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International Coffee Day: What Does Gender Equality Mean to You?

180 views · Published 2 October 2018 · 1:08 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: Rainforest Alliance · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

For International Coffee Day, we asked Rainforest Alliance staff around the world: What does gender equality mean to you?

International Coffee Day doesn't just celebrate our favorite buzzy beverage—it celebrates the people behind it as well. Nearly half the world's agricultural work is performed by women. But when it comes to coffee farming, women farmers produce less than their male counterparts. That’s because—perhaps not surprisingly—they have far less access to resources than men do. If the playing field were made level, however, women could increase their farm yields by 20 to 30 percent, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. And that would be good news for the incomes of women coffee producers—as well as for the future of our beloved morning brew: Closing the gender gap could unlock an extra 30 billion cups of coffee per year.

Learn more about coffee farming, and meet some of our favorite women coffee farmers at https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/article/brewing-gender-equality-in-the-coffee-industry

International Coffee Day: What Does Gender Equality Mean to You?

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