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In most coffee-producing countries, small family farmers receive, on average, between 15 to 25 cents for each pound of coffee they grow. Beneficio CoffeeTM gives back 20% of the net proceeds from each 12 oz. bag to the areas in Costa Rica where our coffee is grown, picked, and processed. Did you know...
- in most rural areas of Central America, there is only one doctor for every 85,000 people?
- in Central America rural areas, 70 out of 1000 children will not live to see their fifth birthday?
- that the school drop-out rate in rural communities is 90% by age 11 because families cannot afford to purchase the required school uniforms and supplies?
- you and your local organizations can help change this cycle through your support of Beneficio Coffee’sTM mission and concept?
Here's a RocketLife show about coffee farmers and their communities.
