesian beans highly desirable for blends and single origin coffees alike. These rich heavy-bodied, heavy-bodied coffees come with a long, spicy finish and a silky texture that complements darker roasts.

The women led Ketiara co-op in the Gayo Highlands in Sumatra is known for its strong earthy body with flavorful undertones of cocoa and cedar. The coffee is organic and fair trade certified, and helps to create a sustainable future farmers and their communities. The Ketiara co-op also helps in the conservation of the area around Leuser National Park by using shade grown farming as a means of protecting the ecosystem.

In a region known for its volcanic soil, it should come as no surprise that the fertile soil is ideal for the cultivation of coffee. This rich natural resource however, is being threatened by foreign coffee farmers who have taken over the business. Many local farmers are not in a position to compete with the costs of these giant corporations and have been forced off their land.

A lack of direct trade opportunities means that for each $3 cup of coffee, only $0.15 goes to the farmer on average. Fair trade is essential because this system must be altered. Through the establishment of direct trade relationships, farmers can establish income security that will eliminate the drastic fluctuations in demand from season to season.

Our organic Sulawesi fair-trade coffees are carefully selected by farmers who adhere to the traditional principles of Hindu agriculture, also known as "Sabuk Abian." These farms are located in the Kintamani region, which lies between the Batukaru volcano and Agung volcanic cones that provide the fields with fresh volcanic dust which keeps the soil fertile. This organic and Fair Trade coffee is creamy, full-bodied and spicy with a long finish. This is a dark roast that is delicious on its own or as a part of an incredibly rich blend.