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| Coffee Farmer in Bali. Image:
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The coffee we drink comes from coffee beans grown in Ethiopia,
Bali, Gayo, Java, Uganda, and some other areas. Coffee cannot be grown in the
four seasons such as Japan, Europe, the USA, Korea, or Australia. Coffee plantations
in the area are not all owned by rich farmers or large plantation companies. In
general, they are small farmers, their land is not large, and so they need the
support of governments and coffee lovers from around the world.
Government officials, big business, organizations and
anyone can support coffee farmers by making policies more conducive to any coffee
beans that they produce could be distributed fairly, good coffee purchases by
mills, exporters, importers, coffee shop network owner, employers will most
coffee shops coffee trade fairer for all parties. Famous celebrities such as
actress, singer, and world-class entertainers can also be a campaign to support coffee farmers.
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Actress Katie Holmes with coffee. Image: zimbio.com
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There is a famous coffee drink franchise network that already
provides support by purchasing coffee beans from small coffee farmers. Although
not all of the other major networks are doing it, a small step that has
been done is very necessary given the appreciation. Governments and associations
in the field of coffee would have to continuously make improvements for the
welfare of coffee farmers around the world.
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| Obama and politicians drink coffee. Image: tressugar.com |
How wonderful if President Barack Obama's occasional
visit a coffee plantation owned by small farmers or farm run by a
cooperative of coffee and coffee mill to support coffee farmers.
Obama is also
certainly happy to enjoy a cup of organic coffee or Kopi Luwak in Kintamani,
when there are state duties in Bali. Of course the president of this superpower
will be able to do something good for the welfare of coffee farmers. Coffee farmers also have families they need to support
their children in order to get an education and decent housing. They often get
coffee crop pests, viruses, and the weather is not good, thus threatening their
coffee crops. Sometimes the economic crisis also affected the sales of their
coffee beans.
You can help them by buying coffee beans in the coffee
shop or cafe. Every cup of coffee, a cappuccino mug you drink also has helped
the lives of the farmers. Even if you do not have to drink 5 cups of coffee, 2
times a day is enough; you are helping the welfare of coffee farmers around the
world. If you're relaxing with the family, at business meetings, breakfast, a romantic dinner, and other events, make sure you drink coffee, cafe latte, or espresso.
Coffee farmer family in Uganda. Image: simonrawles.photoshelter.com
You can also help coffee farmers by purchasing coffee
beans, ground coffee, organic coffee, candied coffee, Kopi Luwak, ginseng
coffee, instant coffee, instant cappuccino, and other coffee-based food products
on the Internet. Your support will definitely make farmers can improve their
well-being, education, better health, more decent housing, so the
coffee farmer's families can smile happily.
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