A system of trading promoting more equitable global trade, especially to sellers and producers in poorer areas, but also to the environment
Promotion of more equitable, less exploitative dealings with producers in developing countries Sometimes called alternative trade The fair trade movement is more visible in Europe In terms of coffee production, fair trade principles stress minimum prices; credit availability; and stable, long-term business relationships directly with farmer cooperatives, avoiding intermediaries or middlemen Sustainable agricultural practices are of perhaps secondary importance Finca Spanish for "estate," a specific coffee farm, either large or small S Zumbrunn/Conservation International This coffee field is at Angel Albino Corzo, Sierra Madre de Chiapas Mexico Some shade has been removed to make room for coffee
Smuggling "Neither Dirk Hatteraick nor any of his sailors, all well known men in the fair trade, were again seen upon that coast " - Sir Walter Scott: Guy Mannering, chap x Latterly the phrase has been introduced into politics to signify reciprocity of protection or free-trade That is, free-trade to those nations that grant free-trade to us, and vice versa
A trading process that involves a cooperative association that ensures that "marginalized and disadvantaged" world producers and farmers receive sufficient compensation for goods and produce Usually associated with the coffee industry, and identified with the Fair Trade logo
Fair trade is the practice of buying goods directly from producers in developing countries at a fair price. fair trade coffee. Trade that conforms to a fair-trade agreement
A method of production and asset management which assures that the people who grow the raw product are treated well and fairly compensated Very important with Chocolate due to widespread problems with slavery on Cacao plantations
is an alternative approach to conventional international trade It is a trading partnership, which aims at sustainable development for excluded and disadvantaged producers It seeks to do this by providing better trading conditions, by awareness raising and by campaigning Examples include Cafédirect and Divine Chocolate Many of the companies are structured as social enterprises
Trade between nations that takes place under active government intervention to ensure that the companies of each nation receive their fair share of the economic benefits of trade; also called managed trade
trading which tries to make sure that the people who make the products in developing countries receive a fair price