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Product Identifiers

PublisherOxfam Publishing

ISBN-100855985275

ISBN-139780855985271

eBay Product ID (ePID)30221035

Product Key Features

Number of Pages58 Pages

Publication NameMugged : Poverty in Your Coffee Cup

LanguageEnglish

SubjectInvestments & Securities / Commodities / General, Developing & Emerging Countries

Publication Year2003

TypeTextbook

AuthorSophia Tickell, Charis Gresser

Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight3.9 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal338.1/7373

Table Of ContentIntensive farming techniques reduce quality and degrade the landNo alternatives: declining commodities and the failure of rural developmentLack of alternatives to coffee as a cash cropDepending on declining commoditiesToo little value capturedFailure to deliver on rural development Inadequate regulationFarmers' and workers' organisation under attackScarce informationToo little training and supportBad loans, no new creditWeak rural infastructureDeclining aid and double standards: farmers betrayed by the donors3. Niche markets - an escape route? Not for allFair Trade: a glimmer of hopeSpecialty brands capturing high valueRunning for the same exit?No grounds for inertia4.Getting out of crisis: a strategy for actionRestore the balance of supply and demandRestore quality and raise productivityRaise prices, revive livelihoodsRetain and build value-adding capacityEstablish real alternatives for rural developmentConclusionRecommendations: A Coffee Rescue PlanNotesBackground researchOxfam's work with coffee producersOxfam International contact details.

SynopsisThere is a crisis destroying the livelihoods of 25 million coffee producers around the world. The price of coffee has fallen by almost 50 per cent in the past three years to a 30-year low. Farmers sell at a heavy loss while branded coffee sells at a hefty profit. The coffee crisis has become a development disaster whose impacts will be felt for a long time. Families dependent on the money generated by coffee are pulling their children, especially girls, out of school. They can no longer afford basic medicines, and are cutting back on food. Beyond farming families, coffee traders are going out of business. National economies are suffering and some banks are collapsing. Government funds are being squeezed dry, putting pressure on health and education and forcing governments further into debt. The scale of the solution needs to be commensurate with the scale of the crisis. Oxfam is calling for a Coffee Rescue Plan to make the coffee market work for the poor as well as the rich. The plan needs to bring together the major players in coffee to overcome the current crisis and create a more stable market. This accessible report, with illustrations and many visual aids, outlines the extent of the crisis in the coffee market and the reasons behind it, and presents a strategy for action., This accessible report, with illustrations and many visual aids, outlines the extent of the crisis in the coffee market and the reasons behind it, and presents a strategy for action.

LC Classification NumberHD9199