Comments on: Fair Trade for Beginners http://matadornetwork.com/change/fair-trade-for-beginners/ travel culture worldwide Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://matadornetwork.com/change/fair-trade-for-beginners/#comment-51022 David Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:51:39 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=102#comment-51022 Fre trade is fair trade. I agree that import tariffs and restrictions are very harmful to developing nations, but if you want to improve the lot of the world you not only stop the so called "free trade agreements" that regulate trade but you abolish all laws that restrict trade. You don't need a treaty or some international standard to have free and fair trade. Learn austrain economics at mises.org and how free societies make everyone richer. Fre trade is fair trade. I agree that import tariffs and restrictions are very harmful to developing nations, but if you want to improve the lot of the world you not only stop the so called “free trade agreements” that regulate trade but you abolish all laws that restrict trade. You don’t need a treaty or some international standard to have free and fair trade. Learn austrain economics at mises.org and how free societies make everyone richer.

]]> By: humphrey marangu http://matadornetwork.com/change/fair-trade-for-beginners/#comment-50745 humphrey marangu Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:35:05 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=102#comment-50745 Hi all I come from a coffee growing community in Kenya. Kenyan coffe is one of the best in the world. However this has never tricled down to the farmers in terms of earnings.Apparent farmers are uprooting coffee trees for other commodities. A sad scenario. I am aware of fair trade but have never been able to know how to engage in this very strategic poverty reduction measure. Incidentally i work for Oxfam GB and they do have fair trade as one of the programmes worldwide. I would appreciate anyone giving more guidance on how to go ahead iwith this in my farming community of Meru in Kenya, East Africa.. I have info that for example starbucks in the US has agreed to increase its fair trade coffee trading. Sincerely humphrey Hi all
I come from a coffee growing community in Kenya. Kenyan coffe is one of the best in the world. However this has never tricled down to the farmers in terms of earnings.Apparent farmers are uprooting coffee trees for other commodities. A sad scenario.

I am aware of fair trade but have never been able to know how to engage in this very strategic poverty reduction measure. Incidentally i work for Oxfam GB and they do have fair trade as one of the programmes worldwide.
I would appreciate anyone giving more guidance on how to go ahead iwith this in my farming community of Meru in Kenya, East Africa..
I have info that for example starbucks in the US has agreed to increase its fair trade coffee trading.
Sincerely
humphrey

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]]> By: Carol @trekdigest http://matadornetwork.com/change/fair-trade-for-beginners/#comment-49909 Carol @trekdigest Fri, 14 May 2010 01:17:55 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=102#comment-49909 We must strive for a world with more equitable distribution of wealth. Fair Trade is one way towards this. We do have consumer power, and we need to use it, collectively. We must strive for a world with more equitable distribution of wealth. Fair Trade is one way towards this. We do have consumer power, and we need to use it, collectively.

]]> By: Kate http://matadornetwork.com/change/fair-trade-for-beginners/#comment-46338 Kate Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:47:37 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=102#comment-46338 Good read about a lot of complex and important issues. I hope you write another to inform us further! Good read about a lot of complex and important issues. I hope you write another to inform us further!

]]> By: Christine http://matadornetwork.com/change/fair-trade-for-beginners/#comment-45868 Christine Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:55:30 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=102#comment-45868 I appreciate finally being able to hear what some of the possible criticisms of Fair Trade are. Don't get me wrong--I'm a proponent of fair trade, and have followed it since Global Exchange launched their store. But alas, as most things that become corporate or big business, there is usually at least something a little shady going on behind the curtain. And many of us Westerners like to lull ourselves into believing we are doing our part by buying things labeled organic, fair trade, etc. With the organic label in America, there have been farmers who have pulled out, saying the USDA system has watered down the rules to make it essentially worthless--and yet charge them an exorbitant amount money to be a part of the system. We definitely have to dig a bit beyond what is spoon-fed to us by the PR leaders of these groups. I appreciate finally being able to hear what some of the possible criticisms of Fair Trade are. Don’t get me wrong–I’m a proponent of fair trade, and have followed it since Global Exchange launched their store. But alas, as most things that become corporate or big business, there is usually at least something a little shady going on behind the curtain. And many of us Westerners like to lull ourselves into believing we are doing our part by buying things labeled organic, fair trade, etc.

With the organic label in America, there have been farmers who have pulled out, saying the USDA system has watered down the rules to make it essentially worthless–and yet charge them an exorbitant amount money to be a part of the system. We definitely have to dig a bit beyond what is spoon-fed to us by the PR leaders of these groups.

]]> By: Juliane http://matadornetwork.com/change/fair-trade-for-beginners/#comment-45855 Juliane Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:12:20 +0000 http://matadorchange.com/?p=102#comment-45855 Thanks for writing this-- makes the whole fair-trade thing very easy to understand! :) I feel like we need a piece that boils down the "organic" label as well. Thanks for writing this– makes the whole fair-trade thing very easy to understand! :) I feel like we need a piece that boils down the “organic” label as well.

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