Fair Trade is an initiative for small farmers and wage workers in the South, who have been restrained in their economical and/or social development by the conditions of trade.
Fair Trade is an innovative, market-based approach to sustainable development. It helps family farmers who live in developing countries, gain direct access to international markets. Fair Trade also helps these farmers develop the business capacity necessary to compete in the global marketplace.
Fair Trade teaches farmers how to market their own harvests and receive a fair price for their products. This leads to a higher standard of living for both the farmer and his family, as well as the community. Fair Trade empowers farming families to take care of themselves - without developing dependency on foreign aid.
The Fair Trade Certified Label(TM) guarantees:
A fair price ~ Farmers receive a fair price for their product, which allows them to properly feed their familes and enables them to send their children to school instead of working in the fields.
Quality products ~ Because farmers receive a fair price for their product, they can avoid cost-cutting practices that sacrifice quality. You are guaranteed to receive the highest-quality products, when a Fair Trade Certified Label(TM) is attached.
Environmental Stewardship ~ Most Fair Trade coffee, tea and chocolate available in the USA is certified organic and fair trade. When you purchase these products you are helping to maintain biodiversity, provide shelter for migratory birds and helping to reduce global warming.
Look for Fair Trade Certifed (TM) label. By choosing Organic Planet's Fair Trade products you are directly supporting a better life for farming families through fair prices, direct trade, community development and environmental stewardship.
To learn more about the numerous benefits of purchasing Fair Trade Certified(TM) products, visit TransfairUSA.
Click here to download a copy of the Fair Trade Standards for Cocoa.
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