Fairtrade HFA4M: Global Issues Assignment Lily Lin

Fairtrade Who we are: 24 organizations from different countries When we stared: The first Fairtrade label ， Max Havelaar in The Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) ， Bonn, Germany in 1997

Fairtrade Vs Fair Trade

Facts Farm products affected by - nature (climate change etc.) - market (recession etc.). For some of the Least Developed Countries, farm products is a large portion of their incomes

Coffee 4 years to grow, little return 25 million coffee farmers globally some developing countries one of pillars of economy 1994, frost, Brazil, US$2.80/pound 2002, 8%more produced, affected 100 million people, US$0.45/pound, starvation

Fairtrade standards for coffee Floor price: US$ 1.25/pound for Fairtrade certified washed Arabica Differentiate: Fairtrade certified organic coffee US$ 0.20 cents/pound Premium: US$ 0.10/pound added to the purchase price Others

2008, global sales: $1.75 billion Fairtrade coffee industry $70 billion global coffee industry

Producers Financial security (market) production stability (nature) Enjoy rights (Partnership,authority) Why Choose “Fairtrade”?

Companies positive impact on consumers a new prospect market Environment: environmental sustainability, protection organic production Consumers products -- values, qualities and principles support Third World producers

survey private-industry survey, Fair Trade coffee farmers Central America and Mexico more than half of them said that their families were hungry for several months a year

Fairtrade Data Sales grew 40% ( ) Retail value: US$3.2 billion, 2007 over 60 developing countries 1.5 million people are supported (Include family, would be over 7.5 million people.) Fairtrade grew faster than other “ethical products”: - organics - sustainable fish - cosmetics not tested on animals

problems & suggestions: World wide barriers: Developed and developing countries should work together Fairtrade Expenses Should lower expenses and improve standards Other unavoidable element: farm product – original low price

Can fair trade help cure world hunger? poverty & hunger BUY

Thank you!