Fair Trade Information

SABINO'S COFFEE

WHAT IS FAIR-TRADE COFFEE?

Fair Trade is an innovative, market-based approach to sustainable development. Fair Trade helps family farmers in developing countries to gain direct access to international markets, as well as to develop the business capacity necessary to compete in the global marketplace. By learning how to market their own harvests, Fair Trade farmers are able to bootstrap their own businesses and receive a fair price for their products. This leads to higher family living standards, thriving communities and more sustainable farming practices. Fair Trade empowers farming families to take care of themselves - without developing dependency on foreign aid. http://www.transfairusa.org

HOW DOES FAIR-TRADE COFFEE BENEFIT THE GROWERS?

Fair Trade, coffee farmers and their families earn a fair price for their harvest, allowing them to hold on to their land, keep their kids in school, and invest in their businesses so they can continue to grow excellent quality coffee for your morning brew.

FAIR-TRADE LINKS

CO-OP AMERICA
www.coopamerica.org

Co-op America is a nonprofit consumer education organization for environmentally wise purchasing and investing, located in Washington, DC, with over 52,000 members throughout the country.

FAIRTRADE LABELING ORGANIZATION INTERNATIONAL (FLO)
www.fairtrade.net

FLO is the international umbrella organization of independent monitoring and Fair Trade certification bodies.

FAIR TRADE FEDERATION
www.fairtradefederation.org

The Fair Trade Federation is an association of Fair Trade wholesalers, retailers, and producers in the U.S. FTF links low-income producers with consumer markets and educates consumers about the importance of purchasing fairly traded products. FTF also supports the Fair Trade Resource Network for student activists promoting Fair Trade.

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