At a supermarket, here we buy almost everything we need in our day-to-day lives.
Our decisions on what to buy are based on taste, quality, and price.
But what you might not know is that the decisions we make can have a significant impact.
Fairtrade products vastly improve the working and living conditions of families in developing countries.
But how does Fairtrade even work?
Let’s take this pack of coffee as an example.
Fairtrade coffee farmers don’t work alone. They are members of cooperatives and organize democratically. There are many advantages to this system. A central component of the Fairtrade system is the minimum price, which is the minimum that farmers organizations are paid when selling their products through Fairtrade. Additionally, producer organizations receive the Fairtrade premium. It is up to the farmers and workers to decide how to use the premium. They might build wells and hospitals, buy better farming equipment or invest in switching to organic farming. Having a stable income can drastically improve a whole family’s opportunities.
Coffee is the most well-known Fairtrade product. However, there is a huge range of Fairtrade products available from bananas, ice cream, rice, cocoa, sugar, herbs, honey, dried fruits and nuts to fruit juices, tea and wine. Even flowers, cotton, and sport balls can be Fairtrade certified.
So now it’s over to you in your daily shopping. Look for the Fairtrade mark and choose products that change lives for over 1.5 million farmers and workers worldwide. Fairtrade: the power is in your hands.
Fairtrade coffee farmers don’t work alone. They are members of cooperatives and organize democratically. There are many advantages to this system. A central component of the Fairtrade system is the minimum price, which is the minimum that farmers organizations are paid when selling their products through Fairtrade. Additionally, producer organizations receive the Fairtrade premium. It is up to the farmers and workers to decide how to use the premium. They might build wells and hospitals, buy better farming equipment or invest in switching to organic farming. Having a stable income can drastically improve a whole family’s opportunities.
Coffee is the most well-known Fairtrade product. However, there is a huge range of Fairtrade products available from bananas, ice cream, rice, cocoa, sugar, herbs, honey, dried fruits and nuts to fruit juices, tea and wine. Even flowers, cotton, and sport balls can be Fairtrade certified.
So now it’s over to you in your daily shopping. Look for the Fairtrade mark and choose products that change lives for over 1.5 million farmers and workers worldwide. Fairtrade: the power is in your hands.