COFFEE

USED FOR

• Food
• Cosmetics
• Bug repellent
• Air freshener

ETHICAL CONCERNS

Environmental
coffee beans were grown under a shaded canopy of trees in which the canopy which would once have provided a habitat for various animals, insects, flora and fauna

Economic
major export commodity: it was the top agricultural export for twelve countries in 2004
the world's seventh-largest legal agricultural export by value in 2005
the second most valuable commodity exported by developing countries, from 1970 to circa 2000
25 million small producers rely on coffee for a living worldwide, the sale of coffee makes a 42.5 billion dollar market

Genetic modification
not very common at all, but could be around the corner

Ethical Treatment of Animals
animals aren’t a part of coffee production, but their habitats and homes may be taken in the production so the coffee seeds have a safe place to grow

Organic Options
at least 95 percent of the beans must have been grown under organic conditions,
coffee is grown with only organic fertilizers, like coffee pulp, chicken manure, or compost.
Organic farms also combat climate change by emitting less carbon than chemical farms, organic coffee beans are richer and healthier in antioxidants

Future
New ways to produce coffee beans will generate new technology to allow for tastier coffee

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the coffee industry employs millions of people around the world. The International Coffee Organizations followed International Coffee Agreements that stabilized the market and implemented price controls and strengthened the economics of coffee production. WIth the increase in coffee production, the International Coffee Organization made a lot of money.

MAPS

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HISTORY

• Originated from Ethiopia
• It was first used as a food and also a currency in Arabia in 500 AD
• main production site for coffee was Yemen
• Coffee houses began in England, where they spread as an easier way to produce coffee

GROWTH CYCLE

• starts as a seedling
• The seed is harvested
• it goes through cherry processing
• it goes through either the dry method or the natural method ( harvested cherries are laid on bricks under the hot sun 2-3 weeks in hot, dry weather
• it goes through the wet method or the washed method ( harvested cherries poured into water tanks to soften outer shell. They go through a pulping machine and wash away the parchment on the beans.
• they are exported in bags
• ships from warehouse storage

It takes over 5 years to produce coffee, from the coffee tree, to the consumer’s cup