Dear Friends,
http://www.eldis.org/csr/coffee.htm
This morning I was informed about a special feature produced by ELDIS on
the coffee crisis and the Oxfam report, featuring:
*Statistics and data on production and consumption, country profiles
*Industry responses to the Oxfam 'Mugged' report from
KRAFT http://www.kraftfoods.co.uk/newsroom/news_story.asp?nid=141&pid=1
NESTLE
http://www.eldis.org/csr/Nestlepressrelease.htm
STARBUCKS http://www.observer.co.uk/letters/story/0,6903,792555,00.html
Industry (letters to observer)
http://www.observer.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,9950,786485,00.html
*News reports
*An interview with Proctor and Gamble who claim they are 'giving farmers a
fair price' http://www.eldis.org/csr/P&Ginterview.htm
* Global Exchange have taken up P & G's claim and responded in depth to the
interview, they call for P & G to produce a fair trade brand:
"With the door to the Fair Trade alternative held wide open, and with
consumers across America calling P&G to enter swiftly, what is P&G waiting
for?" http://www.eldis.org/csr/globalexchange.htm
*There are also papers and links to help to put the following arguments
into context.
· Does the Oxfam report tell the full story?
· How important are the value chains from grower to consumer?
· Is the massive increase in coffee production in Vietnam and Brazil to
blame, or are trade barriers more important?
· Whose responsibility is it to ensure that producer and consumer get a
fair deal?
* As well as papers on coffee, web links, documents on fair trade and much
more
ELDIS is run by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex.
Best wishes
Finbarr Carter
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Project Co-ordinator
'Just Business'
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