What consequences does climate change have for coffee production, for people, for the beverage, indeed for the entire industry?
For 30 years, Fairtrade Max Havelaar has been trying to make the coffee trade fairer. But what exactly is fair? What was it back then and what is it today? And is the range of products offered by Fairtrade sufficient to accelerate real change?
Katja Schmittner is responsible for coffee at Fairtrade Max Havelaar. She tries on the one hand to bring more cooperatives on board, and on the other hand to convince more roasters of "fairly traded coffee."
How successful is Fairtrade in this endeavor? Fairtrade Max Havelaar is celebrating its 30th birthday, and precisely for this reason, it's time to take a critical look back. I wanted to know from Katja Schmittner from Fairtrade what is fair today, whether the guaranteed minimum price is enough to live on, whether climate justice shouldn't be the new fair, and why not all certified coffee finds a market.
Coffee is part of climate change. We all can help decide whether it is more part of the solution or part of the problem.
Katja Schmittner in conversation with Philipp Schallberger
