Trabocca: In pursuit of poverty free coffee
On their journey to fair poverty-free coffee, Trabocca saw the importance of transparency and traceability, and employed our platform Trace as a tool to answer the question whether coffee farmers are earning a fair living income.
The true story
Trabocca wants to share the true story behind their coffee. Open and honest: the things they learn through Trace are no secret to the coffee drinker.
Update January 2024: This project has been concluded. Read an update here.
Where are we at?
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The pilot
By using Trace, Traboca found out that the coffee farmers are earning 63 percent more than their usual earnings per kilogram. Is this enough to make a living income?
The coffee journeyA living income
A follow-up project is answering that question. Together with the Royal Tropical Institute and the Global Living Wage Coalition we find out how high a living income for the coffee farmers is and how big a gap that leaves with their current income. Trabocca looks into ways to close this gap.
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With Trace, we are forced to do more digging. This presents us with realities that need fixing, and allows us to look for solutions. I see this as a part of a larger scheme. It’s a foundation to start building a more sustainable future – to expose the big picture and make it measurable.
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