Sample of a Fair Trade Logo
Fair Trade stands for fairness and global social responsibility in international trade and its goal is to create sustainable development.
Buying Fair Trade Products helps family farmers in developing countries gain a presence in the global market place. Farmers involved in Fair Trade programs receive a fair market price for what they grow and produce which leads to higher family living standards, thriving communities and more sustainable farming practices. Fair Trade empowers farming families to take care of themselves and reduces their need for foreign aid.
The Fair Trade Certified label guarantees:
A fair price
The Fair Trade Certified label guarantees that farmers and workers received a fair price for their product.
Better care for the environment
Many but not all Fair Trade Certified products are certified organic. If a product is fair trade certified and certified organic this means that the product you are buying not only helps support the livelihood of farmers in developing countries but also helps maintain biodiversity.
You will find a product that is both Fair Trade Certified and Certified Organic with two logos on the package one for the Fair Trade Certification and a second from the organic certifying organization.
For more information on Fair Trade in Canada, the USA and in Europe please visit the links in the resource section of my book How to buy Organic Food Inexpensively or simply use your favorite search engine to look up details about organizations like Fair Trade Canada, Fair Trade USA and Fair Trade Europe or Max Havelaar Fair Trade.
Best of Everything to you,
David
