Καφεδάκι;

Each year, coffee companies make billions of dollars. Starbucks
alone earned almost $5.8 billion in net revenues during the first
three quarters of 2006.

Yet, for every cup of coffee Starbucks sells, poor farmers in
coffee-growing countries like Ethiopia earn only about $.03. Even
worse, while Ethiopian farmers grow some of the finest name-brand
coffees in the world -- think Harar, Yirgacheffe, and Sidamo --
they don't see the premium profits those names command among
consumers.

Tell Starbucks to give Ethiopia control over its coffee names! Visit http://www.alternet.org/oxfam now.

With as many as 15 million Ethiopians dependent on coffee,
Ethiopia has decided to get its farmers more of what they
deserve. The country's government has asked Starbucks to sign a
licensing agreement that will allow Ethiopia to control the names
of its coffees. That way, Ethiopia can help determine an export
price that makes sure farmers see a larger share of the profits
enabling them to feed their children, send them to school and get
them better healthcare.

Oxfam and a coalition of allies are asking Starbucks to sign this
agreement. According to one coalition member, control of the name
brands could increase Ethiopia's coffee export income by more
than 25 percent -- or $88 million annually. This money could go a
lot way to help lift millions of Ethiopians out of poverty.

So please, visit http://www.alternet.org/oxfam now to help us
convince Starbucks to sign this agreement with Ethiopia.

Poor farmers deserve a fair share of the profits.

Sincerely,

Tim Fullerton
Oxfam America