Ethiopia is the historical birthplace of coffee. Even if a consensus has not yet been reached in the minds of historians on the exact location of its origin, two regions appear at the top of the list: the region of Harar, located in Eastern Ethiopia and the Yemen region.
The Small Organic Farmers Association (SOFA) was officially established in 1997 by its founding 182 members. SOFA obtained organic certification that same year, and was certified as a Fair Trade producer organization in 1998.
The association is located in the centre of the island of Sri Lanka in the Gampola region.
From father to son on the road of Fair Trade and organic...
In 1956, after completing his studies, the President of Cimexpriba, Aurelio Prieto Calderón, returned to his home province of El Oro (the Gold Province) to apply his newly acquired knowledge to the traditional farming practices used on his father’s farm.
Below is a list of companies that are registered with TransFair Canada to trade in unfinished Fair Trade Certified products, to use a Fair Trade certification mark on finished products, or both.