What are the consequences of climate change for coffee production, for people, for the beverage itself, and indeed for the entire industry?
For 30 years, Fairtrade Max Havelaar has been trying to make coffee trade fairer. But what is fair? What was it back then and what is it today? And is the range that Fairtrade offers sufficient to accelerate real change?
Katja Schmittner is responsible for coffee at Fairtrade Max Havelaar. On one hand, she tries to bring more cooperatives on board, and on the other hand, she tries to convince more roasters to use "fairly traded coffee".
How successful is Fairtrade in doing this? 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 at 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 can all help determine whether it becomes more part of the solution or part of the problem.
Katja Schmittner in conversation with Philipp Schallberger
