Who benefits from Fairtrade?
The Fairtrade system provides tangible benefits to small-scale farmers and workers, consumers and the environment. 1. Small-scale Farmers and Workers: In 2005, the Fairtrade system benefited approximately 1 million workers and farmers in 58 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Including their dependents, five million people were affected. Fairtrade Certification allows them to achieve economic independence and empowerment while improving their standards of living. Beyond being paid a fair price for their produce, the Fairtrade Premiums enables producers to better their communities by providing: • Improved access to low or no-interest loans • Technical assistance for building infrastructure to improve production • Communications systems, and collectively-owned transport and processing equipment • Better health care and education • Technical training and skill diversification for cooperative members and their families • Any other investment deemed necessary or benefici
The Fairtrade system provides tangible benefits to small-scale farmers and workers, consumers and the environment. 1. Small-scale farmers and workers: Approximately 1.5 million workers and farmers in 58 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America benefit from Fairtrade. Some of the benefits of Fairtrade include: • Increased power/ improved role in the trade of their produce • Improved access to low or no-interest loans • Technical assistance for building infrastructure to improve production • Communications systems, and collectively-owned transport and processing equipment • Better health care and education • Technical training and skill diversification for cooperative members and their families2. Consumers: The Fairtrade system benefits consumers by: • Having the opportunity to buy in line with their principles • Being empowered them to play their part in addressing global trade inequities • Getting in exchange high quality products3.
