Comments on: How does Fair Trade Help People and the Planet?

By: lucumadesigns

lucumadesigns — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:53:52 +0000

Hi Katie, Good luck with your project! There's a great documentary called "The Dark Side of Chocolate" available at the Fair Trade Resource Network. You will find good information there and may have some success speaking directly to chocolate companies such as Divine Chocolate, Equal Exchange, Green & Black's Organic, Theo, or Alter Eco. They have first-hand insight into what's going on in the fields. Cheers! Liz

By: kate

kate — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:38:14 +0000

hi im doing my last project in dida in year 11 how does buying fair trade chocolate help the farmers who grow the produce tha katie

By: lucumadesigns

lucumadesigns — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:44:36 +0000

Good luck with your homework! Fair Trade can improve a place by supplying work and/or better wages to small communities or disenfranchised people groups. For example, some FT companies specifically help poor widows or people who’ve been victims of human trafficking or political oppression. As a structure Fair trade operates under several principles & guidelines: http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ht/d/sp/i/8447/pid/8447. Environment: many crafters use reclaimed, recycled, or renewable materials to create a craft or organic farming methods for food. And since most work is done by hand, there is limited (electric, gas, etc) energy being used to make a product.

By: suzie

suzie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:57:29 +0000

hi my geography homework is about fair trade , and i would just like to know in what ways can fair trade improve or help a place / the environment.

By: amber carrot

amber carrot — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:38:30 +0000

i think fairtrade is a good idea because it helps people who are not as lucky as us