1. A story of exploitation
The Coffee Trade
A story of exploitation

3. Coffee Growing Countries
Brazil Mexico El Salvador Honduras Columbia
Kenya Ethiopia Congo Tanzania Uganda Madagascar Yemen Venezuela Costa Rica Cameroon India Vietnam Indonesia Guatemala
Zimbabwe Ivory Coast Ecuador Nicaragua

4. Stages in Coffee Production
Coffee plants cannot be exposed to frost
They grow where the average annual temperature is 21°C
They grow best in altitudes between 1,00o-1,500 metres
Coffee trees grow best in some shade, usually the shade of another tree

5. When the berries turn red, they are harvested.
This creates a lot of temporary employment as pickers are payed by the basket
Over 20 million people are employed in coffee industry throughout the world

6. Inside the coffee cherry are two beans with a light paper like coating
These are dried out in the sun

7. Once the layer is taken off the dry bean, the brown coffee bean is revealed
The familiar brown coffee beans are now graded for quality.
Lesser quality beans will be used for instant coffee

8. Coffee bought in South America for $50 can amount to $15,000 in coffee shops

9. The processing of beans into powder and granules and the packaging of the finished product occurs in the “North”
Only 5% of the “South’s” coffee is exported fully processed

10. 3rd World’s Cut Growers 8% Exporters 10% 1st World’s Cut Shipping &Roasters 57% Sellers 25%