ErikHoffner

Did you find any worker coops growing coffee that were building democracy as well as increasing the earnings of their members?

Right, makes sense, thanks. There's anecdotal evidence for it, but I'm not sure anyone's studied it yet. Here's what I learned when covering the changes in the fair trade system for The Guardian last year... http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/oct/14/fair-trade-equal-exchange-coffee-farmers-co-ops-cooperatives