Fairafric, which buys beans from roughly 70 small farmers in the eastern region of Ghana, goes further, paying a premium for its organically grown beans — an additional $600 per ton above the global market price.
Farmers harvest the ripe yellow pods by hand, and then crack them open with a cutlass, or thick stick.
Attendance is down, the principal said, because the school has not been included in the government’s free school feeding program.
Fairafric also installed a free canteen so all the factory shifts can eat breakfast, lunch or dinner on site.
But “if you want to get the full benefit,” he said, “you have to go beyond just selling beans.”
Persons:
Fairafric, Marmon, Halm, ”
Organizations:
Farmers
Locations:
Ghana, Budu