Direct Trade skips middlemen to connect specialty roasters directly with coffee estate growers.
Roasters pay premiums 50-100% above Fairtrade baselines directly to estate owners who reinvest in worker housing, healthcare, and processing machinery.
Direct relationships encourage farmers to experiment with anaerobic fermentation, honey processing, and rare varietals like Bourbon and Kent.
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