Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village in Thailand
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (647 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1771640472 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Beyond Fair Trade tells the story of the growth of this unique partnership, its successes and challenges, and the people behind it.. Politics, economics, violence, prejudice, and deforestation consistently worked against the Akha's desire to move away from their dependency on opium production and create a stable future for their children. "What does compassionate capitalism look like? Mark Pendergrast shows us in this enlightening story of tribal life, opium, missionaries, market trends, a Thai antiques dealer, a mining entrepreneur and coffee." Abigail Carroll, author of Three Squares: The Invention of the American MealThe Akha hill tribe of Thailand has a long, tumultuous history. That all changed in 2006 when prominent businessman John Darch met entrepreneur Wicha Promyong. Their meeting resulted in the establishment of an equal partnership business venture that goes beyond Fair Trade: the Doi Chaang Coffee Company
"What does compassionate capitalism look like? Mark Pendergrast shows us in this enlightening story of tribal life, opium, missionaries, market trends, a Thai antiques dealer, a mining entrepreneur and coffee." Abigail Carroll, author of Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal"Well-researched and well-written, Mark Pendergrast’s Beyond Fair Trade is an inspirational tale of how culinary globalization can work for the benefit of both low- and high-income communities." Andrew F. I believe that through trade justice, com
Philip Calcagno said One Small Community Dealing With Change--As We All Do. Beyond Fair Trade is well written and enlightening as one small story in the continuing saga of the human race. We learn about the Akha, a group of people that migrated from Burma to Thailand and its problems in adapting to a new area where they are low on the totem pole (so to speak). Thanks to a Thai genius among them (Wicha Promyond) and to hard work and perseverance, they are able to make a better life for their community by raising and selling coffee beans. Mr. Pendergrast gives us the background of the individuals involved. It provided me with a sense of empathy for the individuals, espec. I found it to be a sensitive yet comprehensive blend Amazon Customer I found it to be a sensitive yet comprehensive blend of the personal, local, national and international that demonstrates how complex and difficult - and how important - development can be.