Who benefits from Fair Trade?

The Farmer

• Fair trade increases annual incomes of small farmers

• Fair trade helps put in place tools for self-sufficiency

• Fair trade assists small farmers to stay out of high interest debt

• Fair Trade helps build infrastructure in farmers community
  

The Consumer

• Fair trade lets consumers have a clear conscience about their purchases

• Fair trade lets consumers assist and empower others with their buying power

• Fair trade lets consumers be part of a social justice movement through a simple action

• Fair trade allows consumers to initiate a chain of responses that will positively impact the lives of poor coffee farmers and their families.

The Environment

• Small farmers aim to use organic methods, which are more environmentally friendly and sustainable

• Small farmers disperse their plants throughout a region, a more environmentally friendly method

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