can they say the european idea the 5 minutes on d w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word published in the book. rico is in germany to learn german and why not play with him simple online on your mobile and free themselves from d w z e learning course nikos free german made easy to get a bit of. a fish like coffee just a taste of books but it wakes you up in the morning it's a part of life. says it has to be mild mild cough it is easier on the stomach

when it's not my tax now and another cup in the afternoon to perk myself up a bit on this in sufficient can you enjoy coffee with a clear conscience many coffee drinkers are trying to discover best since i think will be a very important topic for young people in the future and that we should grow up making show and buy fair trade products yes get straight to my coffee. anyone buying products on the so-called fair global trade market voluntarily pays a higher price this is intended to benefit these coffee farmers in africa they set up cooperatives and selling coffee directly to fair trade organizations in europe and america. so close to russia a little earlier we were often cheated by the traders when we sold our coffee i'm glad you don't think that trade since we joined fair trade my income has more than doubled in the name.

an early july morning in southern uganda this mountainous area lies between a 101500 metres above sea level conditions are ideal for coffee cultivation. after many kilometers on dirt roads you reach marion which includes these house it's from a huge and not easy to find because the house is a scattered throughout the mountain. the 39 year old coffee farmer is married and has 4 children. right now it's high season harvest time when marion spends all day on her plantation during

this period everything revolves around the coffee beans growing between the banana plants and coconut palms they have to be as ready as possible redness means they're bright. marian has around 600 coffee plants because she can't harvest all that alone dr women come to help. for about 10 years this farm has belonged to a village co-operative which in turn belongs to a large regional co-operative with more than 1500 members. today marian's husband sam has come to the plantation to help his own plantation is at the far end of the village. when he helps out here his wife is the boss but they always plan the work together. the city of poland. our party each where having 6 workers there but we've only.

on the others they're going to help us. because we are competitors they want to rip us into taking for the whole of this week then another week me and my family we're also going to. during the harvest season from june to september everything takes place on the plantations. new woman to one where. we took away the rest came across coffee growing when i got married 20 years ago. while my husband sam's family was a well known crockett growing family in our area. and. in addition to his work as a farmer sam has another job he also works as a consultant for the large regional cooperative of coffee producers the a.d.c.

fisi you this you know it's all village cooperatives within a radius of almost 100 kilometers stay sell their coffee to fair trade organizations some of which are located in germany. when sam gets back from his consultations with other farmers he's often covered dozens of miles on foot in the last few years expert advice has allowed farmers to increase their yields by about 15 percent without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides in a good season marion can harvest up to 500 kilos of coffee for one month through much of this one. this one this one is. ready it is a. new pig quinby red or red they're red we've we've all say what you said. that's that's one of them

this one has its own place. i'm all for hasn't since the premium. it also has its own pain. marion is guaranteed the equivalent of just under a euro per kilo of harvested beans that's not a lot but it's almost 3 times more than before fair trade was introduced as a mother of 4 she can't cover her family's costs with coffee every year she wait eagerly for the additional bonus and it's the all. still the proceeds from fair trade in coffee provides a family with previously unthinkable opportunities the money to send the kids to school for instance. we have 4 children and all of them are. we are we have monday

did we have managed by another before we learned who. we are cutting old. i have been. there. but the brother 600 or 3. that would be the boat before our. farmers in the remote valleys store their harvested coffee beans in their own warehouses this work used to be done by middlemen who were of course paid fairtrade cuts out the middlemen and the money stays in the farmer's hands. this truck is carrying 3 bags from marion's plantation each of the white sacks contain 60 kilos of dried coffee beans. they'll

now be processed in this factory which belongs to the co-operative. 3 years ago its 9500 members invested part of their bonuses in its construction. that created new jobs for a dozen workers at least for a few months a year. the coffee beans are cleaned peeled and salted by machines. the quality of the raw coffee is crucial as are the appearance and size of the beans we've got 3rd. quarter therefore. they are true there were a few so that's why we thought the victims were 50 and we will move into a few over the course for the for the farmer for the good members with of addictive process and fix what that is or how it started part of. 40

years ago at the beginning of fair trade its supporters had to compromise on quality. but fair trade has long since been delivering good flavor. the clear conscience. the machine selects only the best beans for export everything else is kept for personal use in uganda. every bag for export is checked again more than 60 women examine literally every single coffee if it's the wrong color or size it's discarded. then a sample is sent to the laboratory to check the flavor a handful of beans are roasted ground and finally infused it's a kind of blind tasting the taste is don't know beforehand which samples come from

which plantations. john will garba the general manager of the co-operative is also taking part in the tasting it's not only guarantees the quality of the product but also ensures that the coffee farmers are properly recompensed. the farmers are paid regardless of the quality of their beans. the order since there were no farm are would be. ready. for. now we see. in order to make a difference. and. we are divided.

on payday the coffee farmers can get their money immediately a bank account a has been set up in the garden to pay it out in cash the bank is also part of the co-operative. the co-operative guarantee that is 1st payment to sit still and just use the sales risk minutes later if the export goes ahead the farmers can get bonuses. that's what marian and her husband do every year both are confident they have been sort of high quality. that would be. another quality check this time at random. thank. you. the thermal or bio pic of the pressure month no matter.

what. we do trading partner in this case is the artist and largest fair trade organization in europe germany's g. e.p.a. . a few days later the sample arrives in the german city of time where g e p a has its headquarters set up 40 years ago in a small church office the organization now has a turnover of more than 100000000 euros a year but g.e. e.p.a. isn't concerned about profits its shareholders are exclusively church organizations world e.p.a. wants as much money as possible to flow back to producers in the countries of origin. procurement manager francisco pena is about to test a sample from uganda. to pre-packed coffee in uganda will emily be dispatched if

she gives the green light. as an expert she travels regularly to africa and discusses cultivation and quality standards with the partners. nothing works without mutual trust. him healthy one for 3 different we have very long term contracts with our trading partners some 12 to 14 months into the future so we are buying coffee on paper that doesn't even exist yet is forgotten. here the coffee's origins can be traced back to the individual farmers who. create a few horses as a fair trade pioneer it's very important for g.e. p.a. to show that we're buying very high quality coffee on fairtrade terms and that we have a very close relationship with the cooperatives we have direct trade relations there

are no middlemen here which is something our customers want more information on and care about. our customers are always happy when they see photos of the farmers on the coffee or on other products that creates a connection and gives the coffee a personal touch coffee i don't know present in the water got here. each bag in the shop contains coffee from a particular growing area. none of the blends are mixed so customers who pay higher prices for coffee here can see where that money's going. yet this awareness of fair trade is still read. at this protestant school in berlin 2 of the senior classes have set out to raise that awareness in the free trade shop in the city's punker district been preparing their campaign for weeks dannielle small ok good morning everyone this is the last class before the big. i would

like to spray the bags. a carrot mob is akin to a flash mob where volunteers meet in one place to draw attention to a particular topic in this case a world shop selling fair trade products the students are keen to speak up for people in developing countries fair trade as that. does what it says it means that producers are fairly paid for what they sell to traders in germany and elsewhere who then resell the products we have a call from they're going to i would ask. alfy exactly. i want the people who supply us with products those who farm them from their fields and we want those people to be able to live and work properly on the income and on this alberts by. the carrotmob spends the entire day pushing the world shoppin.

i know it would you like to stop by oh well try that. one that we also have a carrot some chocolate. like no or maybe not a carrot for chocolate would be nice. in one for eliezer. but how can you be sure the products you are buying are really fair when it comes to coffee a fair trade seal provides a 100 percent guarantee but for other products only some of the ingredients are fairly traded in chocolate for instance it's only the cocoa the berlin students also discuss issues with coffee experts that go beyond fair trade. in the virtual what extent is climate change affecting your production are you having problems. peruvian explains that his compadre it's no longer growing coffee at an elevation of a 1000 meters above sea level because it gets too warm he says they're having to cite

new plantations much higher in the mountains. before you get with. them but in spite of these new precious fairtrade can act as a cushion for social problems. i spent 6 years on this product not 3 but i know that difference can send a kid to school it's really good my. not only does fair trade ensure that produces house more money in their pockets the co-operative in uganda is also fundamentally improving the social conditions in its villages. it supports this state school for . for example. the co-operative members have invested part of their fair trade burnishes in the school. had been repaired teaching materials purchased. that were backed out that. they are the crowds and for 2 hours a week all the children can now learn about agronomy.

their young teacher tells them about ecologically friendly sustainable agriculture . you plan to show and that includes coffee growing. wheat i used to follow yes i knew out of the life i was there follow yet. we came in through cooperation with a school for kid reason why. of course produces a co-operative union one to give back to the community is sick and then we have more from the for you because you're in. siberia we have but then there was this school because the b.c. was they decide to bunk with the school with them in the more resources and the only way to make it come up was through a pipe in the here and there really advanced in their community. funded by the co-operative the school has also been able to buy a plot of land and create

a model plantation there where the children can find out about organic farming experts from the coffee factory regularly come to give practical lessons. very good you don't realise they did it or that and someone they don't wait. well i was relieved this is one of the i'll 50 this. is filled with the group that's what. i'm the most truth to me. the theories your general manager john knew were garba attaches particular importance to children becoming aware of their responsibility to the whole of creation he repeatedly explains how farmers can get good yields of coffee even without using herbicides and pesticides. but he also worries about the long term development of agriculture the plantations are already feeling some changes.

in. exchange rates in the wrong guy. against the drug in the winter. when. the rainy season was once a reliable factor in the lives of the coffee farmers now weather is becoming increasingly unpredictable. a. tent has been set up in the courtyard of the coffee factory from the conference. to a c.p.c. you cooperatives annual general meeting takes place at the end of the harvest season. a school choir opens the conference. more than 100 delegates from all the village cooperatives will spend the next 3 days here. all decisions are taken by democratic vote john new our governor has to present his

annual report here his job also depends on the balance sheet he spent his life working in n.g.o.s experience he's used to steer the cooperative to success. with. money to me originated. their board was responsible for the. room in. which you would bring the. cortex into the organisers when you're playing them which probably in my mind if. my brother was now under this system of. rehab we separated the money dementor from one that's not what up till it was. 2 years ago at its general meeting the organization also decided to build its own health station next to the factory.

all the way to health station is now up and running. the members of the co-operative and their families can take advantage of it for a small fee. good medical care is rare and expensive in uganda. but now cooperative members have an important context person and advisor on the spot a doctor who can examine patients and prescribed medicines and treatment uganda has one of the world's highest rates of new age hiv infections tuberculosis a deeper are also a big problem. in addition to the health station the co-operative has funded many other facilities from the additional benefits of fair trade.

that also benefits marian and sam and their family. they run a modern farm operation. they get financial accounting and tax support. and they. use only natural substances and methods basically they have an organic farm. organic satisfied it also includes the. amount and devalue because. of the practicing organic. coffee. in the water what they did to hide the money for going to products yeah so that's why we stayed up late that's to inform or or doesn't organic farming as you've been there in the field and seeing.

ready ready to it someday the coffee picking season in uganda is coming to an end filtrate has once again paid off marion and sam and their 4 children going to church together even the oldest he's studying in compound is back home. johnny while gambling is among the dignitaries solemnly entering the chant. of the key justin sees a co-operative as a christian company but has grown in a christian environment that's why it cooperates closely with g e p a in germany. preaches the story of david and goliath this sunday. it was

the wisdom imbedded in the david this who they might their board who enabled him to achieve productive victory over the glorious do we use the same principles to make way for that even when we are small with a good excuse on the priming we can with with what our computer does we can out with the detainees in the market we can outwit the climate issues we can with the other seeings that has been humping the progress on the growth of our member from my eyes. to the service everyone celebrates the seas. and success. marion and simon happy about their $400.00 euro banished everyone's and well they'll probably reinvest some of the money in their own communities where some are

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