Arnold & Porter's Bob Winter, a lawyer working on the Ethiopia Fine Coffee Initiative, explains some of the legal issues of Ethiopia's attempt to register the marks of their fine coffees, Harrar, Yirgacheffe, and Harrar.
For every cup of coffee that's sold around the worled today, Ethiopia should have claimed some sort of commition as it is the origin of coffee bin.Coffee been the second best traded comodity next to petrol, Ethiopia should have the coffee trade marked at it's birth. Emagine what ethiopia would be worth today.Surely soon or later justice has to prevail for those poor farmers who are been loughed at by starbuck and co.for every 100kg they produce they are getting a single beans worth.
Correction--To convert from Red Cherries to Green Bean Equivalents, the payment from the farmers is not $60,000 ($53,000 + 7,000), but three times that amount, or $180,000. Thus the farmers got 2.2% of expected retail sales. The farmers seeking triple the existing price need contracts guaranteeing them 6% of retail sales, not 2%.
In 2005 & 2006, Starbucks bought 2,400 bags of sun-dried Sidamo for retail sale at $26 per pound, or $8,236,800. The Fero Cooperative in Sidamo got paid around $436,000, or $1.38 a pound. The coop paid its farmers around $53,000, promising a dividend of around $7,000. The farmers thus got .73% of expected retail sales. The farmers need Starbucks to execute long-term contracts that guarantee them 2% of retail sales for its "Black Apron Exclusive."
I went to my local Starbucks today but I didn't buy a coffee because they had sold out of Café Estima Blend Fairtrade coffee. I was given an interesting leaflet which informed me that Starbucks purchase a creditable 14% of the global supply of Fairtrade certified coffee. I will have to return another day to make my purchase. (I had a coffee when I got back to Oxfam).
@Unzarjer. his picture's not much cop is it?
wyrda222 2 years ago
@Tony63efc dont bother. it'll make you have a crap.
wyrda222 2 years ago
@galethio enlighten us then wise one
wyrda222 2 years ago
fuk chain stores. especially yank ones. bunch o' budas!
wyrda222 2 years ago
thanks old
Unzarjer 4 years ago
For every cup of coffee that's sold around the worled today, Ethiopia should have claimed some sort of commition as it is the origin of coffee bin.Coffee been the second best traded comodity next to petrol, Ethiopia should have the coffee trade marked at it's birth. Emagine what ethiopia would be worth today.Surely soon or later justice has to prevail for those poor farmers who are been loughed at by starbuck and co.for every 100kg they produce they are getting a single beans worth.
Danielzenebechsisay 4 years ago
Correction--To convert from Red Cherries to Green Bean Equivalents, the payment from the farmers is not $60,000 ($53,000 + 7,000), but three times that amount, or $180,000. Thus the farmers got 2.2% of expected retail sales. The farmers seeking triple the existing price need contracts guaranteeing them 6% of retail sales, not 2%.
worklaw 5 years ago
Starbucks' Farmer Inequity
In 2005 & 2006, Starbucks bought 2,400 bags of sun-dried Sidamo for retail sale at $26 per pound, or $8,236,800. The Fero Cooperative in Sidamo got paid around $436,000, or $1.38 a pound. The coop paid its farmers around $53,000, promising a dividend of around $7,000. The farmers thus got .73% of expected retail sales. The farmers need Starbucks to execute long-term contracts that guarantee them 2% of retail sales for its "Black Apron Exclusive."
worklaw 5 years ago
I went to my local Starbucks today but I didn't buy a coffee because they had sold out of Café Estima Blend Fairtrade coffee. I was given an interesting leaflet which informed me that Starbucks purchase a creditable 14% of the global supply of Fairtrade certified coffee. I will have to return another day to make my purchase. (I had a coffee when I got back to Oxfam).
Tony63efc 5 years ago
Nice to see such transparency and responsiveness from a company. I'll try to fit in a visit to Starbucks in Southport during Fairtrade fortnight.
Tony63efc 5 years ago