Coffee Documentary

Pre-viewing question: What do you know about Fair Trade?

Why do you think Fair Trade is important for Developing Countries?

Do you/your family make an effort to purchase goods that are labeled as fair trade(as opposed to a similar product that does not have a fair trade label)? Why?

Social Impact of Coffee Production

What % of coffee production is controlled by the the big coffee roasting companies? What effect do they have on the price small coffee producers in Colombia can sell for?   Examples of the world's leading coffee companies

When Vietnam started to grow coffee, what impact did it have on the lives of the Colombian coffee grower? 

Explain how Fair Trade coffee trading protects the livelihoods of small Colombian farmers.

How has Fair Trade impacted farmers and communities lives?

How has Fair Trade increased the amount earned by the Colombian coffee grower?

Summarize the impacts that Fair Trade coffee has upon the lives of farmers and communities.