In short, Fair Trade cocoa ensures an end to the cycle of poverty and rampant child abuse on cocoa farms. How Does Fair Trade Help the Environment?
• Fair Trade farmers abide by rigorous environmental standards that prohibit use of the most harmful chemical pesticides and encourage small farmers’ tradition of environmental stewardship. • Fair Trade farmers protect the land and wildlife habitat by intercropping plant species and maintaining strict waste management control. Is Fair Trade more expensive? Fair Trade cocoa is usually within the same price range as other gourmet chocolate. The main reason cocoa farmers earn a better income under Fair Trade is that the farmer cooperatives export directly to importers, cutting out the conventional middlemen who typically capture more of the profit What is meant by “Cruelty-Free”? “Cruelty Free” describes products that do not contain parts of dead animals, or those which are not tested on animals. Cruelty free products also do not contain materials obtained from animals by means of cruelty (such as keeping the animal in a confined space or separating mother from child etc.). AND cruelty fr
