Coffee With Pleasure: Just Java and World Trade

by Laure Waridel foreword by Maude Barlow Using the example of the world coffee trade - Laure Waridel shows how our current trading system perpetuates poverty and injustice - and explains how the alternative trading system known as Fair Trade can break the cycle of exploitation and environmental destruction. This book looks at the fair trade movement by examining the issues surrounding the production and trading of coffee. Using Mexico as an example - the conventional coffee trade is described - tracing the coffee bean's journey from the tree - through the hands of several intermediaries in both the North and South - to its final destination as a cup of coffee. The book then presents the Fair Trade concept through the example of a Mexican peasant organization which was one of the first to embrace the Fair Trade system - and which was also a pioneer in the production of organic coffee. The situation of Fair Trade in North America is also explored - providing comprehensive resources and references for anyone who wants to get involved - at any level. (173 pages - November 2001) Table of Contents Foreword by Maude Barlow Introduction: Making a Difference with Every Cup Chapter 1: The Global Context Chapter 2: Rebuilding Democracy Chapter 3: Coffee and its Hidden Costs Chapter 4: The Conventional Coffee Route Chapter 5: A Different Path for Coffee Growers Chapter 6: Consumer Power Conclusion: Holding Up the Stream of Inequity Appendix A: Fair Trade Certification Criteria Appendix B: Organic Coffee Certification Appendix C: Shade-Grown Coffee Appendix D: Moving into Action - Contact List Appendix E: Where to Get Fair Trade Coffee Bibliography Online References Index For more information - visit Global Exchange's Coffee campaign.