Towards fairer trade- 公平贸易之路
As markets for fair and green trade products are expanding, we look here at some of the issues faced by LEISA farmers. The articles in this issue of the LEISA Magazine were chosen to show current practical experiences with fair and green trade, reflecting the variety of initiatives that have taken shape in recent years.
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2 - 4Trading is part of life for most farmers, with markets being the hub of the community. Farmers who depend on local, regional or global markets for the sale of their produce are always looking for ways to increase incomes through trade, and overcome many of the obstacles this brings. Small scale farmers are mostly subject to the terms and conditions of market transactions, especially when selling in the global market.The articles in this issue of the LEISA Magazine were chosen to show current practical experiences with fair and green trade, reflecting the variety of initiatives that have taken shape in recent years.
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4 - 6Introdution of fair trade over its definition,principle, frammework, certification, labling, ratification and the reason for fair trade implementation.
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7 - 10written by Ruerd Ruben
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11 - 15In the wake of the recent extraordinary market expansion of fair trade –and in the midst of a mild rebound in the coffee market– the fair trade movement is coming under criticism. Even student groups, social justice groups, and some fair trade roasters are questioning the development claims, the “fairness” and the future of the fair trade coffee industry, for very different reasons. Farmers’ organisations challenge the fair trade movement to work politically for structural change. Many ethical consumers and fair trade activists are also uncomfortable about selling Fairtrade-certified products through multinational corporations with unfair labour practices and monopolistic market power.
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15 - 18written by Dave BoselieThis article presents the challenges that come with growth, and the dilemmas regarding the expansion of the organic and fair trade export markets, based on the experiences of Europe’s foremost Fairtrade fruit importer, distributor and marketing agent: AgroFair Ltd.
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18 - 20written by Pedro Jorge BF Lima
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21 - 23written by Michelle Arts
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24 - 27written by Hans-Willem van der WaalIn 2000, Burkinabe farmers’ organisations were encouraged to form a co-operative, and sell to AgroFair, a fair trade fruit importer in the Netherlands. This experience failed for different reasons, so AgroFair decided to help establish a local company, Fruiteq. This company provides an export service to farmers, dealing directly with various farmers’ organisations. This article describes the model built around Fruiteq, highlighting the importance of considering all stakeholders involved in the mango trade - in particular, including fair conditions for the contracted fruit harvesters.
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32 - 35written by Cindy D'Auteuil
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