The importance of gender equality in regards to Global Development
So why, if women are crucial to coffee production, are they so underrepresented in roles of ownership and leadership?
Looking to the future
OUR COFFEES
The Yallah coffee buying standards are a set of guidelines crafted by our roastery team to ensure that all Yallah coffee is sourced in alignment with our values, and supporting female producers is part of that.
Here are some of our coffees that are produced by women.
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As coffee buyers our job does not get much better than meeting producers, spending time with them on their farms and learning about their lives; we may only do this a couple times a year but it is always a special experience. Of our travels over the years, meeting Catarina Mendez is assuredly a highlight; charismatic, charming and funny, it was impossible not to fall in love with what she has built with her family. These are the moments we pray for and remember for a long time to come.
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A staggering 70% of labour within coffee production is provided by women, yet women still suffer from systematically lower access to financial resources, land and education, when compared to male counterparts. With such a majority of work carried out by women it should be the industry's priority to alleviate these imbalances, to support female grown coffee production and strive for gender equality. By sourcing coffees like this female only regional lot from Primavera, a Guatemalan based exporter with excellent relationships with female producers across the region, we can do our small part.
OUR PACKAGING